Re: [Harp-L] practice

[Bob McGraw <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Beautiful...thanks for sharing this.
WVa Bob

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On Oct 2, 2012, at 6:47 AM, karen mass <kdmass7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> i was lucky enough to count jerry murad among my family friends.    
> in his
> later years him and his wife alice would spend a week or two staying  
> at my
> parent's house in california during the summer.   because of this i  
> got to
> see something relevant to this conversation:
>
> jerry had a relationship with his harmonica.  it was his best friend i
> think.   no matter where he went in the house there was a harmonica  
> within
> arm's reach.  and if he hadn't done anything or spoken to anyone in  
> three
> or four minutes, he'd pick up one of his harps and play.  a lot of  
> times
> he'd do exercises like playing gallop of the comedians or some other  
> song
> in all twelve keys, one after the other. he preferred difficult  
> songs for
> that exercise.  sometimes he'd play scales, sometimes songs.  he'd  
> play
> single/octave notes in a song in alternating or other patterns.
>
> i think jerry just loved the harmonica and loved the act of  
> playing.    he
> wasn't practicing, he was spending time with a dear friend.
>
> perhaps this kind of attitude would help others.
>
> iowaplayer