Re: [Harp-L] Zen and the art of harmonica playing

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From: Dave Murray dmurray777@xxxxxxx
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This is the sound of one note (I played a 2 draw), what is the sound of the space before the next note? Are they the same? Should they be?Â
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The sound of the space is the sound of silence. To understand the sound of silence, one must silence one's mind - a worthy endeavor. 

The silence should be considered equal but not the same as the sound of one note. In other words, instead of pausing between notes waiting to play the next one, "play" the silence as if it were a note - with a weight, shape, form, duration, etc. The experience of spaces between notes should flip to the experience of notes between the spaces and back at any given time with equality. When you breathe the music you create in this fashion, it will open the doors of perception to where inspiration dwells.

The Iceman
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