A musician needs full lungs to play the harmonica — that makes the pocket-size instrument just what the doctor ordered for respiratory therapy patients at Baton Rouge General Pulmonary Rehabilitation ...

“Classic Harmonica Blues,” out on May 21, features 20 tracks by the blues’ greatest harmonica players. Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings In the early 20th-century, southern black ...

Music has always been a huge part of Larry Rawdon's life. "I think it transports people to a different, a better place," said Rawdon. Rawdon was a professional cellist for 30 years. More recently, he ...

An Erlanger Health System respiratory therapist is using the harmonica to help his patients. Lou Milanesi, who moved to the Chattanooga area nine years ago from New Hampshire, started teaching ...

Few instruments have a lower barrier for entry than the humble harmonica. Even if you've never played an instrument in your life, after a few hours of practice, I guarantee you'll manage to learn some ...

There are myriad reasons why playing music is one of the most enjoyable and spiritually beneficial things to do on earth. Melody, rhythm and lyric are but three glorious aims. One drawback to playing ...