RE: [Harp-L] A brand new year - low register state of the art

["Bill Hines" <billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"PS: Anybody know any sweet gentle tunes played in the low register?"

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

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From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Pierre
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 10:57 AM
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Subject: Re: [Harp-L] A brand new year - low register state of the art

Chris said:
> We'll I certainly no expert but the thing that has helped me the most 
> is to hate the sound of the harmonica.  Most of my time learning was 
> trying to play like other instruments.

I'm sort of wondering what the state of the art is for playing the low 
register. I am thinking of bent notes for example the bends on hole 2
and 3. 
How cleanly can the bent notes be played on a C or Bb harp. Can one play

these notes with a gentle attack? is it possible to play the 3 hole draw

bent three steps without distortion? What about the 2 hole?

Using higher keyed harps should help reduce distortion but is this a
cheap 
workaround or a necessary approach?

Is this a worthy goal (on a C or Bb harp) or is this futile?

Pierre.

PS: Anybody know any sweet gentle tunes played in the low register?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <spock@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 9:57 AM
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] A brand new year


>
> We'll I certainly no expert but the thing that has helped me the most 
> is to hate the sound of the harmonica.  Most of my time learning was 
> trying to play like other instruments.  I am much too lazy to learn 
> another instrument and since I could only play our wretched little gem

> I forced myself to sound like a sax, voice, flute, tabla, sitar, 
> anything but a harmonica. I don't know if that makes sense but it does

> to me.
>
>
> I think musicality is also helped by being impetuous. However, that's 
> not really a learned trait.  You need experience years of brow-beating

> and otherwise feelings of being downtrodden.
>
>
> Peace,
>
> The Avenger of the Downtrodden
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>---- Original Message ----
>>From: spock@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] A brand new year
>>Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 09:39:35 -0500
>>
>>>
>>>Dear New Friends,
>>>    I have come to the conclusion that most of the people who write
>>to this
>>>site are fairly accomplished musicians and then there is a smaller
>>share of
>>>'newbies'.  I got to thinking that wouldn't it be a great help to
>>the newer
>>>players if the experts could just write in once in a while with the
>>one tip
>>>that helped them the most.  I think harp players are like country
>>music
>>>stars...they enjoy helping each other to greater heights.  If some
>>one I
>>>know is just getting started, I love giving them favorite web sites
>>or
>>>helpful tips that took sooooo long for me to find out on my own.
>>>    My one tip might be...swallow often, so the harmonica does not
>>get
>>>'hoarse' with saliva.  Being an older lady, it just wouldn't look
>>right if I
>>>spit frequently ;-).
>>>
>>>Have a great year,
>>>Thanks in advance
>>>Gail
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>
> Chris Michalek
>
> www.michalekstrone.com
>
>
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