Re: [Harp-L] Help Please

[IcemanLE@xxxxxxx]

Or, if you live in the SE, study w/me. 
 
Having always thought outside the box and, for whatever reason, focusing on  
teaching, how to teach, how to get concepts across and dealing w/each student  
individually, I've developed a unique approach unlike all the traditional 
ones.  It is the fastest way to learn to play diatonic. I've taken mature adults 
w/out  any musical experience and within 6 months given them the ability to 
play at a  jam session. One student actually cut a "family" CD playing different 
tunes as a  Holiday gift after studying w/me for 5 months. These are folks 
w/out any musical  education and those that picked up the harmonica for the 
first time at the  lessons. (Actually easier to teach than someone who has noodled 
on a harmonica  for a while developing bad habits).
 
The results have been pretty amazing. Unfortunately, it doesn't  translate 
well to written words or to posts on the "L" aside from some of the  basic 
premises and concepts - (for instance, "Doing the Longest Line").
 
As stated below, "Walking the Dog" is one of the concepts I use to get the  
students to play rhythm (Hut-tah Hut-tah) as they walk.
 
The Iceman
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/24/2009 9:12:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
celtiac@xxxxxxxxx writes:


----- Original Message ----- > I don't believe there is a  "fastest" way to
learn.

I do.   It's called  Woodshedding.




It's by taking a long walk with your  harp.  As often as possible.


Or hanging out in the stairwell  of the condo... for hours.




Take the dog for a 20 minute  walk in the morning

Take the dog for a walk for 20 minutes in the  afternoon

and take the dog for a walk for 20 minutes before going to  bed at night.

I had dogs... and did all that... and had harps.. and did  that too.

And learned what I wanted to do with my harps, and learned  what was required
to get to the next level...

by walking....   and playing... when nobody else was there... just me and my
harp (and  dogs)

That's just me... but there have been many many examples of  woodshedding
described here on the harp-l.

The fastest way to learn  is to spend alot of time in the woodshed.

Anybody say  what?

PEACE
Splash

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