[Harp-L] Subject: What harp instructional tips aren't covered to death on YouTube?

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

Actually, Mike...there ARE 'some' other videos of a couple of these other
genres on YouTube. The problem is that most of them aren't very good and
they're  almost impossible to find, while the ones focusing on blues by the
players we're  familiar with are generally in the very good to excellent
category, but are  mostly geared to the intermediate to better harpist.

It depends on what genre is your specialty.  I'd personally  enjoy a very
basic, begin at the beginning series of videos showing a  step-by-step: how
to choose an instrument for the type of music one wishes to  play; how to
hold it, how to play it; how to bend notes (and which  ones)....beginner
lessons. And call them that. Basic Diatonic Harmonica:  Beginner Lessons....Then a
progression to the next step up.

Talk about whatever you know...wherever you feel your strengths lie. And
demonstrate the same.

Reading the comments on some of the other teaching videos, invariably the
instructors are asked what key harp is being used...what model harp should
(the  viewer) buy...how does the instructor 'do that'...how many years has he
(or she)  been playing..how to get bends, how to open up and gap, tune,
etc. So to cover  these things would probably garner you a lot of viewers.

Just my two cents.

Elizabeth

Message: 10
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 12:41:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Joe  <abcdeasy@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: What harp instructional tips  aren't covered to
death    onYouTube?
To:  harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx

Too much blues not enough of other genres.   Country, Jazz, Classical,
Rock badly needed.

On Jun 2, 2:37 pm,  JohnnieHarp <johnnieh...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Mike,
>
>  Given the amount of excellent material on YouTube now, perhaps a time
>  efficient way to start would be to pick a particular topic and present
>  it making reference to videos that are currently online? Posting yours
>  in response to the best and most popular of the videos on the topic
>  would also have the advantage of increasing viewers access to it
> through  this linkage as opposed to having it out there on its own.
> Directing  players to the best available resources would have real
>  value.
>
> You could identify and focus viewers on certain aspects  covered in the
> videos making additional comments that you believe to be  particularly
> useful. This would be akin to designing a curriculum with  lesson plans
> making use of the available instructional resources. If you  find that
> my suggestion is more work than clean sheeting your own  videos, ditch
> my idea  :-)
>
> Also, in reviewing the  material currently online, you'll get a good
> sense of what's out there,  how things are best presented and gaps in
> the current online knowledge  base.
> _______________________________________________



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