[Harp-L] Harp-L Digest, Vol 182, Issue 20 Why don't harp players learn all the notes and music?

[Richard Hammersley]

I do not think most people who play the guitar learn by obtaining all the notes and learning music either. Most semi-pro or better musicians eventually learn all the notes and the rest of music, but there are millions of us amateurs who do not necessarily. When I started the harmonica I chose it because I was not at all musical and it is relatively challenging to sound utterly hideous on harmonica when starting out (at least playing solo). 

Richard

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> Why don't most players learn the harmonica as any other instrument, by learning to obtain all the notes and learning music? 
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> Well Laurent, that is the $100,000 question! You'll have to ask most players for your answer, I guess.