Re: Improvization

[Gregory A. Heim <heimgre@ducserv>]

Chris Pierce writes:
=> I've been playing for several years now and I still cannot improvise.
=> I can only play tunes I have learned and add a little of my own sound
=> (but not much).
=>
=> Does it get any better or easier?  Am I the only one with this
=> problem?
=>
=> Chris
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=> "10 hole diatonic - the poor man's pacifier."

I have a friend who started playing about the same time I did.  Neither
of us knows more than a few songs but he can improvise very well.  I on
the other hand have trouble.  My friend has been playing lead guitar
for about 15 years and is very good at improvising blues tunes, etc.  I
credit his ease of improvising on the harp to this.  Maybe that's just
to make myself feel better :-)  But to answer the original question, I have
the problem too.  I have a few choice blues tapes that I am gonna start
playing to for practice.  I hope it helps.  Anybody else?

Greg


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