[Harp-L] Re: "Sounds like Harmonica"

[Jonathan Metts <prairiedogpr@xxxxxxxxx>]

This is indeed an interesting topic.  I personally enjoy the sound of 
the harmonica when it is played well.  On the other hand, I pretty much 
hate the sound of my own playing and have tried (so far with little 
success) to sound different than I do now.

My first-ever "harmonica concert" was Howard Levy's Concerto for 
Diatonic; he was playing with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. 
(Incidentally, this was where I first met Jason Ricci.)  After the 
concert, I spoke with Howard and told him how much I admired the sound 
of his playing.  He made the instrument do things I'd never heard 
before, and yet he still let the unique properties of the instrument 
shine through.  The difference between Howard and a lowly player like me 
is that he can pick and choose which aspects of the harmonica to 
highlight, allowing the positive to be heard and diminishing the 
negative things associated with that "harmonica sound".

Jonathan Metts
Prairie Dog PR
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