RE: [Harp-L] Just have fun with it!

["Bradford Trainham" <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm horrible, but I !!loved!! This one!!
At the distinct risk of not adding any value to this thread, I personally
find theory, chord placement, arrangement, such as I'm conversant with as
fun as stealing my mentor's licks.
I've become, over the past two years, (thanks to Michael Rubin and many
others) a harp addict.
Brad Trainham
 

-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Robert Bonfiglio
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 5:08 PM
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] Just have fun with it!

> I suggest you listen to your
> favorite players and practice there licks and before you realize it, 
> you will be coming up with licks of your own. What makes a good 
> player? Is the person having fun? That to me makes a good 
> player........

Damn, I wish I read this before I was so stupid as to go out and learn
harmony, and reading, orchestration and writing charts, etc. and then scales
and articulation and tone.  Boy was I dumb.  And I just don't have any fun
playing the harmonica because I learned all that stupid stuff.  And all
those other musicians that play sax, guitar, piano, etc.,  boy they are also
really dumb for learning all that music stuff and with teachers and lessons
and music school, wow what a waste of time.

My suggestion is just to pick up a violin and just learn all the fiddle
licks you can.  That makes a great fiddle player for me.  Just have fun with
it and above stay as ignorant as you possible can of anything that smacks of
learning about music.

Harmonically yours,

Robert
http://www.robertbonfiglio.com
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