Re: [Harp-L] Groove v Swing

[Bob Cohen <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 10, 2013, at 2:12 PM, Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I may not be a Zen master, but my timing is better than it was a year ago.

Don't be so modest Michael. You are too a Zen Master. But point well taken. We need to practice until what we do becomes automatic. When we see good musicians play on stage we are not privy to the endless hours they put in the woodshed and wrongly conclude talent and "feel" are what create the magic. Likewise, musicians forget how they got there and ascribe their competence to the mysterious when in fact it derived from years of hard work. 

Don't worry, I haven't thrown away my trusty Seth Thomas electric metronome or the Bona Rhythm studies I got from Robert Bonfiglio. :-)

-B

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