[Harp-L] Overblows, Overdraws and the SUB-30 (Michael Rubin)

[Michael Rubin]

There is a Facebook group for overblowers.

On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 1:53 PM rosco <roscoharp at xxxxx> wrote:

> I'd love to hear examples!
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> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 1:30 PM Michael Rubin <
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>> Levy has some classical recordings, including a full CD.
>>
>> I think we can be assured of dozens of people playing in all 12 keys.  I
>> doubt we've hit 100 yet.
>> Michael
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>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 11:31 AM rosco <roscoharp at xxxxx> wrote:
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>>> Hey all, I haven't posted to harp-l for quite a while, but I get the
>>> emails. Lately I see the 'harp in 12 keys' discussion heating up again. I
>>> have been in the 'overblow' school since 1991 or so. I know most of the
>>> cats who were pioneering the usage of OBs and ODs. I'm not as interested
>>> these days in the techniques for getting notes as I am in how they sound
>>> in
>>> a musical context, so I may be out of touch with who's doing what re:
>>> playing chromatically on diatonic. There may be hundreds of them playing
>>> great music in out positions. I hope there are! Still, I have only heard
>>> half a dozen or so play with any facility in positions 7 through 10. Some
>>> folks have 'set pieces' that they have memorized to play in 12 keys, but
>>> I
>>> personally don't consider that 'facility'. Howard can do it, but even he
>>> sounds more interesting to me when he plays positions that exploit the
>>> strengths of the tune/position relationship. Outside of gimmick pieces
>>> that
>>> are purposely written to show off the 12 key ability, there are very few
>>> songs that require it. Jazz is full of tunes that modulate to remote
>>> keys,
>>> so SOME 12 position facility is necessary to improvise jazz on a richter
>>> diatonic.  Playing some licks in 12 keys is only a small part of playing
>>> with facility. Can folks play major, minor, outline hard to hear jazz
>>> chords, etc.? I've only heard it done a few times, but again, maybe there
>>> are dozens of folks doing it. If so I'd like to hear clips! Again,
>>> although
>>> they can be impressive, I don't consider memorized pieces as playing with
>>> facility. The obvious exception is classical music. Who's doing that on
>>> diatonic?
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