Re: Diatonic handedness question

["dfwhoot" <dfwhoot@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm a southpaw and have been playing numbers up all the while. Music is
written that way, keyboards are made that way. To me it's less confusing. If
I'm teaching , I instruct that way. If you learn that way and it works for
you then who is to say. I've known some very fine players, even bass players
that play upside down.They say I"m the one who plays upside down.
jerl
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Dina Janzen and Jim Rossen" <dlj@xxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 9:21 PM
Subject: Diatonic handedness question


>
> I am left handed and play numbers up holding left, just like the Hohner
> instructions said.
>
> Jim R
> >
> >
> > Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 10:30:37 -0700
> > From: fjm <2738540@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Diatonic handedness question
> >
> > I just yesterday was talking to a 15 yr old friend who has been bitten
> > by the harmonica bug.  She's right handed but is learning to play
> > holding in her right low notes on the left or numbers up.  Her teacher
> > plays the same way.  Coincidentally this is how I play.  I don't think
> > I've ever met anyone else who does this.  Every other left handed person
> > I've ever met plays flipped, numbers down.  Is there anyone else on the
> > list that employs this grip?  Personally if I had it to do over I think
> > I would have either played flipped which is how I started out or
> > switched to righthanded, holding left cupping right. fjm
>
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