Re: [Harp-L] SPAH and clubs development !
- To: Danny G newharmonica <dannyg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] SPAH and clubs development !
- From: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 10:32:22 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi, Danny.
At the President's Breakfast at the SPAH convention, we had representation from about 20 clubs in the US, Canada, and the UK. (Others that I know of were in attendance and had the invite, but didn't attend - their loss). The event also included the major manufacturers, SPAH sponsors, and educators such as Joe Filisko and David Barrett. (Jon Gindick would have been invited butÂat the last minuteÂhe had to cancel attending SPAH due to an injury.)
Two things stood out to me.
1) Around the tables club officials were eagerly comparing notes and sharing tips.
2) As each club representative introduced him or herself, the most successful ones were actively recruiting members and designing activities that would keep members engaged in the club, and even planning and staging their own mini-festivals.
I collected the emails of all those in attendance and asked their permission to share their contact information among club representatives.
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If anyone is interested in joining a network of folks who are focused on getting harmonica players to gather and engage, let me know and I'll add you to the group.
Winslow
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Winslow Yerxa
Presiden't SPAH, the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica
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From: Danny G newharmonica <dannyg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2013 4:11 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] SPAH and clubs development !
Itâs a 40 minute drive to go to the harmonica club meetings where Iâve been a member since the early 80âs. I donât make the trip very often because itâs sad to see the groupâs still struggling to play the same stuff they were learning to play 30 years ago. Instead, Iâve been traveling (5+ hours) several times per year to take part in events put on by the Harmonica Club of Huntington, West Virginia. Why ?
Because the Harmonica Club is more about playing music and encouraging its members to be better musicians. The club has a bunch of harmonica players but it also has a drummer, singers, guitar players and a blind lady who wails on the keyboard. My hatâs off to Jim Rumbaugh and his club for really doing something to preserve and advance the instrument. Danny G
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