Re: [Harp-L] How to tell a guitar player how to swing?



Here is one more: Refer him to....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swung_note

Swing is explained in words, in musical notation, and in a couple of sound clip examples that he can listen to.

What is written as a pair of eighth notes is swung as approximately a dotted eighth followed by a sixteenth. He can start out practicing this strictly and then loosen up as he gets the "feel" of it. Have him listen and strum along to a recording of "In the Groove." where the melody follows this rhythmic pattern exactly.

Vern

----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle LeFree" <mlefree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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I'd like to thank everyone who gave me some ideas for educating my guitar-playing friend about how to swing. I'll report back when I've tried some of them. :-)

Muchas Gracias,

Michelle
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