Re: [Harp-L] Do you move your mouth or your harp?

[Larry Haston <lhaston@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert Gaustad wrote:

> I think it was Sonny Boy Williamson who said something to the effect that if
> you move your harp when you're playing and not your mouth on the harp,
> you're not playing.  I can't find the exact quote but the essence is that
> the best way to play is to hold the harp in the same position and move your
> mouth over the holes.  That's the way I play...but not exactly.  I'll move
> the harp ends up or down depending upon how much I'm getting into it and
> what I'm trying to do, but I'll never move it side to side.
>  
> I'm curious if any of you play harp by moving it side to side with your head
> stationary or close to it at least.
>  
> Robert Gaustad
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My first reaction would be to say my head is stationary but after self 
examination, it's a little of both. I move my head on the low end, both 
head and hands in the middle octave and mostly hands on the high end.