RE: [Harp-L] help with acompanying Piano

["Arthur Jennings" <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>]

The piano *is* in G, unless I'm listening to the wrong clip.




Maybe it would help to have him call out the chords he's playing until you get acclimatized to his playing.

On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Drew MacFadyen <drew@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks for the advice.  First, my ear training needs workâI told the
> pianist that I wanted to play my C harp in 2nd position so he should be in
> G.  I was attempting to play my C harp and ended up playing mostly
> chordsâin first position.  Thanks bujohn49 for suggesting the tune was in
> fact in C and using my F â MUCH better.
> Iceman â great advice.  I sort of found myself avoiding 3 draw in my
> noodling.  Long single notes â I havenât quite figured out the timing/tempo
> so I ended up playing a couple of split octaves and sort of mimicking the
> beat of the piano â I will try more slow single note stuff tonight (lots
> more practice needed).  I feel a bit better (now that I am in the right
> key, I think) and am going to go practice with the pianist tomorrow.  Iâve
> mapped out a couple of riffs that I think work.  I will upload what I work
> out with the pianist tomorrow for any additional suggestions.  This harp-L
> community is awesome.  THANKS!!!!
> Regards,
> *Drew MacFadyen*
> *From:* The Iceman [mailto:icemanle@xxxxxxx]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 15, 2013 5:02 PM
> *To:* drew@xxxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* Re: [Harp-L] help with acompanying Piano
> don't think of it as you accompanying the piano, but the piano accompanying
> you.
> Try to imagine that you are playing a blues melody...long tones, simple
> single notes. Keep in mind that the piano has a gospel minor third sound to
> the I chord as he plays it, so be mindful to not play three hole inhale,
> but choose three hole inhale first bend...a la blues scale on the harmonica
> in 2nd position.