[Harp-L] Stevie Wonder's sound

[Gary Lehmann]

I told Winslow that he and Slim should do a clinic at spah on how to get the Stevie Wonder sound. 
It would be standing room only!

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> On May 23, 2016, at 1:44 PM, Sheltraw <macaroni9999 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Winslow
> 
> Not mercenary at all and I may be doing that come late June.
> 
> Daniel
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On May 23, 2016, at 8:04 AM, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 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.com
>> Instructor, Jazzschool Community Music School
>> President 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> 
>> 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
>> 
>>> 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
>> 
>>