Re: shake/trill

[Thomas Hinkle <hinkl_th@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ever considering shaking your tongue?  I can't do this since I pucker, but
Arthur Moore shakes his tongue and gets a really fast shake by doing this.
 He plays with a U.

On Sat, 3 Jun 1995, jennie bergemann wrote:

> Is a trill the same thing as a shake? Going back and forth quickly between two 
> notes?
> 
> I'd like other's opinions on this..I've had players tell me that if they see 
> someone doing a shake (trill) by moving the harp back and forth instead of 
> their head, then they know they don't know much about playing harp.
> 
> I've also read in one instruction book the exact opposite. The writer makes 
> fun of players who shake their brains around when doing this.
> 
> I prefer to move the harp cause it hurts my neck to shake my head, but I 
> understand the value of the headshake when using a mic. Is there some 
> technical reason I should shake my head and not the harp, or is this just some 
> harp players thing that separates the men from the boys for no apparent 
> reason? jen