Feelin' for the Blues

What can I say but that I look forward to the day when I can play with that level of emotion.

I look forward to learning third position to expand those possibilities for myself. In the meantime I feel fortunate that I am learning from an instructor that I just so happen to also enjoy all compositions he creates. Which means from my standpoint I can't go wrong following your lead.

I think we are all listening differently now, so here's what I heard.

On the G harp, raw gutsy emotion comes through. How is a 'hook' different from a 'head'?. The melody on the harp certainly fit with the guitar hook but didn't mimic it. Did you mean you let the guitar set the hook? I felt the chorus structure was there but was it improvisation as opposed to being pre determined?

On the D harp, the hand effects really added to the mood and feeling. Great example of the effects of using different positions and different mic techniques.

Too bad the A harp wasn't picked up although the little I did hear sounded like you really used the high end of the harp - another contrast to the other two.

Thanks David - lots to listen to here and to think about in terms of how and why to use different techniques. Gotta get to that 3rd position Study 5 now!!