[Harp-L] Re: A Night In Tunisia

["jazmaan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <dmf273@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm pretty sure that my rhythmic "digressions" were a matter of artistic liberty George.  I wasn't
even thinking about trying to play the main figure exactly in rhythm.   As the student said to the
teacher "I didn't know I would be graded on that!"

If I had wanted to play it "by the book" so to speak, I would have used a latin accompaniment over
that section instead of straight swing all the way through.   I'm going to go back and try it "by
the book" just to prove to myself I can do it.

I greatly appreciate your thoughtful criticisms though.  Thank you!


--- George Brooks <gbrooks1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> David-
> 
> I am impressed.  The bending is very accurate for the most part, and 
> you work some great arpeggios and runs in.  Your playing on the break 
> is actually astonishing.
> 
> My only criticism is that the main figure of the melody - the first 
> nine notes, which are repeated five more times in the head (twice with 
> a slight alteration) - is played rather badly out of rhythm.  Chris M. 
> didn't get it exactly right either (a fact pointed out by Michael 
> Peloquin offlist), but he's closer than you.  It's tough, I know, even 
> at 120 bpm, and I'm not saying I can do any better (yet).  As of now, 
> Richard Hunter is right and we're all wrong.  But you're still pretty 
> new on your re-tuned XB, and I'm going to work on Tunisia, so maybe 
> someone will be able to play it soon.
> 
> Thanks again for the mp3, and for putting yourself out there.
> 
> George
> 
>