Re: Standardizing...Going to Spah etc

["Ken Wolman" <kwolman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

One thing I focus on in some fabulous stuff....

Robert Paparozzi wrote:


>     In the 70's 80's and 90's Huang, Bonfiglio and Myself continued 
> teaching at The Turtle Bay Music School in NYC. Along with Bob Shatkin, 
> Adam Gussow and Bob Meehan down at the New School. Today, we are lucky 
> to have Barrett & Gindick out on the road employing stellar 
> player/instructors like : Iceman and Gruenling to Levy and Oskar etc.
> Iceman doing the Augusta seminars as well as Filisko's  "teach 
> ins".....we are in good hands..(even though much more is needed in 
> Classical and Jazz)......BUT.....

It never occurred to me to try the Adult School route or even a small 
local music school.  God, but I miss New York where I worked for years. 
  Anything you could have wanted.

>     All this, does not detract from a player who has learned to play 
> Harmonica by ear or by his/her own study methods. There will always be 
> GREAT self-made players and bravo to that!

It's been hinted to me that Larry Adler was the author of his own 
legend, and that part of it is that he was self-taught on the harmonica 
(I don't know if he came to it from another instrument).  Given the time 
at which he lived--he was born in 1914?--I wouldn't be surprised if it 
were true, and that the man was simply a genius with a frightening 
musical gift.

>    As Ken Wolman's post suggests, a few more teachers to study one on 
> one with wouldn't hurt either.

Well, Ken Wolman is largely a jerk:-), but once in awhile he may hit a 
good idea that hits him back.  I believe Doug Tate's offer was 
absolutely up-front: come to SPAH and we'll face each other and I follow 
what he does.  HOWever...not financially feasible.  But a trip to 
Harphouse 20 minutes from here came at just the right moment, and even 
90 minutes with Dermody on an A diatonic will give me some sense of what 
I'm doing, along with some feedback and suggestions from a guy who can PLAY.

Ken
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