You've got the notes, you've got the phrases, there's no doubt about it and congratulation for that
What I would say to improve this Little Walter song is 2 things:
1) DON'T attack the notes with the tip of your tongue AT ALL, use most of the time your diaphragm or the back of your tongue...It'll really give you a more fluid feel for that piece
2) Try to play very much softly with your instrument. Little Walter was NOT using a lot of energy of air to play his songs, but the combination of the dynamic and the amplification was very important..
I would say as well, try to make it groove more, I think this is the hardest part (and in my opinion besides Dennis Gruenling I don't know any other harp players capable to mimic the Little Walter way of playing)
Hope you don't mind saying this.... _________________________________________
Daughter of Hannibal Lecter, also known as "Christelle Berthon"
Last Edited by on Feb 01, 2012 3:09 PM
Christelle, tu ne peux pas savoir à quel point tes conseils me sont précieux! J'ai -je pense- vu toutes tes vidéos ou au moins la majeure partie, et tu m'inspires, au delà de l'admiration, un profond respect (je n'ai qu'1 an d'harmo derrière moi, autrement dit, rien du tout). Donc je ne m'offusquerai absolument pas de ces points essentiels, fondamentaux, que tu soulèves et que j'appliquerai dès aujourd'hui. Personne ne me les avait dit !!! Merci encore !
And for the speaking english people, a short version : Thanx for the advices ! Miss Cristal Lecter : I love you ! ----------
a quote from little walter was"some of these cats be carrying too much wind,I just use a little wind and navigate up and down these reeds"advice worth taking
and finally, it's understandable! there are so many draw notes ! At first, I even had trouble finishing that piece, totally out of breath !!! ----------
