From schwartz.adan@epa.gov Mon Nov 19 12:07:53 2001
Subject:Re: i'm the new girl, looking for teacher

I second Jeff on this. Someone coming from a classical background
might tend to think lessons are the way to learn something. But for
jazz/blues/rock, I say its not so. For this music, you have to
develop good ears, and there is no shortcut to that, so you may as
well start by copying licks from the best players. And while there
are some common techniques to organ playing, the danger in learning
those is they can quickly sound cliche. Don't try to sound like
everyone else. For an example of really innovative B-3 players,
listen to some Larry Young (an oldie) or John Medeski (a contemporary
-- see Medeski, Martin, and Wood).

I've also found it really depends on what kind of clone you're using
-varying with the feel of the keys and just the way you react to the
sound you're hearing. I've played a number of them, and the B-3 as
well. I don't think my style was exactly the same on any of them.

Adan

--- In CloneWheel@y..., "Jeff Conlin" wrote:
> There are quite a few amazing Hammond players in the area, but most
> are in the blues or jazz vein. If you're looking solely at rock
> technique, I'm not sure where to start.
>
> Does your classical training preclude you from playing by ear? If
> not, just grab a stack of CDs and start listening. Billy Preston,
> Greg Rolie, Booker T, and Jimmy McGriff were all my teachers. :)
>
> If you've got some gigs coming up, lemme know. I'd love to come
check
> out a fellow Clonewheeler-
> --
> Jeff Conlin
> Beltsville, MD
> XB2/KBRM C2/145
> http://jeff.desi-9.com