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USC ? After 20 years of blues experience,
professor Walter Liniger has brought some of i
that history to USC in his "Echoes in the Blues"
course.
Originally from Bern, Switzerland, Liniger
came to the United States 11 years ago because
he was "tired of teaching and needed a break."
Liniger has taught German, French, English and
history while also working on his musical talents.
"I always liked music, but I never actually
played," said Liniger, who taught himself how to
play the harmonica at 20 by listening to others.
"I learned from the artists, and it is good for
students to annroach mv course in the same way
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by listening and trying."
Liniger approached Walter Edgar, director of
the Institute of Southern Studies, in 1992 and
gave him a presentation of what the course
would be about.
"He immediately gave a positive response,"
Liniger said, "and then it was decided that the
course would be included in the South Carolina
Honors College. Those were the two departments
that brought me here to USC."
Liniger has an extensive blues history, having
played with Etta Baker, Eugene Powell, John
Jackson and James Son Thomas. It was with
Son Thomas that Liniger co-produced the album ^
"Gateway to the Delta," which won the 1987 ,r
Handy Award for the Best Traditional Blues q
Album of the Year.
The course is taught at McMaster College,
where the worn wooden floors and dusty atmosphere
seem fitting to discuss the history of the
blues. Liniger, dressed in casual attire and sport- bl
ing an acoustic guitar and harmonica, brings to Li
the class what he has learned of the blues culture.
There is a set curriculum of assignments stu- e>
dents must complete.
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graded on their discussion participation,"
Liniger said. "Only about 30 percent of their ^
grade is harmonica playing!'*
Assignments are taken from some required P1
readings such as "Blues People," "Rage for P1
Order," "Black Boy" and "Light in August" and 111
articles and short stories related to creative writing.
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aches rhythm through the use of the
Lues harmonica.
"The course came about by looking at the
ues as more of a language than just as music,"
iniger said.
Liniger said this may be the first musical
cperience for some of his students.
"Most students don't have any experience,
it no musical knowledge other than time is
quired," he said. "You cannot cram for the
irmonica. I am a firm believer that if you pracce
every day, you will be able to pick it up.
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ractice every day, others give up, but playing
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"I don't expect students to play on a profesonal
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Liniger said because the course is taugh
through the Honors College, it can be an escap
for the students who are traditionally taught t<
only think with their minds.
"The emphasis of the course is not on har
monica playing or on the assignments," he said
"I want the students to learn to rely more 01
their emotions and feelings when confronte<
with problems.
"It doesn't matter if you are young or old, bu
when you take out a harmonica and play a trail
song, there is something invigorating about tlx
music. Harmonica music breaks down barrier
quickly and allows communication to flow."
Through this philosophy, Liniger has als<
developed a good rapport with his students.
"They come to talk to me, and sometimes,
have as many as 45 students in my office,'
Liniger said. "Some come in to just discuss j
creative writing assignment while others com
to review a rhythm we learned in class.
"I hardly have but one or two students abser
because of being sick. I'm really amazed a
how they come out and participate."
Liniger's students share his enthusiasm fc
the course.
"I'm an accounting major, and all of m
classes are pretty dry," sophomore Joshu
Elliott said. "But this class is a lot more chal
lenging. It takes more effort than memorizatio
and punching in numbers on a calculator."
Elliott said he also appreciates Liniger's talent.
"My favorite part of the course is in the teacli
ing of the music, harmony and rhythm and lister
ing to the instructor," Elliott said. "He's tremer
dous and puts a lot of feeling into his playing."
Liniger has shared his teaching with others a
well.
"I was contacted by Blues in the School;
which is a very vibrant organization that use
blues to get kids to focus on school work and o
staying in school," Liniger said. "I will b
working with them as a consultant for currici
lum for Charleston public schools."
While Liniger is teaching, he is also a pei
former as well. He can be seen Nov. 9 at 8:3
p.m. in the Belk Auditorium as part of a three
day conference of international scholars. Hi
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