General Discussion

any body play use baby fat harps ? what you like dislike about them ?

Hi folks, just trying to get back on course after a bit of an absence and was looking for some clarification for submission to LOA 3 Solo Study 2. is it 1.7 and 1.8 and 1.9 then a choice between 2.3 or 2.4 OR is it just any one of those listed ? Just needing to be sure as I think i missed out on the LOA2 submission and had to go back and submit something I had missed. Many thanks Russell

Hi, I am looking for suggestions for audio recording applications with Android. Thanks and happy holidays to all! 

Coupla questions for you folks:

1) Recommendations for avoiding/dealing with cracks at the corners of the mouth from lotsa playing? I've been trying various chapsticks as preventative and lysine to try and expedite the healing.

2) Tips on managing saliva buildup in a couple different circumstances:

A. While singing, leading up to a harp lick or solo

B. While doing overbends/blows (for some reason seems to stimulate saliva).

Having read that listening to a tune repeatedly is all part of learning to play it, I want to find a free or cheap way to download tunes that I'm working on. Apple used to let users download even just one song for a small fee but they seem to have stopped this in favour of a subscription. Any advice please on how to get just a small number of tunes onto a phone without paying lots of money?

Thanks,

Mark.

I saw Joe Filisko post a picture of this to Facebook this morning, and it seems like something that people could enjoy digging into over the holidays:

https://ltu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1871344/FULLTEXT01.pdf

https://www.researchcatalogue.net/profile/show-exposition?exposition=1510243

I'm a diatonic mostly blues player (Special 20s and Rockets).I've thought about getting one of the tool sets and videos to customize my harps (gap, flatten reed plates and combs, shape the reed, emboss, tune, etc.) for better or easier playability?Curious how much of a difference you feel like a custom harp makes? (easier to play, easier to bend, etc. etc)? continue reading...

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I get asked to play alongside with pre-booked bands for weddings or church events. I often come across the following challenges and I would like to know from fellow musicians how you deal with these situations.

Key of the Song -  continue reading...

Hi folks,

My teenage daughter is becoming quite the jazz musician, and I would like to be able to play more than the 12 bar blues with her. To that end, I have been working on the music theory lessons, here, as well as learning overbends. Both of these skills are in the "work in progress" status, but they are coming along. Would love to hear feeback on anything else I should or could be doing to hasten my progress toward being able to play jazz comfortably on a diatonic harp.

Does anyone out there use an iPad for reading lyrics on stage and if you do do you have a favorite app? 

Thanks Phil Anderson