Frank
4755 posts
Jul 02, 2014
6:35 AM
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Playing at bars or festivals etc is fun, but are not the only places to have fun musically...
What are some other places you play ex: - schools, nursing homes, hospitals etc...
Last Edited by Frank on Jul 02, 2014 6:35 AM
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Ugly Bones Ryan
96 posts
Jul 02, 2014
7:15 AM
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I played a lot in highschool. I'm probably gonna play in college as well. I've busked as well and thats a lott fun.
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Gnarly
1044 posts
Jul 02, 2014
7:20 AM
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I have gigs in nursing homes, and I have played music at school assemblies.
Also have a gig next Saturday at McP's, an Irish bar in Coronado.
I play where they ask me to, but haven't been seeking employment as a musician except for my Gigmaster site.
https://www.gigmasters.com/Rock/Gary-Lehmann
It brings in just enough to justify its cost--and almost none of those gigs are in bars.
Last Edited by Gnarly on Jul 02, 2014 7:21 AM
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Tuckster
1439 posts
Jul 02, 2014
7:37 AM
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Through our local blues society,I've played at a veteran's hospital. The vets don't get much entertainment,so we are very much appreciated. I've also done our local version of blues in the schools.
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S-harp
222 posts
Jul 02, 2014
1:33 PM
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I do some gigs now and then with two guys ... one is lecturing about a poet and the other guy is reading the poems. One hour very well payed gigs ... in art galleries, libraries, theatres and so on. So what am I doing? I'm improvising music that fits the poems ... some interludes and some parallel to the poems. I play diatonic, 48 chord harp and bass harp at these gigs.
I'm also a music teatcher. It's a blast to have a 20-student class play harmonica as an orchestra. If you ever consider trying this, remember to choose low harps, 20 people playing C-harps will kill you.
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The tone, the tone ... and the Tone
Last Edited by S-harp on Jul 02, 2014 1:34 PM
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Mirco
179 posts
Jul 02, 2014
2:32 PM
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I am a public school Math teacher, and I like to use harmonica as a classroom management technique. It's a good way to grab the class's attention when transitioning between activities, like when they are working in small groups and I have to teach something. Also, a strong 10 draw will shut up the noisiest class.
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BronzeWailer
1330 posts
Jul 02, 2014
3:07 PM
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A couple of auburn-haired, doe-eyed beauties found me busking on the street. I played their poetry slams in bars, a library, park, and alley in the business district at lunchtime. I filled the silences between slammers. I controversially won one slam with my (non-fiction)song about a can collector whose pet rat was snatched from his shoulder after she was successfully operated on for cancer. There was an argument about whether musical instruments were allowed.
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Littoral
1110 posts
Jul 02, 2014
3:25 PM
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Many times to teach sound as a Physical Science teacher (frequency, pitch, wave length).
I also taught a group of 20 middle schoolers Christmas songs and we went caroling -that was awesome. I did have about 3 hours/week with them starting in September.
Star Spangled Banner for event openings -Little League Opening Day, New School Dedication, 4th of July Events.
Memorial Events -tree planting service etc.
Funerals -many. Solo harp does a great job at of projecting a solemn, respectful sound that is simple and not too big of a production. Reminiscent of bag pipes. Amazing Grace is standard but there are a lot of hymns that work well. I'll Fly Away is perfect.
Last Edited by Littoral on Jul 02, 2014 3:26 PM
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KC69
389 posts
Jul 02, 2014
3:29 PM
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I give the devil the blues!! I play at church 3 nights a week and in the prison 1 time per month. We are a rock band with a touch of blues. I mic up with one of Greg's custom chrome bullets or his ultimate 57. I run those through 4 Lone Wolf Harp Pedals. Then I send that through an early 1950s Masco Tube Amp. You would think the pastor was Stevie Ray on his custom guitar. Like I say, We give the devil the blues !!!
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nacoran
7850 posts
Jul 02, 2014
3:30 PM
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I haven't played harp in nursing homes, but I did belong to a choral group that used to perform in nursing homes. In college our choir sang in high schools.
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SuperBee
2100 posts
Jul 02, 2014
6:21 PM
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I just walk around town playing. And at the bus stop. Sometimes I entertain street people...those cats are always up for something to change up the day...they don't tip real good though.
Used to have a director here at work who got me to play in back of management propaganda video...played at a kiddy matinee as a warm up for kiddy entertainer Peter Coombes...played at a community garden 'grand' opening...a 'shave your head for a cure' fundraiser, a car show, an agricultural show (with Monique Brumby), a few farmers' markets...doing another this weekend...and busking at markets and folk festivals...
Lots of parties and fairs. Very few bars.
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jnorem
347 posts
Jul 02, 2014
6:38 PM
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Here's one, about the girlfriend I had right before I met my wife. She'd always ask me to play the harmonica after we'd had sex. She'd say "Please, please", so I started keeping a harp on my nightstand.
She now lives in Asheville.
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Call me J
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garry
523 posts
Jul 02, 2014
6:47 PM
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I was going to comment on this thread, but I need to go buy a ticket for Asheville.
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1847
1927 posts
Jul 02, 2014
10:02 PM
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i don't care what anyone tells you,
if you are asked to play the playboy mansion
don't do it!
it is highly over-rated
while it pays quite well,
it is not worth the heart ache.
stick to the local strip bars
you will thank me later.
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
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Diggsblues
1409 posts
Jul 03, 2014
5:35 AM
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Musicals like "Big River" studio work if you can get it.
The more styles you play in the options you have.
Reading skills can help to.
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JustFuya
304 posts
Jul 03, 2014
6:31 AM
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I once had the number for public address at the San Jose airport. My girlfriend and I holed up in the elevator and dialed the number. She sang "I'm Leaving On A Jet Plane" to my harmonica accompaniment.
We got hauled into security and were scolded but they released us with a stern warning.
Last Edited by JustFuya on Jul 03, 2014 10:53 AM
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STME58
964 posts
Jul 03, 2014
9:23 AM
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Speaking of Airports, I find the corridor between the international and domestic sections of SFO to be a fun place to play when you have a long layover in San Francisco. People are moving though so If they don't like it the aren't bothered for long, and if they do, they stop and listen for a while.
At a goat show in San Bernardino there was a delay in the proceedings and the judge had the mike and was trying to get someone to come up and sing a song. When none else came up I pulled a harp out of my pocket, took the mike and played a tune. I was asked to play more so someone liked it. I think my 113 year old son, the one showing his goat, was a bit embarrassed. I would be careful if anyone asked for someone to perform at a goat show though. In urban slang that is a very different event than the one I was at with my son.
Last Edited by STME58 on Jul 03, 2014 9:30 AM
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