Jeff Shirkey <jcshirke@...> wrote:
but doesnt feel relaxed... what can I do to fix this?
It means you don't sound natural, you haven't made the sound your own. You'll get it in time. It's not a vague criticism. It's a very important one.
Try scatting your lines, this will help alot, you probably are great but you lack individualism in you playing. No big deal.
Joe
On Oct 1, 2005, at 5:11 PM, Ray East wrote:
Im here at UNF, and Im trying to get all of my stuff together
now... A couple of guys have told me that my swing feel is good,
but doesnt feel relaxed... what can I do to fix this?
That's a vague criticism to level at someone. It doesn't "feel
relaxed"? Says who??And how would they know, since you're the one
feeling it? Unless someone can offer some more specific advice, if I
were you, I'd blow them off.
There are obvious things to look for, such as your straight
technique. Are your hands and body relaxed? Is there any obvious
stiffness in your playing and your technique (e.g. Do you have a
particularly stiff sounding vibrato?)? If not, then it sounds to me
like theirs is a subjective and vague opinion that is pretty much
meaningless.
Jeff
