Re: [Harp-L] groove?

[Jerry Deall <jdeall@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe, if you don't know by now, I ain't sayin'. 



Thanks Jerry, 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Leone" <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: "Music Cal" <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx> 
Cc: "Harp L Harp L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 4:19:48 PM 
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] groove? 

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 
>> 
>>