Re: [Harp-L] music

[Garry <harp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 03/29/2011 10:34 AM, jim.alciere@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I've been working, with limited success,on playing Jessica by the
> Allman Brothers on the harmonica. It's okay, because I'm having fun
> with it. Also, since it's in A, there are a lot of high notes which
> sound thin, so I've been having fun trying to hit them as octaves
> instead of single notes.
>
> So last weekend I was playing with a friend and we got into a long jam
> in A and suddenly I was playing differently. The music just poured out
> and we got into a groove that went on forever.
>
> So even if you practice on something that doesn't have a direct
> correlation with what you're playing, it can help improve your
> playing.
absolutely.  a while back i spent a lot of time working on "Blue Sky",
also by the Brothers.  it does amazing things for your dexterity and
fluidity, which applies pretty much everywhere.  check out "Slipknot"
by the Dead sometime.  same idea.


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