Re: 12th position = 1st Flat Position

[IcemanLE@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 6/12/03 12:04:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx writes:


> This works fine if you are playing a C-harp (no flats in C major) and 
> want to play in F Major (one flat in the scale).
> 
> But what if you are playing F minor on a C-harp? F minor has 4 flats, 
> so "first flat" is not an accurate description.
> 

At these Augusta brain storming session, we weren't concerned with creating a 
textbook accurate description in a technical/music theory sense.

We just wanted to come up with another term that would point towards an 
understanding of position playing.

For example, "overblow" is not a technically correct term for what is going 
on, as this is actually a "blow-bend". However, it has become accepted as a 
word describing the technique used to create these notes on a diatonic harmonica.

"Cross Harp" playing does not mean that the harmonica or the player is angry, 
but is a word describing a certain approach to orientation on the diatonic.

So, "1st Flat Position" is another way of describing an orientation that is 
equal to 12th position. "2nd Flat Position" is 11th position, and so on....

The Iceman