HEducator, a new member, Richard Martin

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Here is Background Information About The Editor/Publisher

Richard Martin is retired from the military (USAF) and government service (Civil Service). Currently, he is devoting part of his time as Editor and Publisher of “The Harmonica Educator” publication (since 1994). As a Harmonica Educator, he has taught beginning through advanced level harmonica students in their homes (local area), and he has taught harmonica students via cassette tape. In September 1995, Richard taught the Hohner Rainbow harmonica to people with Parkinson’s Disease to help improve their speech and breathing problems. Also, Richard previously directed and played with The American Harmonica & String Ensemble (chromatic harmonicas and cello). Also, he transcribed and arranged music on a computer with musical software for the harmonica ensemble, and he played the chromatic harmonica in a number of churches in the Springfield/Dayton, Ohio metropolitan area.

Educational, Musical, and Harmonica Background and Teaching Experience

Richard Martin holds a BS in Social Psychology from Park College, Parkville, Missouri. He has been a substitute teacher at a number of Senior High Schools, in the Clark Country School District, of Springfield, Ohio. Also, he has been a part-time classical guitar student at the Kansas City Conservatory of Music, Kansas City, Missouri, and a part-time musical education major at community colleges in Missouri, and Florida.

While he was stationed with the Air Force in Naples, Italy, he took private lessons for chromatic harmonica and classical guitar. In the U.S. he attended the harmonica seminars conducted by Cham-Ber Huang.

Richard has played the chromatic harmonica since 1944, and the bass harmonica since 1976. Richard has been teaching the chromatic harmonica since 1975. As a Harmonica Instructor, Richard has taught the chromatic harmonica at the Music Go Round Music Store, Fairborn, Ohio, Absolute Music, Fairborn, Ohio, Hauer Music Store, Dayton, Ohio, and music stores in Missouri and Kansas. Additionally, he has taught the Hohner Rainbow Diatonic harmonica in continuing education classes (for kids) at Clark State Community College, Springfield, Ohio. Also, he has taught the chromatic harmonica in continuing education classes at the Center for Music Development (CMD), Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, Sinclair Community college, Dayton, Ohio, and Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, Virginia.

Richard has played the bass harmonica in a number of harmonica ensembles, and second chromatic harmonica in other harmonica ensembles. He has provided fill-in music for a number of little theater musicals and stage plays. He plays both the chromatic and bass harmonica by ear, as well as reads for both instruments. Professionally, he was a member of the Hyland Ensemble (chromatic harmonica, classical guitar, and cello) until January 1997. Richard Martin has a strong commitment to raising the status of the harmonica, and to the advancement of harmonica education.

Richard Martin is Editor and Publisher of The Harmonica Educator Publication (Quarterly International Publication Dedicated to the Advancement of Harmonica Education).

He has published 28 harmonica books.

Note: For detailed information about The Harmonica Educator publication and the harmonica books, you can contact the Editor and Publisher: Richard Martin, P.O. Box 340, North Hampton, OH 45349 0340. Email: Ri58066217@aoLcom.. Telephone: (937) 964-1115Fax: (937) 964 1555.

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