[Harp-L] Stevie Wonder's sound

Michael Rubin michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxx
Mon May 23 17:50:45 EDT 2016


Julian Davis has already done it, but the more the merrier.

On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 4:04 PM, Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > 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
> >
> >> 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
> >>
> >>
>
>



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