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

[Mojo Red <harplicks@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yup.

Butterflies before a performance can be a good
thing... the trick is getting them to fly in
formation.

Harpin' in Colorado,
--Ken M.


--- Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
> > 
> > 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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