From: jfraz~wa.acusd.edu (john frazer) Date: Sat, 7 Sep 1996 23:25:25 -0800 Subject: Re: basic questions about modern music
>I have been playing the diatonic for some time now to blues music, and >have found it relatively easy to play and improvise to blues recordings: >just figure out the key of the song, pick up a harp in the corresponding >cross harp key, and there you go. However, when I try to play to modern >rock (dare we say, alternative) styles of music, I found a lot of the >notes horns and guitairs are playing are not available to me on my harp, >even when I am sure I am playing in the right key (cross harped).
Kathy, many of the new tunes fit better in 3rd or 5th position. These are minor modes still available on your 10 hole. Try playing these positions. There are enough web pages available from other harp-lers explaining these positions for you to look it up. Try it and see!
hj
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