Ron Block's Keynote Address from IBMA a few years back has some interesting input on this subject. Check it out here: http://www.ronblock.com/site.php?em2643=146423_-1__0_~0_-1_10_2009_0_0&content=writings&em2642=
On Nov 3, 2:22 pm, 14strings <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anybody here get bit by the guitar flatpicking bug once in a > while? > > I'm presently on one such binge now. It's fun to jump ship once in a > while and makes coming back the mandolin fresh. > > Anyway I was watching Norman Blake's first Homespun guitar video and > he said something that I've heard before but the way he said it made > it finally sink in. He said, and I paraphrase "I want you to get the > idea of what I'm doing but I want you to do it your own way this way > you'll play the best of what YOU have to offer" > > In other words it's really difficult to get the EXACT nuance of > someone elses playing and should we even try? Or should we get the > general gist of it and play what comes naturally to us? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
