Re: Fwd: [Harp-L] Jason Ricci/Pros

["ben bouman" <fitgo@xxxxxxxxxx>]

It  is also possible on harps with side vents in the covers....Joe Filisko
demonstrated this in Schorndorf(germany) and told me that he once practiced
two different melody lines simultanously...... you should hear hear him
play"Little drummer boy"  !!!!
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Winslow Yerxa" <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: Fwd: [Harp-L] Jason Ricci/Pros


> Blake Talyor puzzles over Jason Ricci:
>
> When he finishes his warmup flourishes and begins the main
> melodic theme, played mostly on the first four holes, if you listen
> carefully you can hear some upper register notes quietly slipped in
> between the lower melodic line - almost as if they were accenting his
> breathing / pauses. I know this is a picky question, but for anyone who
> has heard this, do you have a clue what he's doing there?
>
> ============================
>
> I haven't listened to the recording in question, but have you
> considered air recirculation?
>
> Air recirculation happens when a harmonica with not side vents in the
> covers (like the Goldem Melody haprs jason plays) is cupped so tightly
> that when you play a note, the only way for air to move is through the
> holes not in the player's mouth.
>