Re: [Harp-L] Technique WAS (no subject)

["mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

:~} ! That was cool Michael ....thinking about Cotton playing/ singing  " All Walks of Life " 
No hurry what so even and you want more !

Mike Wilbur


On Sep 26, 2012, at 4:15 PM, Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Emotion cannot be measured within a note sound.   Even if you could, a guy
> really feeling the blues playing very fast without signals that we as
> listeners have come to define as signs of emotion (ie little bends,
> vibrato, hand wah wah, double stops) would have more feeling in his fastest
> note than the best harmonica actor with nothing in particular to work
> through in his soul playing the slowest, most molasses dripped vibratoed
> and wah-wahed bent double stopped note.  I think you are referring to
> emoting, which is more of an actor's tool.  Okay, carry on as if I am crazy.
> Michael Rubin
> Michaelrubinharmonica.com
> 
> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> I am not trying to put words in Richard's mouth, but I think his point was
>> you had to see the forest for the trees with the effective speed players.
>> The emotion comes in waves rather than individual notes.
>> 
>> A good study of that can be found in all three guys mentioned here - Ricci,
>> Popper, and Buffalo.  I made a comment about emotional playing on another
>> board today, but I think there are two ways in which players really impact
>> us.  One is by creating ear worms with melodic playing, and the other is by
>> creating waves of emotion.  If you play particularly fast, your best bet is
>> waves.
>> 
>> To counter the speed=technical=no emotion, I present Carlos Del Junco.  He
>> is a very technical player, does not play particularly fast, but can create
>> all sorts of emotional impact.
>> 
>> On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 9:19:06 AM UTC-5, Dennis M. Cooper wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Have a look at the following video. I think Norton plays fast and with a
>>> lot of expression.
>>> http://youtu.be/fPB_xQzmqSQ
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Dennis Cooper
>>> http://dennis-cooper.com
>>> http://harmaniac.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>