[Harp-L] Master the harmonica with master teacher David Harp at Kripalu

[Ansel Barnum <Ansel.Barnum@xxxxxxx>]

Anyone seeking "zen and the art of the harmonica" might want to attend 
the eponymous workshop at the Kirpalu center for yoga taking place next 
week: 
http://www.kripalu.org/program/view/AHM91/zen_and_the_art_of_harmonica

It's taught by the wizard instructor David Harp who can teach blues, 
rock, and folk harmonica in a lightning fast three minutes, as the title 
of his book promises. If 180 seconds is too long to wait, then you could 
try his other book: "Instant Blues Harmonica." His workshop description 
guarantees that by its end, students with absolutely no previous musical 
experience will be playing everything from Beethoven to Pachelbel to 
amplified blues to rock 'n' roll jam sessions. If you doubt these 
extraordinary claims, he has the credentials to back him up: This is the 
man who holds the world record in teaching the most people (2,569) to 
play harmonica at one time. What more compelling proof is there? But 
just for hell of it I checked out the harp-l archives to see what actual 
players had to say of him:
 -"Listening to David Harp was excruciatingly painful. I
   felt like I was in a class and Barney was the teacher."
 -"He sounds like a Bronx hot dog vendor trying to convey the
   subtleties of caviar."
 -"That David Harp guy: ARRRRRRRGGGHHHHHHHH."

So apparently he's not too popular in the harp community. But hey--who 
are we to complain about someone promoting our minority instrument? Even 
bad press is better than no press, right? Just look at Bob Dylan.... 
etc., etc., etc.

Ok, forgive my cynicism. David's workshop no doubt offers musical, 
emotional, and spiritual inspiration to many. Heck, I could benefit from 
such enlightenment myself, although I'd be more likely to get it in the 
Kripalu course, "Yoga and Chocolate: Living the Moment." Now there's 
instant results.


Ansel