[Harp-L] Stevie Wonder's sound

[Gary Lehmann]

I wouldn't mind sounding like Stevie but lately I am soooo lazy . . .

On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 2:50 PM, Michael Rubin <
michaelrubinharmonica at gmail.com> wrote:

> Julian Davis has already done it, but the more the merrier.
>
> On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 4:04 PM, Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I told Winslow that he and Slim should do a clinic at spah on how to get
>> the Stevie Wonder sound.
>> It would be standing room only!
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On May 23, 2016, at 1:44 PM, Sheltraw <macaroni9999 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Winslow
>> >
>> > Not mercenary at all and I may be doing that come late June.
>> >
>> > Daniel
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> >> On May 23, 2016, at 8:04 AM, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I'd advise them to come to me for lessons. That may sound mercenary,
>> but that's how I could best convey how to recognize and achieve the
>> qualities I cited.
>> >>
>> >> Winslow
>> >>
>> >> Winslow Yerxa
>> >> Producer, the Harmonica Collective
>> >> Author, Harmonica For Dummies, Second Edition: ISBN 978-1-118-88076-0
>> >>            Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
>> >>            Blues Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-1-1182-5269-7
>> >> Resident Expert, bluesharmonica.com
>> >> Instructor, Jazzschool Community Music School
>> >> President emeritus, SPAH, the Society for the Preservation and
>> Advancement of the Harmonica
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> From: Sheltraw <macaroni9999 at gmail.com>
>> >> To: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa at yahoo.com>
>> >> Cc: Rick Dempster <rickdempster33 at gmail.com>; "harp-l at harp-l.com" <
>> harp-l at harp-l.com>
>> >> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 8:12 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Stevie Wonder's sound
>> >>
>> >> Ok, so if a student was to ask you how to imitate Stevie's sound what
>> would you advise them to do?
>> >>
>> >> Daniel
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iPhone
>> >>
>> >>> On May 22, 2016, at 6:44 PM, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> The chromatic only sounds passive in the hands of those who fail to
>> inhabit its sound. Like the best players, Stevie does inhabit it - with his
>> own tone, attack, and vibrato. He also has a distinctive melodic vocabulary
>> and a distinctive way of deploying it.
>> >>>
>> >>> Winslow Yerxa
>> >>> Producer, the Harmonica Collective
>> >>> Author, Harmonica For Dummies, Second Edition: ISBN 978-1-118-88076-0
>> >>>            Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
>> >>>            Blues Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-1-1182-5269-7
>> >>> Resident Expert, bluesharmonica.com
>> >>> Instructor, Jazzschool Community Music School
>> >>> President emeritus, SPAH, the Society for the Preservation and
>> Advancement of the Harmonica
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
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