Re: [Harp-L] which hole number I'm playing at now?

[IcemanLE@xxxxxxx]

First of all, a loose relaxed grip is more natural and "organic". You use  
less of your finite internal energy on holding the harmonica, freeing up a  
greater percentage towards listening to yourself. A relaxed grip can be uniform  
if you settle into consistency.
 
Dots on a harmonica remind me of the stickers Moms put on the white keys of  
a piano to "help" their children learn. It becomes more of a crutch in the 
long  run than an aid.
 
It doesn't take long to develop an inherent feel for where the holes are -  
relax, hold harmonica organically, drop hand w/harmonica into your lap, raise  
harmonica to your lips and go for Hole 4 exhale. If you miss the mark, keep  
exhaling and adjust left/right until you've got it cleanly and full. Repeat.  
Repeat. Repeat. 
 
AS SOON AS YOU START TO FEEL FRUSTRATED WITH YOURSELF - STOP AND WALK AWAY.  
You can't push yourself past the anger/frustration to a worthwhile conclusion. 
 You can ease yourself through the situation by not getting angry/frustrated 
much  more effectively if you know when to temporarily quit.
 
The Iceman
 
 
In a message dated 9/25/2008 7:35:10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
bjosephmex@xxxxxxxxx writes:

if you  use a different grip every time you hold the harp, you lose 
coordination and  you won't know where you are at.  It takes 10 or 15 seconds to  
contemplate your grip, and your hands get tired if you put a good grip on  it.  A 
good strong grip is much more uniform than a loose relaxed grip  that tends to 
be different every time.  With the dots on the harp, I just  pop it into my 
mouth and start playing with a nice non-uniform relaxed  grip.

So there is "my" answer.  Work on your grip, or put  dots on the harp. 




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