Self-study of Music Subjects (782 characters)

I heard that "playing a musical instrument slows down brain aging," so I bought a harmonica. It is that harmonica with a single row of 15 holes and 15 notes that we learn about in elementary school.

I don't know how many people in the world cannot play an instrument, but while I can sing karaoke reasonably well, I have a past where I gave up on the folk guitar because my left-hand fingers hurt.
My level is such that I didn't even know that the musical ranges of the sheet music with a "treble clef" and the sheet music with a "bass clef" were different. Also, I never identified the "C"-like character that represents "4/4 time" or the "bass clef." I had abandoned the task of reading sheet music from the very beginning.

By the way, regarding the harmonica, I can somehow play up to "sol," but when it comes to "la, ti, do," two notes sound at once.

When I watched music videos on YouTube, it was said that "it is good to press your lips against the harmonica so that your breath does not flow into other holes."

I am in the middle of that practice now.
As I practice, I have come to understand the relationship between the movement distance of the harmonica and the sound, and I have a feeling that I might be able to manage it.
I also realized that there is "a lot to memorize" to read sheet music. Now, I have come to feel that "the order that constitutes this sheet music is similar to the accumulation of the periodic table and mathematical logic."

Perhaps, once I can play the harmonica properly, I expect that I will be able to play the pianica (melodion) and soprano recorder to some extent as well.

In addition, I was helped in my study of sheet music by the "Quick Reference Music Symbols and Terms Dictionary" (Natsume-sha Co., Ltd., 1300 yen + tax).
I think it is good for parents to use for music education starting from the first or second grade of elementary school.

#Harmonica #C-clef #Bass-clef #4/4-time