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Reading Music on harp
Reading Music on harp
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hvyj
3027 posts
Apr 01, 2016
2:49 PM
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Well, yeah, btw, Michelle does happen to be pretty cool. Good singer, good looking, gets a lot of gigs, great stage presence, fun to work with, easy to get along with, down to earth and just an all around very nice and classy lady. She handles a variety of musical styles well has a million watt smile and a very alluring way of moving around on stage. Audiences love her! More of a chanteuse than a diva. What's not to like?
A while ago Harpdude helped me post a FB vid of a tune we did at an outdoor show. Not the only black female vocalist I get to work with, but probably the most interesting.
Last Edited by hvyj on Apr 01, 2016 4:13 PM
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hvyj
3029 posts
Apr 01, 2016
8:56 PM
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True story: Just ran into one of the musicians in my primary band who has a masters degree in music. Somehow we we wind up talking about how different musicians approach music. He tells a story about being on a studio gig where he said something about an A7 chord. The other musicians looked at him like he was from another planet. Finally, he just plays the chord and everyone else just says ok and plays along perfectly. His point was that there are different ways ways of getting to the musical place where you need to go. So, if you've got a good enough ear, theory isn't very important. Then we talked about what time we should get to tomorrow's gig to have time for a sound check since the venue has a house PA and a sound man. Should be fun.
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JohnnieHarp
140 posts
Apr 02, 2016
10:29 PM
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Earlier in this thread there was a question about Howard Levy and reading music re: diatonic harps.
I recall watching an instructional videotape (Homespun(?) circa 1990) on playing fully chromatic on a diatonic harmonica.
In it he mentioned that he visualizes a piano keyboard in his mind and just plays those notes on his diatonic harp. That and the overblowing that he demonstrated reset my harmonica ambitions :)
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