Mundharmonika

(hɑːrˈmɑnɪkə) noun. 1. Also called: mouth organ. a musical wind instrument consisting of a small rectangular case containing a set of metal reeds connected to a row of holes, over which the player places the mouth and exhales and inhales to produce the tones.

Definitions of harmonica. a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole. synonyms: harp, mouth harp, mouth organ. type of: free-reed instrument. a wind instrument with a free reed.

The numbers tell you what hole you are supposed to play, and a minus sign before a number means a draw note. So, a "5" would mean a 5 blow, and a "-4" would mean a 4 draw. It's that simple!

free-reed wind instrument harmonica, either of two musical instruments, the friction-sounded glass harmonica or a mouth organ, a free-reed wind instrument whose invention is often attributed to Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann (maker of the Mundäoline, Berlin, c. 1821).

To play the armonica, a musician powered a foot pedal to rotate 36 concentric glass bowls and produced notes by putting wet fingers to the spinning glass. In Austria, the glass armonica provided the music for a royal wedding. Mozart and Beethoven would compose chamber pieces for it.

The harmonica has a long history, beginning in China with an instrument called the Sheng. The harmonica was further developed in Europe early in the 19th century, with the first harmonicas manufactured in Germany. The best known harmonica company, Hohner, is still based in Germany.

the sheng The first form of the harmonica, known as the sheng, was invented in China in 3000 B.C. The Sheng was a free reed instrument with metal or bamboo reeds which used bamboo shoots to amplify the sound.

Often heard in folk and blues music, the harmonica is a small rectangular mouth organ containing metal reeds held in a series of air channels. As a wind instrument, the harmonica produces sound when the musician causes the reeds to vibrate by blowing air out or sucking air in through the channels.

The name he chose for his new instrument was the Glass Harmonica, from the Latin word of harmonicus, meaning tuneful or harmonious. The Latin word can also be traced back to the Ancient Greek word harmonikos meaning musical or harmonic.

Here are some interesting facts about the harmonica: 1. It is one of the best-selling musical instruments in the world, in the same league as the guitar. 2 - It was one of the first musical instruments to be played in space. On Christmas Eve, in 1965, astronauts played the carol Jingle Bells with a harmonica and bell.

The name he chose for his new instrument was the Glass Harmonica, from the Latin word of harmonicus, meaning tuneful or harmonious. The Latin word can also be traced back to the Ancient Greek word harmonikos meaning musical or harmonic.

Blowing air through your harmonica causes the rubber band to vibrate. The vibrating rubber band bumps against the air particles and as such, generates a sound wave. The vibration happens at a specific rate and generates a sound of the same frequency.