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"The listener wants more repetition than the player is usually willing to give" is one of my favorite statements to make in response to a student's query, "what did you think" after the commonly too active solo. I don't care how much technique you have, if you don't use repetition at the core of your song writing and improvising, by not repeating anything you're telling the listener there's nothing worth remembering. As Joe Filisko stated at a Harmonica Masterclass Workshop on this same discussion point, "If you're not playing something memorable, then you're playing something forgettable." continue reading...

The listener wants more repetition than the player is usually willing to give.

If you commonly listen to music on your desktop computer speakers or through your laptop’s built-in speakers, you’re missing out on the lower frequencies. This is not much of an issue unless you’re having difficulty hearing the chord changes. The bass player outlines the chords, so if you can’t hear it well, you’ll have challenges staying within the form. continue reading...

Silent footage. Max Moore, owner of Interstate Grocery in Helena, Arkansas, was the sponsor for radio station KFFA's "King Biscuit Time" program. We believe he shot this home movie circa 1942. In it, renowned blues musicians Robert 'Junior' Lockwood and Sonny Boy Williamson perform on the front porch of a small-town Arkansas grocery store. This is likely the earliest footage of these musicians performing together. The second portion of the clip is a 1952 tour featuring Williamson and his band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6v-hz3ER0c