Comments on: Improvising http://blog.murphymethod.com/2010/02/01/improvising/ Where the Murphy Method community keeps in touch. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: martha carlton http://blog.murphymethod.com/2010/02/01/improvising/comment-page-1/#comment-1155 martha carlton Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:04:22 +0000 http://blog.murphymethod.com/?p=1440#comment-1155 Martin, that is a wonderful quote from Tom Adams. When I started the banjo after so many years as a classical musician (church oragn and piano), I felt as though I were in another musical world. Nothing worked the way I thought it should. I could not imagine not having notes to read. I thought these banjo players were making it so much harder on themselves by trying to LISTEN rather than just getting out some music and reading it. Thanks to Murphy and now Casey, I am completely converted to listening, and I never even try to read tab. Martin, that is a wonderful quote from Tom Adams. When I started the banjo after so many years as a classical musician (church oragn and piano), I felt as though I were in another musical world. Nothing worked the way I thought it should. I could not imagine not having notes to read. I thought these banjo players were making it so much harder on themselves by trying to LISTEN rather than just getting out some music and reading it. Thanks to Murphy and now Casey, I am completely converted to listening, and I never even try to read tab.

]]> By: Martin Bacon http://blog.murphymethod.com/2010/02/01/improvising/comment-page-1/#comment-1151 Martin Bacon Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:07:00 +0000 http://blog.murphymethod.com/?p=1440#comment-1151 I guess I'm lucky not to have had problems with that old note reading thing. I'm trying to figure out if its a fair trade off for having so much trouble with the rhythm thing. Remarkable that your work meets people at all levels of "Misfit"edness! And I really like that I get your Improvising video. Thanks again, Murphy. Martha you fit one of my favorite quotes (he says with a smile on his face), "So, you are a musician and a banjo player!" (from Tom Adams November 2009 - obviously not said about me). Marty I guess I’m lucky not to have had problems with that old note reading thing. I’m trying to figure out if its a fair trade off for having so much trouble with the rhythm thing. Remarkable that your work meets people at all levels of “Misfit”edness! And I really like that I get your Improvising video. Thanks again, Murphy.

Martha you fit one of my favorite quotes (he says with a smile on his face), “So, you are a musician and a banjo player!” (from Tom Adams November 2009 – obviously not said about me).

Marty

]]> By: Arden Peters http://blog.murphymethod.com/2010/02/01/improvising/comment-page-1/#comment-1148 Arden Peters Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:02:04 +0000 http://blog.murphymethod.com/?p=1440#comment-1148 I tried improvising "Blue Ridge Cabin Home" prior to using the "Improvising: The First Stage" video. Imagine my thrill when what I had come up with on my own matched some of what you taught in improvising "Blue Ridge Cabin Home." I tried improvising “Blue Ridge Cabin Home” prior to using the “Improvising: The First Stage” video. Imagine my thrill when what I had come up with on my own matched some of what you taught in improvising “Blue Ridge Cabin Home.”

]]> By: martha carlton http://blog.murphymethod.com/2010/02/01/improvising/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 martha carlton Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:26:57 +0000 http://blog.murphymethod.com/?p=1440#comment-1147 I can't believe you really used what I said. All of it is true and for the first time I felt that I might develop as a banjo player. Thanks again!!! I can’t believe you really used what I said. All of it is true and for the first time I felt that I might develop as a banjo player. Thanks again!!!

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