[Harp-L] 30000th member signs on to Tony Eyers Chinese Harmonica site

[Tony Eyers <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In 2006 I set up a harmonica teaching site in China. Today the 30000th 
member signed up.

This means that 30000 Chinese people (or a mid sized football stadium 
full) are now interested in learning diatonic. For better or for worse 
I'm the one telling them how it should be done.

I would like to acknowledge the contribution of my Chinese webmaster 
Shiwee, who has done the translations, written and managed the web site, 
and most importantly, built the community. We were both invited to the 
recent Asia-Pacific Harmonica Festival, and together we feature 
significantly on the Asian harmonica scene.

For those interested, the site is at http://www.kouqin.com.cn

The lessons on my Chinese site are essentially the same as the ones on 
my Harmonica Academy site. In addition to the lessons, the site has 
music by myself and many others, and an active forum. I answer questions 
on this forum (through my translator). Also some experienced Chinese 
players are on the forum, and also answer questions from the (many) new 
players who have joined the site.

China is a country on the move, and we anticipate major additional 
growth for the site. Like any venture in Asia, the site has required a 
long term commitment.

I am very proud to have contributed to the Asian harmonica community 
through my site. I can assure harp-l members that we will hear much 
about Asian players in the years to come.

Tony Eyers
Australia
www.HarmonicaAcademmy.com
...everyone plays