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

[Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

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
> >
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> >
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