Re: [Harp-L] Bluegrass

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Celtic musicians can likewise look with a severe eye on beginners joining in at 
expert sessions.

Which is why slow sessions exist. People new to the music and/or new to their 
instrument can get together with others at the same level (and perhaps a patient 
accompanist) and learn the tunes at a manageable tempo. This gives them a 
welcoming environment to develop the tune knowledge and chops to eventually join 
in at the expert sessions.

Winslow
 Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
Harmonica instructor, The Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance
Resident expert, bluesharmonica.com
Columnist, harmonicasessions.com




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From: MANFRED WEWERS <mwewers@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, January 23, 2011 3:23:39 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Bluegrass

I am a harmonica player and no genre of music is sacred.  I'm not a pro, I play 
for fun.  This bluegrass thing is beginning to sound "elitist" to me.  Because I 
learn by sitting in, I'm not supposed to play because I don't know everything.  
If that attitude prevailed in all other genres, there would be a lot less people 
playing harp out there.  Just my opinion.
 
Manfred Wewers from Toronto the Good.