[Harp-L] Stevie Wonder's sound

[Sheltraw]

Winslow

Not mercenary at all and I may be doing that come late June.

Daniel

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> On May 23, 2016, at 8:04 AM, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> 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
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> Instructor, Jazzschool Community Music School
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> 
> 
> From: Sheltraw <macaroni9999 at gmail.com>
> To: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa at yahoo.com> 
> Cc: Rick Dempster <rickdempster33 at gmail.com>; "harp-l at harp-l.com" <harp-l at harp-l.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 8:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Stevie Wonder's sound
> 
> Ok, so if a student was to ask you how to imitate Stevie's sound what would you advise them to do?
> 
> Daniel
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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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.com
>> Instructor, Jazzschool Community Music School
>> President emeritus, SPAH, the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica
> 
>