Joe was back and did a little recap of the one-chord learning we've been doing lately as relates to improvisation. All agreed Dennis Gruenling has an extremely deep well of musical vocabulary and that expanding one's vocabulary is a must if you want to improvise (or improvise better than you currently do).
Joe also emphasized that you want to focus on playing within the blues vocabulary - listen and learn from the masters and know the language you are working to express yourself in. It's not just knowing the notes in a scale; it's knowing how they're usually put together and how they take advantage of the harp's layout and strengths.
Class Notes
- Joe will be away next week - Level 3 and Performance classes proceed as normal though with Grant filling in.
- Grant Kessler, B1 Blues Crew
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