Re: [Harp-L] Working on groove

[Mike Wilbur <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Elizabeth ( Tin Lizzy ) did a great seminar on rhythm during the SPAH Bash ...
She hit upon similar ideas Iceman, very cool.

Mike Wilbur



On Aug 30, 2013, at 1:33 PM, The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> yup.
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> I used to call my class on this "The Church of the Sacred Hut-tah Hut-tah".
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> Simplified, it is learning to inhale holes 1 and 2 while sorta "saying" Hut-tah" and then exhaling holes 2 and 3 while also phoneticizing "Hut-tah".
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> The rhythm of Hut-tah is the shuffle rhythm, like reproducing the rhythm of your heartbeat.
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> 4 beats/measure....inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale.
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> Hut-tah, Hut-tah, Hut-tah, Hut-tah
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> It is a low energy creation, like muttering under your breath. You can even go for a walk and practice Hut-tah's, each step equaling one beat of the measure.
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> Do this until it becomes a part of you. Play along with an entire recorded song and do nothing but attach this groove to the beat - no soloing or variation.
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> Even if you walk around without the harmonica, say it to yourself in your mind. Some find that they start walking with a certain groove to their body that catches the ladie's attention.
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> Once this is absorbed into your system, you can start to improvise over it and what you play will be attached to the groove.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Fri, Aug 30, 2013 12:38 pm
> Subject: [Harp-L] Working on groove
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> Anybody got tips for really developing ones awareness and mastery of groove
> during improvisation?
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