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From: Maggie Dicey
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 1996 19:59:08 -0400
Subject: Re: 3rd position vs. Natural Minor Keys

Hunterharp:
>I am baffled by the refusal of many harmonica players to expand the range of
>sounds and emotions available to them by using alternatively-tuned
>instruments. It is so easy to do, and adds so much to the player's emotional
>range; I simply do not understand why so many players are apparently eager to
>ignore this low-hanging fruit.

Not all the musicians I've known have lucrative day jobs. Some even have
families. Perhaps the alternatively-tuned instrument is easier to ignore
than a hungry child?

Just my penny. (Sorry, can't justify two cents.)

Maggie
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