Re: Like to learn
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Took a quick look at Coast to Coast=20
http://coast2coastmusic.com/cgi-bin/cart and=20
http://www.harmonicalessons.com/ Have them both bookmarked. Thanks. =20
Saving pennies is a good thing! My daughter is heading off to an=20
out-of-state private college next fall.
I am in Amherst, New Hampshire. 30 min. south of Manchester, 30 min. =20=
west of Nashua. Thanks for the offer to tutor in Maine, but you=92re an=20=
hour and a half at best, and my schedule won=92t stretch that much. I=92m=
=20
commuting 65 miles to work (nights), 60 miles for harp lessons and 50=20
miles for bassoon lessons each week ( all one way). I really need=20
something much closer. If I don=92t find someone sooner, maybe I=92ll =
hook=20
up with someone in Lowell this summer.
Music interest - Jazz, Swamp Blues, Folk, Pop, Classical. I was going=20=
to post a list of artists, but it is 314 names.
I played clarinet for 4 years and then switched to Double Bass which I=20=
kept up with for 6. Part of that was in a full orchestra and part in a=20=
jazz band.
We=92ve had the pleasure of listening to my daughter for 6 years, but=20
she=92s taking her harp with her when she leaves for college. (47 =
string=20
Lyon and Healy concert grand) My son has also taken up music. He plays=20=
a Fox 240 bassoon and is leaning toward classical, but still pulls out=20=
a little swamp blues once in a while. He=92s playing first chair at=20
All-State this afternoon.
Until I started reading replies to my request, I didn=92t know there =
were=20
different kinds of harmonica. I also see, on the Hohner web site,=20
there is an =93Octave Tuned=94, =93Tremolo=94, and =93Orchestral.=93 I =
guess those=20
are specialty units.
=46rom what I=92ve gotten here, I guess I should start out with a =
Hohner=20
Special 20, Jerry Portnoy's Masterclass CD set and Jamey Aebersold's=20
Jazz Handbook. (Lee Oskar=92s Major Diatonic? Golden Melody? =20
Chrometta?) My taste does lean more toward classical, so I guess a=20
chromatic is in my future? Or would it be better to start off with=20
one? I do prefer to pay a bit more for higher quality now than have to=20=
repurchase something later and have the first gather dust in a closet. =20=
I did, however, see a $1200 chromatic on Hohner=92s web site that I =
think=20
is a bit tooooo much.
If the CDs are confusing I=92ll look into some of the other=20
recommendations. Not sure what a =93cave man thing=94 is, but a couple=20=
years ago I walked out on day 3 of a 5 day class I paid $850 for=20
because the instructor spent half of his time playing air guitar. (It=20=
was a radiation safety class)
> ... Here's the basics (apologies if you already know some of this=20
> stuff).
No worries there, I don=92t know nuffin=92. In fact, I couldn=92t =
answer=20
some of the questions above before I got to this post.
Another question; what is =93bending=94 and is it a good thing? Reading=20=
some of the descriptions for the various harmonicas, I see that some of=20=
them are easier to =93bend=94 a note with. On my son=92s bassoon it =
means he=20
can vary the pitch slightly with mouth/air pressure. Same thing?
Shopping list:
Harmonica -
Special 20?
Lee Oskar=92s Major Diatonic?
Golden Melody?
Chrometta?
Jerry Portnoy's Masterclass CD set
Jamey Aebersold's Jazz Handbook.
Library/book store search:
David Harp's books
Web reading:
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/myquill/
http://www.angelfire.com/music/HarpOn/
www.coast2coastmusic.com=
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<bigger>Took a quick look at Coast to Coast
<underline>http://coast2coastmusic.com/cgi-bin/cart</underline> and
<underline>http://www.harmonicalessons.com/</underline> Have them both
bookmarked. Thanks. Saving pennies is a good thing! My daughter is
heading off to an out-of-state private college next fall. =20
I am in Amherst, New Hampshire. 30 min. south of Manchester, 30 min.=20=
west of Nashua. Thanks for the offer to tutor in Maine, but you=92re an
hour and a half at best, and my schedule won=92t stretch that much. I=92m=
commuting 65 miles to work (nights), 60 miles for harp lessons and 50
miles for bassoon lessons each week ( all one way). I really need
something much closer. If I don=92t find someone sooner, maybe I=92ll
hook up with someone in Lowell this summer.
Music interest - Jazz, Swamp Blues, Folk, Pop, Classical. I was going
to post a list of artists, but it is 314 names.
I played clarinet for 4 years and then switched to Double Bass which I
kept up with for 6. Part of that was in a full orchestra and part in
a jazz band.
We=92ve had the pleasure of listening to my daughter for 6 years, but
she=92s taking her harp with her when she leaves for college. (47
string Lyon and Healy concert grand) My son has also taken up music.=20
He plays a Fox 240 bassoon and is leaning toward classical, but still
pulls out a little swamp blues once in a while. He=92s playing first
chair at All-State this afternoon.
Until I started reading replies to my request, I didn=92t know there
were different kinds of harmonica. I also see, on the Hohner web
site, there is an =93Octave Tuned=94, =93Tremolo=94, and =93Orchestral.=93=
I guess
those are specialty units.
=46rom what I=92ve gotten here, I guess I should start out with a Hohner
Special 20, Jerry Portnoy's Masterclass CD set and Jamey Aebersold's
Jazz Handbook. (Lee Oskar=92s Major Diatonic? Golden Melody?=20
Chrometta?) My taste does lean more toward classical, so I guess a
chromatic is in my future? Or would it be better to start off with
one? I do prefer to pay a bit more for higher quality now than have
to repurchase something later and have the first gather dust in a
closet. I did, however, see a $1200 chromatic on Hohner=92s web site
that I think is a bit tooooo much.
If the CDs are confusing I=92ll look into some of the other
recommendations. Not sure what a =93cave man thing=94 is, but a couple
years ago I walked out on day 3 of a 5 day class I paid $850 for
because the instructor spent half of his time playing air guitar. (It
was a radiation safety class)=20
<excerpt><color><param>1968,10E9,CAB6</param>... Here's the basics
(apologies if you already know some of this stuff).
</color></excerpt><color><param>0000,9999,FFFF</param>
</color>No worries there, I don=92t know nuffin=92. In fact, I couldn=92t=
answer some of the questions above before I got to this post.
Another question; what is =93bending=94 and is it a good thing? Reading
some of the descriptions for the various harmonicas, I see that some
of them are easier to =93bend=94 a note with. On my son=92s bassoon it
means he can vary the pitch slightly with mouth/air pressure. Same
thing?
Shopping list:
Harmonica -
Special 20?
Lee Oskar=92s Major Diatonic?
Golden Melody?
Chrometta?
Jerry Portnoy's Masterclass CD set
Jamey Aebersold's Jazz Handbook.
Library/book store search:
David Harp's books
Web reading:
<underline>http://www.angelfire.com/tx/myquill/</underline>=20
<underline>http://www.angelfire.com/music/HarpOn/</underline>
<underline>www.coast2coastmusic.com</underline></bigger>=
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