Re: [Harp-L] Tawhiri

[The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx>]

This is a great philosophy to have and I've seen it work in others.


I taught a class at Augusta Heritage Blues Week. One of the students was a very small  lady who had weak and thin tone.


I had her come to the front of the class, told her to close her eyes and imagine herself as a large black woman who sang the blues (like images of Big Mama Thornton). I had her hold that image in her mind for a minute and then play. The whole class was very surprised at the positive change in this student's tone for the better.



-----Original Message-----
From: jeremyolson <jeremyolson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Rick Dempster <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>; Ross Garren <garren.ross@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Mar 21, 2013 6:48 pm
Subject: [Harp-L] Tawhiri


I come from Aotearoa (New Zealand).

Sometimes when I play the harp I pretend I am channeling the forces of
Tawhiri, the Maori God of Wind and Storms.

http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/tawhiri_wind.html

When I do this my tone seems to magically improve.

I am interested to know whether others notice any change.

Jeremy.