RE: [Harp-L] Discoveries to Share

["Bill Hines" <billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"There's a reason that so many drummers want to tell everyone what to
do"

You mean like this:?
http://www.cis.rit.edu/~ejipci/buddy_rich.htm

Sorry, couldn't resist. Enjoy. I'm sure some of this will sound familiar
to you folks ;^)

Bill Hines
Hershey, PA

-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Joel Fritz
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 12:22 PM
To: harpl
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Discoveries to Share

As an ear player (I haven't mastered the nasal stuff yet) I've got to 
say that item 2 is the almost the only way I've ever learned to play 
anything.  Playing by ear was always easier for me than reading and I 
just went with it. While I'd advise everyone to master reading (don't do

as I do,) learning to play something you can hum and whistle is the 
gateway to improvising.  Reading well allows you to play something 
you've never heard before and playing by ear allows you to play 
something you've never thought of before.

The drummer and bass player are the secret (or not so secret) leaders of

every small group.  There's a reason that so many drummers want to tell 
everyone what to do.  <g>