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

[The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx>]

 sayeth Michael:


"Emotion cannot be measured within a note sound."


 answereth me...

"Oh yeah?  MILES DAVIS."



On harmonica, Jerry Portnoy is fond of saying how much emotion can be squeezed out of a single sustained note. The book provided with his wonderful "Harmonica MasterClass CD set" talks about the potential emotion contained within a single note.

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>; harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, Sep 26, 2012 4:15 pm
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Technique WAS (no subject)


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