From: Jp Pagan <jpl_pagan@xxxxxxxxx>
--- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Aeskow@...
wrote:
>
> "Kind of Blue" provides harp players with a great
opportunity to work on
> 3rd-position jazz playing.
so, this makes for an interesting discussion, i think.
let's take one of the classics from that album "So
What". i'm not an expert on this, but as i understand
it the tune has an AABA structure. the A sections are
in D Dorian and the B section is a half step up, in Eb
Dorian.
BUT... what if you want to play it on diatonic? on
just ONE diatonic? sure, grab a C harp and you've got
the A sections in D Dorian covered. but what happens
when the tune modulates up a half step to Eb? now
you're in 10th position. can YOU play the Eb Dorian
scale in 10th position? not I. just about every note
in the scale is a bend or an overbend.
so... is there a better position to start out in than
3rd? ;)
(rephrased: is there a better harp to use than a C
harp?)