RE: [Harp-L] Building solos

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

STOP listening to harmonica players.  Most of them are not very good
musicians.  Try listening to guitars and saxaphones if you want to
play differently

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>---- Original Message ----
>From: mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Building solos
>Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:32:53 -0800 (PST)
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>>I've been working really hard lately at learning
>>overblows, how to follow chord changes, and scale
>>patterns on top of listening to a wide range of blue
>>harp players at every chance I get.
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>>I feel like I am at a sticking point, though.  I try
>>to spend a lot of time imporvising, but I feel I play
>>repetitively.  I understand people work toward their
>>own sound, but I'd like to be able to play extended
>>solos and not have all the songs sound alike.
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>>Any advice on phrasing and how to take your vocabulary
>>and use it throughout the night?  I listen to a lot of
>>music and really am into Jason Ricci and Kim Wilson
>>right now.  How do you know if you are playing the
>>same thing too much?  
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>>I really want to get into the jamming aspect of
>>playing harp and not always planning my solos and not
>>always using riffs or solos from other players.
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>>Mike Fugazzi
>>Harmonica/Vocals
>>http://www.niterail.com
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Chris Michalek

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