The melody section can be compared to a line sketch of a drawing: they are the parts that clearly outline the song, though by itself, it's usually "bland". No matter what kind of music it is, be it baroque or rock, musical groups typically have two sections: the rhythm section, and the melody section. Now that we are ready for a new cup of tea, let's begin with an analysis of a music group's composition. One will have to make compromises somewhere down the road. The key point of playing in a group is to work together, such that the overall music delivered is beautiful. Lastly, they are only able to solo, and thus, cannot accompany others well.Īs an old Zen koan stated, "No more tea can go in a full cup unless you empty it no one can show you zen until you empty your past thoughts." This is true here: to be able to play harp well with others, you must be willing to accept that not everyone can accept harmonica, and not everyone is willing to accept blues-this means, don't be a whiner stating "Well, they can play what they want I will play my style." it is exactly this attitude that encourages harp players to step on others, and also made others feel that te harmonica is a toy. Also, since most blues harp players only know the 12-bar blues, if the playing slightly deviates from 12-bar, blues harp players are usually lost, even if they are told of the chord. While with a few other musicians it amounts to nothing more than a contempt for harp, 90% of the time it is true: Since some of the blues harpists have not learnt music theory, and thus, are unable to communicate with other musicians well. One of the greatest problems for the harmonicist, especially with blue harp players, is that they quite often "step on toes" of other musicians. On the other hand, some people dislike having so much saliva clogging the reeds. After the gig is done (or you know you will not do any more harmonica parts) drink beer by all means (but be responsible!). If you can live with whatever tone you produce with your dry mouth, that's fine, but for optimal performance, keep your mouth wet, by drinking water (or chinese tea, which works just as well). No, I am not a teetotaler, but I found that my mouth gets really dry if I start drinking, which is very bad in terms of harp playing. Do not drink alcohol in fact, drink lots of water.The audience will think it's just an innovative improvising. Next time around, play it wrong again, but adjust the sound such that it will mesh well and louder.Since what's done is done, just focus on continuing. If the audience suddenly gets an uncomfortable, pained look, it is possible that you've just played a "significant" wrong note.That being said, there are a few other things to make note of: Let's just state this: depending on the situation, the harmonica player is either the most important thing in the ensemble, or a sound effects engineer that no one cares about.
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