Re: [Harp-L] Fast vs Slow Playing

[Larry Marks <larry.marks@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It all depends on what you can hear and what you can play. There are 
some who can play fast and really have something to say that requires 
such speed. Others there are also who can play fast but what they play 
has little to do with the melody. I applaud the former, while 
disparaging the latter.

For me, a slow solo line that reflects the melodic content of the piece 
is musically superior to a fast and flashy line that is simply a riff 
that the player has learned and that may or may not fit the melodic 
content. I could cite well regarded players on both sides.

 -LM