Fwd: [Harp-L] VS: capturing and holding audiences/FRONTMAN/SIDEMAN

["Winslow Yerxa" <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Adrenaline can lift your playing - IF - you're ready to handle it. If
you're well prepared it adds fuel. You'ce created channels for the
fuel to flow and do its work. If you're not prepared or if the channel
sare blocked off by fear, that fuel will burn you down instead of
lifting you up.

Been both places.

Winslow


--- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Haka Harri" <harri.haka@...>
wrote:

Steve,

Most important is, surprisingly, stage fright. Dressing up properly
and knowing the songs with a sense of improvisation are essential. But
nervous anticipation on how the crowd will react give a shot of
adrenaline that will drive any harp player to the upper limit of his /
her capabilities.

Harri



> Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 08:27:54 -0500
> From: "Steve McIver" <steve@...>
> Subject: [Harp-L] capturing and holding audiences/FRONTMAN/SIDEMAN
> To: "Harpl Post" <harp-l@...>
> Message-ID: <200605260827621.SM01432@DBGM7H91>
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> 
> Not sure how interesting this subject would be but I'll throw 
> it out there
> anyway. I was told once, the difference between myself and 
> those who play
> all over the world was not in my chops but in my 
> presentation/ability to
> capture and hold the audience. So I'm curious, aside from 
> playing skills,
> what can those of you who have the ability, share with those 
> of us who seek
> the ability.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> 

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