[Harp-L] Re: Jazz

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

C'mon man, we had this discussion a month or so ago. I proved
everybody wrong.

Rhythm matters most.


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>---- Original Message ----
>From: mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx, chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Jazz
>Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 08:34:51 -0800 (PST)
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>>Rhythm matters most, but that's not to say that certain notes can't
>really help make  a song.  At times there are wrong notes.
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>>  I teach 5th grade and I am teaching my class "When the Saints Go
>Marching In".  In the course of our study, I have actually
>illustrated the point of rhythm being priority number one by playing
>the whole song at random places on the harp (using the same breathing
>pattern no matter what note I am on).  Everybody can tell that it is
>still "When the Saints...".  I've used this point to help relax
>students who are always afraid of playing the "wrong note".  In a
>group of 21, nobody will probably notice as long as they are on beat.
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>>  However, to kind of counter that point and to continue to walk the
>line, I have a few kids that tend to bend the 4draw  because of poor
>technique.  No matter how on the beat they are, man does that sound
>AWFUL.   
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>>  When I am soloing, I try really hard to focus on my rhythm over
>what notes I am playing, and man does that make me feel better about
>my playing instead of listening for notes to play.
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>>
>>Mike Fugazzi
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