Re: R: [Harp-L] music

[icemanle@xxxxxxx]

Not my experience either. Then again, I've spent a lot of time approaching the harmonica in a non-harmonicky way.

Perhaps some of the problem may be that when the harmonica is played too harmonicky (always bending up to the 4 or 6 hole inhale, for example), it always reminds people of the blues harmonica sound, even if the music is non-blues.

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From: Ben FELTEN [ML] <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Mike Fugazzi <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: R: [Harp-L] music


It's interesting, because that's not my experience.?
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Lately, I've had opportunities to play with a trad jazz and a gypsy jazz outfit, and both bands told me that they thought what I was doing sounded really good even though it didn't sound like blues.?
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