jiceblues
8 posts
Jun 02, 2011
4:03 AM
|
HI guys ! let's go and see how a little frenchie tries to play the blues ...www.myspace.com/jiceblues
|
nacoran
4163 posts
Jun 02, 2011
2:41 PM
|
Nice. :)
----------
Nate
Facebook
Thread Organizer (A list of all sorts of useful threads)
|
jiceblues
9 posts
Jun 03, 2011
3:17 AM
|
Only one but thank's NACORAN .
|
GamblersHand
277 posts
Jun 03, 2011
4:40 AM
|
hey Jice
I had a quick listen - nice stuff, always impressed when folks can convincingly sing in a foreign language.
Are you after any constructive criticism here?
cheers
|
jiceblues
10 posts
Jun 03, 2011
4:59 AM
|
Yes , GAMBLERSHAND , there is much to criticyze in my songs ( sorry for my bad english , i never went to USA) and i listen to what american folks can say about my harp playing and singing ....
|
GamblersHand
278 posts
Jun 03, 2011
9:52 AM
|
Jice
ok, though these comments are coming from a New Zealander rather than an American so please feel free to disregard!
Singing
Generally good and confident, again I'll say that I'm impressed with foreign language singers. Your phrasing is distinctive, and occasionally you don't stress the expected words in a phrase. Whether this is a good or bad thing just depends on how much you want to mimic typical blues singing
Your high notes could do with some work - at times you don't support them so well and so tend to chicken out. The secret is to keep the same relaxed posture, don't lift your shoulders, and just support the note with your diaphragm.
I think that you could work on your blues tonality - practice singing blue thirds, blue fifths and blue sevenths against a chord. e.g. sing Bb, Db, F against G.
Lyrics
I think that you know that you sometimes misinterpret the lyrics - did I really hear you sing "macho man" in Mojo? So, hey, just use google a bit more
Harp
Fairly solid overall, I'd probably consider you at intermediate level. You have developed some blues techniques but at times you could apply them better so to get maximum effect.
I think you could get most benefit right now by working on your timing and phrasing. The groove and syncopation are key to this kind of music. Think and count in terms of triplets, feel the blues accent on the 2 & 4, that sort of thing. Your trills and vibrato could also be more in time with the beat of the music.
It's amazing how a mundane riff can be brought to life with a few fractions of a second difference.
anyway, hope this is useful - and constructive
cheers
James
|
jiceblues
11 posts
Jun 04, 2011
2:20 AM
|
JAMES , your advices are very useful for me , it's funny but a friend of mine , who is a very good jazz player (sax , clarinet and singin') told me the same things .I know my "timing" is'nt very goood .I've got work to do ....Sorry for the mistake on MOJO .Thank you . regards . jicé .
|
