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

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

I would agree for the most part.....then there was Pat Ramsey ( RIP) and still there is " lightning 
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Mike Wilbur 



On Sep 26, 2012, at 9:42 AM, Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Rick Dempster wrote:
> <My experience is that the level of technique displayed is often inversely
> <related to the expressiveness of the piece, particularly with the harmonica.
> 
> Playing simply is not the same as not having technique.  Howling Wolf's got plenty of technique. 
> 
> Perhaps what you're referring to is the fact that the faster you play, the less expression you can put into your tone.  And that is indeed a fact.  A note that lasts a microsecond isn't going to have a lot of emotion in it. However, that note may be part of a line that expresses considerable emotion, e.g. John Popper's wild abandon and joy, Coltrane's determination.  
> 
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