very nice. and it's not quantity, it's quality. i am a good example of that. first 20 YEARS i played were fairly lackluster. the next 5 were better. the last 15 have been not only a learning experience but a real adventure as well. for me it was about getting out of my usual and listening to and trying new stuff, then going back and brushing up on what i didn't do well. hearing new players- to me- made a big impact when i was ready for new heroes. James Harman and Lester Butler and William Clarke changed my total view of what a harp was for. ---------- http://www.reverbnation.com/jawboneandjolene
I felt the same way when I first heard Matthieu (Heart2Harp) who had only been playing for less than a year at that time too. At first I was like "well, I better just give up now", but then I realized that it's not a race, not a competition. I'm doing this for myself, and not for anyone else. Everyone proceeds at their own pace, and everyone brings their own talent, experience, level of dedication, and amount of time they can spend learning and playing to the table. In some folks, this all conspires to a short time to proficiency (or even greatness), while for others it means it will take longer. I'm on a longer road than some folks, and I'm okay with that. I still find joy and release in my music, and I can still see that I'm moving forward, and those are the only things that matter to me.
If this were Facebook, I would tag BBQ Bob Maglinte.
Facts: 1) If you practice 1 hour each day, over the course of one year, you practice probably 7 years' worth of what the average player does. (well maybe that was some opinion). 2) He's playing very softly. I was amazed by that frankly, just how softly he plays. He's playing like Junior Wells in that regard and it's key to his tone.
3) two weeks. Sounds like a poetic-license two weeks.
---------- David
____________________ At the time of his birth, it was widely accepted that no one man could play that much music so well or raise that much hell. He proved them all wrong. R.I.P. H. Cecil Payne
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