Re: [Harp-L] Seminars at the 2014 SPAH Convention

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 2, 2014, at 12:07 AM, Peter Karp wrote:

> Am .07.2014, 01:20 Uhr, schrieb Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
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>> As a person who plays both diatonic and chromatic, I think I can explain this. With a chromatic, everything is cut and dried. The notes are there and there are very few shenanigans necessary to get those notes. Picture a 2 story apartment building. [...]
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>> With diatonic, there is a mysterious way of occupying the building. And while you DO have a similar arrangement , you also have EXTRA people (notes). These people don't show up on the address book.
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> Nice analogy. For me another big difference is that the chromatic and the diatonic house have very different furnishings and painting. The overall feel of the house is very different for me.

Ab SO lute ly. There are tunes that should only be done on a diatonic. While others should only be done on a chromatic For example: When I hear Georgia played on chromatic, I cringe. When I hear Summertime on diatonic, I also cringe.

smo-joe   

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> It's like playing a nylon or steel string guitar. The general layout might be similar (or even the same, when both are tuned to the standard tuning), but the soul is pretty different and different kinds of music lean more to one or the other instrument. Not to say the instruments are limited to one specific kind of music in general.
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> Best regards
> Peter