RE: [Harp-L] Deconstructing

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>From: mjmeadors@xxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Deconstructing 
>Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 16:57:51 -0500
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>> I'm wondering if any of you have ever been in my position, and if
>so, how the situation went for you.
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>>After many years of playing harp, in and out of bands, I finally got
>to the point where I was boring myself nightly.  I said everything I
>had to say in 3 songs and then just repeated the rest of the night. 
>The audience, of course, always responded positively regardless. 
>Yet, I knew, as an advanced player, that while I sounded great to the
>audience, I wasn't getting the thrill of playing like when I was
>first starting out.  So I quit.
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>>It's now about 6 years later and I've picked up a new 410 from
>Sonny, got my mic and harps back in order, and am ready to play
>again.  But this time I don't want to rely on just the same old licks
>and technique.  I was always a BField fan so I always justified
>puckering instead of blocking (except for some chording), yet I was
>never TRULY happy with my tone.  I am in the process, consequently,
>of learning to play harp all over again, but this time with tongue
>blocking ala Wilson, Piazza, etc.  Its so very hard to stop falling
>back into old patterns because the muscle memory is still there. 
>Anybody else ever try just learning an entirely new style/technique
>after years of playing a certain way?  It truly feels like I'm just
>starting over.  Did any of you try to change but realize that old
>habits never go away, or have you made the change and never looked
>back?
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Chris Michalek

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