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Questions regarding harmonica models, styles, technique, history... pretty much anything!

Ricci Harp Fest

Posted Tue, 01/10/2012 - 04:44 by Taylor Ward
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Hi Winslow,

I'm not about gossip and rumors but I heard Jason Ricci may be back and playing at Spring Harp Fest in SD. Have you heard anything about this that you can comment on?

-Taylor

Ricci Harp Fest

Posted Tue, 01/10/2012 - 04:11 by Taylor Ward
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Hi Winslow,

I'm not about gossip and rumors but I heard Jason Ricci may be back and playing at Spring Harp Fest in SD. Have you heard anything about this that you can comment on?

-Taylor

Ricci Harp Fest

Posted Tue, 01/10/2012 - 04:11 by Taylor Ward
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Hi Winslow,

I'm not about gossip and rumors but I heard Jason Ricci may be back and playing at Spring Harp Fest in SD. Have you heard anything about this that you can comment on?

-Taylor

Scales training backing tracks

Posted Tue, 01/03/2012 - 04:18 by sergiojl
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Hi Winslow.
I know scales are a necessary thing to train but it is not the fanciest thing to do.
Do you know about any back track for playing scales?

Recently I have heard about modal jazz, What is this about? Is something about playing only a couple of scales but using modal changes for the back chord changes?

Thanks.

Lessons in Classical Music on the 16 Hole Chromatic

Posted Thu, 12/29/2011 - 17:57 by tbarrett740
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Hello, Winslow!

David Barrett instructed me to ask for your assistance in the above referenced matter. My interest lays within the realm of classical music and I would love to be able to find someone who can instruct me in playing this musical fach on the chromatic harmonica, specifically the 16 hole Chromonica 280C. continue reading...

Spit position

Posted Wed, 12/28/2011 - 19:37 by sergiojl
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Hi WInslow.
Reading harp-l archives I found a term I don't know nothing about it
What is "spit position"?

I think is something related to the embouchure.

Pat Ramsey

Posted Wed, 12/28/2011 - 05:26 by Taylor Ward
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A puckerer or tongue blocker? Do you know?
-Taylor

SPAH Membership and voting

Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 13:54 by hank stefaniak
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Just got my membership renewal in the mail and will get it in tout de suite! When will the voting thing happen? Will it be at SPAH in Texas or by mail or ???

It sure would be nice to be able to renew on line like with most other things these days (at least from this old guys point of view).

Winslow 4 Prez !

Posted Mon, 12/19/2011 - 11:31 by SOTB
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You Got My Vote!

bending damage

Posted Sun, 12/18/2011 - 22:38 by Taylor Ward
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Is it true that bending a note too far down is harder on your harmonica or is this a myth or misunderstanding created from people that are new to bending and using more power to bend further rather than simply changing their embouchure? If it does damage by bending further, why?
-Taylor