Re: [Harp-L] Re: Let's talk Little Walter

["Ralf K. Buschner" <r_buschner@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Learning groove and feel is an extremely important aspect many players,
> regardless of what instrument they play or genres of music they play, often
> don't take enough time to learn. 

Amen!

Here's a bunch of harpsters around, which are playing just right on the beat, 
very precisely - and they don't swing, for sure. Talking with them about 
that? Uuuuh, better not - the only reply one can get is "THAT'S MY PERSONAL 
STYLE!". Well, fine. Harp players with personal style after a 6 or 9 months  
of playing harmonica. 
So i changed the way to hook them up: I use to give them music to listen and 
to learn ("Hey, we could play that song together, with two harps - whatya 
think about?") AND when we have (in a jam session situation) two harps on 
stage, i start them following me into swinging licks. Sometimes THEY start a 
talk after that ("Wooohhh, that was cooool, how did that work?") and then 
they begin to a) think, b) ask and c) PRACTICE that.
:-))

Thank god my dad was a teacher...and i'm not!

Seeya,
Ralf