RE: [Harp-L] Re: Bob Dylan

["Rich Beaubien" <RichBeau@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I guess I screwed that line up <vbg>

I meant to place this up at the top of the message...


I think this attitude that "the harp is a lead instrument, not an
accompaniment instrument" is a bit off base.  I'd dump that idea. Any harp
player of this mind-set would be hard pressed to play unaccompanied when
force to create their own rhythm lines.

Oops,  fast-fingered-Freddy strikes again!

--Rich




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> MundHarp@xxxxxxx
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> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: Bob Dylan
> 
> The harmonica is of course both a "chord" and a "single note" lead
> instrument... This is one reason that why we tend to play in "positions
"... The
> chords
> sound quite different, for example, in "2nd" or "3rd" positions...
> For many years I hardly played any chords ... My favoured embouchure was
and
> still is "pucker" or "lip block". But since I learnt to "tongue block" as
> well,  many additional sounds became available. Octaves for example, and
big
> beautiful chords....
> The more technical "tricks" a player can learn, the more variety is
available
> in their music!
> Best wishes
> John Walden
> London
> England.
> 
> RichBeau@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> > I can tell you that Jerry Portnoy says that the harp "is first of all a
> > chord instrument."
> > I'd dump that idea. Any harp player of this mind-set would be hard
pressed
> > to play unaccompanied when force to create their own rhythm lines.
> > --Rich
> >
> >
> 
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