[Harp-L] Stevie Wonder's sound

[Winslow Yerxa]

I'd advise them to come to me for lessons. That may sound mercenary, but that's how I could best convey how to recognize and achieve the qualities I cited.
Winslow Winslow Yerxa
Producer, the Harmonica Collective
Author, Harmonica For Dummies, Second Edition: ISBN 978-1-118-88076-0
            Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
            Blues Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-1-1182-5269-7
Resident Expert, bluesharmonica.comInstructor, Jazzschool Community Music SchoolPresident emeritus, SPAH, the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica

      From: Sheltraw <macaroni9999 at gmail.com>
 To: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa at yahoo.com> 
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Ok, so if a student was to ask you how to imitate Stevie's sound what would you advise them to do?
Daniel

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On May 22, 2016, at 6:44 PM, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa at yahoo.com> wrote:


The chromatic only sounds passive in the hands of those who fail to inhabit its sound. Like the best players, Stevie does inhabit it - with his own tone, attack, and vibrato. He also has a distinctive melodic vocabulary and a distinctive way of deploying it. Winslow Yerxa
Producer, the Harmonica Collective
Author, Harmonica For Dummies, Second Edition: ISBN 978-1-118-88076-0
            Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
            Blues Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-1-1182-5269-7
Resident Expert, bluesharmonica.comInstructor, Jazzschool Community Music SchoolPresident emeritus, SPAH, the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica