Mass Harmonica Lesson Marches Through Kent
Local musician Hal Walker started the 'flash-mob' style event Saturday
Musician Hal Walker hosted a mass harmonica lesson at Home Savings Bank Plaza that attracted nearly 50 people on a rainy, cold Saturday morning. Then, like the Pied Piper, Walker led his students of all ages to the Haymaker Farmer's Market for a couple “surprise” performances. Walker, a Kent native who grew up blowing a harmonica on the banks of the Cuyahoga River, has been carrying a mouth harp with him for the last 35 years. Over the past 15, he’s been teaching mass harmonica lessons in elementary schools all over Ohio. Lately, Walker has been creating a harmonica instructional video series and he decided to further test his technique by teaching a large group of interested strangers to play. He used email and social media outlets to …
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Wilburforce
10:33 am on Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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