[Harp-L] Re: Deep exhale - was Jason Ricci/Pros

[Pierre <plavio@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Iceman says:
> Yes, Jason does punctuate (hard attack with "T") most of his notes. This 
> gives more punch to his lines and is actually hard to do at the velocity 
> that he plays.

I was reading the Kenny Werner book yesterday (Effortless Mastery) and he 
mentions a trumpet player he taught and said that the guy's tone was weak 
because he did not take a deep enough breath before his phrase. He said that 
this is typical of many musicians who are fearful of what they are about to 
play.

Anyways, this got me thinking that this may apply to the harp (big exhale 
before a phrase) at least in some context. I typically do not play very 
hard, but there are probably places where I should to make a point of giving 
it everything I got.

Anybody got any experience with this?

Pierre.