[Harp-L] chromatic vs. diatonic debate

[Reach Mann <imreach@xxxxxxxxx>]

 . . . after having read all the posts there was a
question that arose about attitude from the cro people
towards the dio folks , a why, and why not the other
way around ? I think there are two major reasons.
(1) The type of music. Many cromos are older folks
that like the classics and find rock and blues very
distasteful,
so it's a natural transition that the dislike carries
over.
(2) Most chro players don't jam but play note for note
and try to play the lead melody while it's the other
way around for dios. It's the initial approach to
learning the instrument from the beginning. Dios want
to wail and scream while chromos want to play like a
piano. It's a laaa dee daa vs. look out I'm coming
thru
 It's no wonder there is a gap there. Too bad, and I
do my best to bridge it when ever I can.
 While at one of the SPAH night jams there was one
typical older chromo player that ventured in and sat
down off to the side in the second row. Good for him
in trying to make it work but his predisposed negative
attitude did him in. The tune was in D so his C
bigharp
would have worked. His turn came up, he tooted a few
notes and shook his head. There were a few words of
support but he was lost and frustrated so he got up
and left. I'd bet that he was saying something to
himself like,"see, I knew it wouldn't work". Seems
like there is an opportunity there and a need to help
bridge that gap at the next SPAH. Why not go into the
chro camp and have a seminar for those folks to show
basic techniques and knowledge of how to play the chro
in third position.
Just trying to help.

Reach 


	
		
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