Re: [Harp-L] Musical theory

["Rick Dempster" <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wouldn't be too confident about that. I don't know particularly in
this case, but I've been guilty of romancing 'the great primitive' in
vernacular music in the past, and in many cases found I was wrong.
RD

>>> "Haka Harri" <harri.haka@xxxxxxxx> 15/12/2006 10:34:32 >>>
I admit to being wrong on the lack of musical vs technical talk on this
 list. Was a little behind in my reading. Lots of good comments with
musical content have been made. I would like to add another opinion.
 The never-ending debate is whether a musician should have a background
of musical theory or rather play with instinct. Especially in blues
harmonica I believe the latter is true. Case of proof are many blues
harp greats. I'm not one of them but I know which key to use when the
band tells me what key they're playing in. G = C and all the others
including Bb. Then, of course, you can move onwards to positions et
al.But I've never understood what a scale or a chord is. And I doubt
that either of the Walters ever gave it a thought. Harri

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