The Harmonica Collective- Indianapolis Indiana, April 24th – 27th, 2013 If you would like to do some deep work on your chops and fill up your tank with new inspiration, come to Indianapolis April 24th – 27th for the Harmonica Collective: Winslow Yerxa, Jason Ricci, James Conway, RJ Mischo,
Category: Music – Inner Game
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OCD loops vs Practice Schedules I ran across the term OCD loops recently, and I knew it applied somehow to me even before I got the translation: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder loops – when you start some activity and it keeps triggering you to stay on the merry go round. Like
Face Time How much time do you spend with a harmonica in your face? I have to admit that when it comes to the simple things in life, I am mostly a slow learner. It’s embarrassing. One way I keep from getting too hung up about this is listening to
Dear %$firstname$%, Psycho Series #2 -The Power of No I have been reading and re-reading a book that has sold over 30 million copies since 1960 without any major advertising campaigns. The title of this book is Psycho Cybernetics, by Maxwell Maltz. The title of the book is not the
Why do you play music? Why do you play the harmonica? I like to ask myself these questions from time to time, and the answers keep changing. What is it about music that is so compelling? I have had one insight lately that keeps asking me to get it down,
Today I have a couple of links for you that need a bit of explaining. I have talked before about how the same things that make me a better harmonica player also make me a better human being. Yesterday I got this link to a talk by a guy with
I have gotten a variety of responses to the rhythm exercise idea, ranging from “I don’t need this.” to “Wow! this is realy cool!”. I also got enough questions about exactly what to do that I will describe it again as clearly as I can. You sit and cross your
Today I have a very simple exercise that you can try with someone who claims that they can’t keep a beat. Or someone who can’t keep a beat, but they don’t know it. Or someone who is trying to learn a new and tricky rhythm. I will get into why
Lay Down My Burden – Grant Dermody and Friends Grant Dermody is a Seattle based harmonica player, music instructor, vocalist and song writer who has honed his skills over the years playing with acoustic bluesmen John Jackson, Guy Davis, Honeyboy Edwards, John Cephas and Phil Wiggins, Louisiana Red, bluegrass
A while ago, there was a lively debate on Harp L about who were the real geniuses. The general direction that this thread was going in was that some people were geniuses, and others were not, and that this would be a good thing to argue about. I insist that