Music: From Mud to Melody

The mouth organ, or harmonica, has been a great comfort to U.S. soldiers in past wars. But priorities in metal have already put a serious crimp in the U.S. harmonica business. This war's comfort is more likely to come from two easily portable and nonmetallic instruments : the "sweet potato," or ocarina, and the tonette.

By last week Captain Lorraine E. Watters, music director of the First Service Command, had set up a class in ocarina and tonette playing at Camp Edwards, Mass. It was the latest of scores of similar groups...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!