Re: [Harp-L] Modes, was 3rd Position Tunes

["Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

> It's second position, AND it's a Mixolydian mode, which is what you get
> when you play a C major scale from G to G.  Using bent or overblown
> notes in this situation doesn't change the basic fact that second
> position puts you in a Mixolydian mode.

> Regards, Richard Hunter

Using second position does put you into mixolydian mode - but, contrary to 
what you say above, only if you do NOT get extra notes by bending or 
overblowing.  Any scale used on a diatonic harp can be modal only if the 
available unbent notes are used.  The only exceptions to this would be bends 
to get the two notes missing from the diatonic scale of the harp's home key 
in the lowest octave and the one missing in the upper octave.

Steve


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