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The Iceman
3539 posts
Apr 18, 2018
9:51 AM
I like her playing...it is clean and fresh. I like her vibrato - very musical.

I'd like it better without so much of the Harmon"icky" sound included, but that's just me.

What a nice thing to include the tabulature for those interested in learning from her solos in how she crafts melodic lines using the basic note choices in 3rd....

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octafish
35 posts
Apr 18, 2018
10:44 AM
I love her phrasing. That's the stuff you can't teach. Very nice.
Martin
1462 posts
Apr 19, 2018
3:38 PM
Those wah-wah things are an enormous detraction of the general output. Beginner´s shit and she should be told to lay it off.
Kinda fun when she´s pretending to play and you hear nothing -- but over all, as long as she´s heard, it´s good playing.
JSalow
37 posts
Apr 20, 2018
11:06 AM
The Wah Wah is a major part of her playing, and I'm sure it's a conscious choice. It's worked out very well for her. I've always heard it done well with dynamics by her. Hardly "beginner's shit."
The Iceman
3545 posts
Apr 20, 2018
11:23 AM
The "wah wah" is what I referred to as adding that "harmonicky" sound....

That type of harmonica approach may be based on what people consider to be essential part of the harmonica sound, but many of us that like to evolve forward prefer to leave these sounds behind (as dated). It seems to be more of what I would imagine a Studio Producer would think is necessary when adding harmonica to a project.

She is good enough to make an impact without resorting to these harmonica sounds, but chose to include them in her approach for her own reasons.

I feel she would sound even more impressive without them.
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Last Edited by The Iceman on Apr 20, 2018 11:24 AM
octafish
36 posts
Apr 20, 2018
1:27 PM
I guess we can't help what we like. Bird sometimes used to play a few bars of Ain't She Sweet? in the middle of a solo, if he saw a fine woman in the audience, which I'm sure some people "could've done without."

It's a great thing to have a clear personal vision of what you're shooting for as a musician, but don't expect everyone else to share it. Damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead..
tmf714
3142 posts
Apr 20, 2018
5:22 PM
She certainly would benefit from more tongue-blocking.
Octaves would benefit her greatly.
Hard for me to listen to without thinking "Novice"-
octafish
37 posts
Apr 20, 2018
7:28 PM
Novice. Rough crowd around here. Well, she wouldn't be the first pretty woman that's rolled right over me. The octaves suggestion is a very good point though. Though, I still wouldn't describe what she's doing as amatuerish by any stretch. But to each his own.
nacoran
9813 posts
Apr 20, 2018
10:31 PM
tmf714, I couldn't disagree more. She's playing it like a lead instrument. Octaves would make it sound like an accompaniment part. She uses other techniques when the song calls for it. She was using the wah rhythmically to define the beat when she was doing a sustained note.

And I'd argue that for sweet/gentle tone parts lip pursing actually gives you more control than tongue blocking for certain types of sound. (That's not a blanket statement- tongue blocking gives better sound for other things.)

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SweetBlood
61 posts
Apr 22, 2018
1:28 PM
I think her phrasing and tone are great. I have no clue how anyone could think she sounds like a novice.

I AM a novice and I wish I sounded half as good as her.
hvyj
3568 posts
Apr 23, 2018
8:56 AM
+1 about the hand-wahs. She would have a more sophisticated sound without them. I saw a live vid with her on stage with Billy Branch and she demonstrated a lot of poise in that live performance situation. It also seems to me that her technique is very solid. So, I have been thinking about why tmf characterizes her as a novice.

She doesn't vary her timbre or "presentation" as Dave Barrett calls it. An experienced player can get a lot of different sounds out of a harmonica, so one can express a given note or chord in different ways to enhance the music. She doesn't do this--but then again, what she is playing doesn't necessarily call for it. I think she sounds terrific.
The Iceman
3548 posts
Apr 23, 2018
11:20 AM
IMO, she is more interested in linear ideas than sounds (aside from that hand "wah" - sigh).

Her melodic lines are nicely arced over the changes. It's great fun to not be able to predict the direction nor shape of her unfolding ideas.

Tickles my brain cells!
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JSalow
38 posts
Apr 23, 2018
3:51 PM
One thing I love about Indiara's playing is her use of third position minor. It's used so well and naturally in her music. This seems a be a large part of her unique phrasing.
indigo
498 posts
Apr 23, 2018
9:25 PM
Without seeing @icemans comment i was listening to the track and thinking the same thing.Those 'harmonikey wahs'(as Chris Buddha) used to call them ,to me just don't fit in with the more sophisticated style she is so good at.
But i do think she is quite a few notches above being a novice and i enjoy her music.
hvyj
3572 posts
Apr 24, 2018
10:13 AM
I checked out her vids on Facebook ( there is quite a few of them ) and I like what she does. However, that hand wah thing is used a lot-- a major part of her sound, unfortunately. She leans on the hand wahs heavily for resolutions and transitions. I suspect that's how she was taught. Probably was instructed that's how a harmonica is "supposed to" sound. Sort of like how some players view second position tongue slaps. Very interesting player, though.
nowmon
167 posts
Apr 24, 2018
2:10 PM
She just might develop jazz mute wahs and turn it into a 'knew' thing. like Clark Terry,said, yo mamma...


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