ejakon
53 posts
Jul 27, 2017
8:35 PM
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So i took some of yalls advice on the fourm and i tried applying them during open jam, critiques would b very welcome
Theres also another harp player that fills in for me from 13 to 15 mins, and sorta just plays in the back after that till around 16:56 min mark which is when i probably did my best solo tonight
https://soundcloud.com/e-j-delos-santos/open-jam
Last Edited by ejakon on Jul 27, 2017 9:13 PM
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Tuckster
1628 posts
Jul 28, 2017
7:37 AM
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Do you think you did a good job? Do you think you sound like any of your harp heroes?
You are very lucky to have very tolerant bandmates at this jam. I must gently warn you that some other musician would not be so gracious. This is a perfect venue to gain experience playing with other musicians. You are VERY lucky to have found these guys!
You are just beginning your journey on the harp. I liked the musical ideas you were trying to convey,but your technique is still in it's infancy. Work on getting better clean single notes and concentrate on getting your tone better. Mouth open like a yawn. Concentrate on getting just one clean single note with the best tone you can muster. Keep it up! You'll get there!
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Goldbrick
1846 posts
Jul 28, 2017
7:49 AM
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Less is more- pick a phrase or two that you can master
like a little scale run- then drop it in as flavor.
you dont need to play all over everything
Last Edited by Goldbrick on Jul 28, 2017 7:50 AM
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Rontana
422 posts
Jul 28, 2017
8:06 AM
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I would recommend a very helpful lesson from Ronnie Shellist (it's only $10 for the download). I think it would help ground you in some fundamental licks/phrases, and give you some ideas to build upon as you progress.
Shellist Lesson
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tomaxe
93 posts
Jul 28, 2017
8:19 AM
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Lessons would definitely be helpful, but if you can't do that there are some self-lesson type things you can work on:
You played "Hoochie Coochie Man" at this jam. Good one. Start with that classic riff. "Duh-duh-duh-da-dum". Try to play it clean in both 1st and 2nd position. It's all there on the 4 lower holes of the harp. Get the single notes, the bends, play it clean and in good time.
Work on it for a month.
Listen to blues music and instead of playing along, just hum along how you would like your solo to sound. Keep it simple. One phrase or lick. Then try to match it on the harp.
You have energy and some musicality buried in there, you are just technically very raw and need to understand basic musical structure. Keep workin' at it!
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ejakon
54 posts
Jul 28, 2017
8:44 AM
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thanks yall, im a very harsh critic of myself and my open jam bandmates are teaching me the fundamentals of band work and stuff. The beginning is quite crap and my solos and accompiment wasnt in tune for the most part, il admit though? this is the first recording i had that i didnt immediately cringe and delete so im doing a few things right. Il record another one thursday next week, hopefully il see some improvements
The other harp players that come here also try to tell me a few things, but i think theyre on the same level as I am since they dont really tell me much and their solos sound a little off tune and out of rhythm sometimes.
I was also using too much tongue, and i suspect my embouchure is falty, since its pretty much a lip purse with tongue since i close my lips more to get better access to other holes.
So far this is what i think i should work on
- Improvisation
- Confidence
- Playing Less and allowing space
- Less trills/warbles
- More feeling
- More Lip Pursing
- Better solo intros
- less reliance on wahs
- A more smooth V chord transition into the turn around (the first one i failed miserably at copying Big Walters V Chord lol)
- PLAY MORE SLOWLY !
Last Edited by ejakon on Jul 28, 2017 8:56 AM
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