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Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: [email protected] > From: Joe Olson <[email protected]> > Date: May 25, 2014 at 1:54:17 AM EDT > To: Jeremy Olson <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Hands-free Harmonica > > Jeremy, > I'm a c4-5 injury level quad and now function as a weak c-6. I play harmonica > (not as much as I did in the first months and years following my injury). I > feel it helped me quickly increase my diaphragm strength and gave me a > musical creative outlet. I started out playing with a rack which I had > someone else help me into and position for me. Now I have greater arm > strength and endurance so I hold it between my palms which allows me to > switch between keys and isn't so claustrophobic but requires a chest strap to > maintain stability or proping with elbows in combination with tilt to keep > from tipping forward. It kind of crunches my chest constricting my breathing > but I like the freedom. > I'd suggest a short lesson on the circle of fifths. Maybe a cheat sheet > showing what key harmonica is the best choice depending on a songs guitar > chords (and the cross harp position). List the most common keys. Also a list > of good songs to improvise to. I always liked "the house of the rising sun". > It would also be helpful to teach how to improvise if you have the wrong but > close harp (1 or 2 places around the circle in either direction). I found > this very important when I couldn't change my own harp. > -Joe Olson > > >> On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Jeremy Olson >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> Jeremy Olson here from New Zealand. >> >> I am wondering whether you would like to take part in a project to develop a >> hands-free harmonica instruction course for people with a high level spinal >> cord injury. >> >> You are welcome to use the course and provide your feedback to make it even >> better. >> >> You can find out more about the course on my website at >> http://www.increasingcontrol.com/new-harping/ >> >> Anyway have a think about it, >> >> Regards Jeremy. >
