Re: Stigma of the Harmonica

[Douglas Tate <dougtate@xxxxxxxxx>]

Play the harmonica well... musicians accept it.
Play good music well and the public listens and appreciates, maybe not even 
knowing what the heck the instrument is. ( How many of the general public 
can tell the difference between a clarinet and an oboe or Cor Anglais? )

Don't expect an easy ride... you have to learn your trade...  practical, 
theoretical and historical.  Just as women have had to prove themselves 
better in the workplace than men to be considered equal so it is with any 
marginal instrument. (Marginal meaning not a main orchestral or group 
instrument )

If you aren't prepared to do the work... expect to struggle for 
recognition.  If you aren't prepared to do the work... are you worth being 
recognised.
It's the same in ANY field of endeavour.

Douglas Tate