Re: [Harp-L] transposing instruments

[Rob Paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Winslow,

You did what any Musician would have done, problem is that some Harmonica Players have no interest in becoming Musicians…their loss,-) Good work in the field Maestro!

Don't get me wrong and I'm not trying' to talk down to anyone, TAB is a wonderful tool but a serious "crutch" if you are trying to learn Music and communicates with other musicians…

Best,
Rob Paparozzi

On Sep 2, 2013, at 10:31 PM, JON KIP <jonkip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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>> Years ago I transcribed a Toots Thielemans solo that he played on a G chromatic (East of the Sun, from Man Bites Harmonica). I notated it in the transposed key, and placed this information at the top of the first page. I got complaints from people who were trying to play it on the C chromatic and ignored my explicit and prominent note about the transposition.
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> shame on them....but you point out a unique situation in the harmonica world... someone learned to read music, but not to read the Written Word......
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> had you tabbed it, things would have been different....and much quieter.
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> keep breathing that Good Bay Area Air, Winslow....I miss it.
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> jk
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