Re: [Harp-L] groove?

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why is the Hokey Pokey 'what it's all about'?. I mean what makes it so special? 
smo-joe

On Sep 11, 2013, at 6:08 PM, Music Cal wrote:

> Why does it not mean a thing if ain't got that swing?
> 
> What is it about those swung eighths that make them sound soooo good (when
> done subtly) to the listener and puts the player at ease in the groove?
> 
> MusiCal
> 
> 
> On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 6:23 AM, Marc Molino <mmolino54@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>>> On Sep 10, 2013, at 11:01 PM, "JON KIP" <jonkip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I'm curious as to if anyone who's been reading along on this fine
>> discussion of swing and/or groove feels that their actual playing has the
>> potential of being changed by virtue of what's been discussed.
>>>> 
>> 
>> What I've taken from this discussion is that groove is not easily defined,
>> but it has a lot to do with both timing and feeling. You've got to be able
>> to listen and understand what's going on with the music and musicians
>> around you, but if your timing sucks or you're not used to listening to the
>> beat/rhythm, you can feel all you want and it ain't gonna come out your
>> harp. Nothing replaces a live session, but it sounds like a metronome can
>> help you listen, internalize your own timing, and practice in a useful way
>> when you're not able to play with others.
>> 
>> Maybe it's just me, but it's like we're always trying to shoehorn these
>> harmonica approaches into black or white categories (sheet readers vs. ear
>> training, theory vs. intuition, etc.). Multiple approaches seems like it
>> might work best for some people and the rest of you just need to switch to
>> the right comb material.
>> 
>> Your lurking harmonica hobbyist,
>> Marc
>> 
>>