Re: [Harp-L] Re: Demistifying Chromatics

["G. E. Popenoe" <gpopenoe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Great feedback!

I'll have to go back to my evil lab and see what I'm mixing up 'cause it
feels exactly like I'm reversing fingerings to move to the sharp or flat
versions of the key. I'm mostly a feel player and the theory portion of what
I'm doing may not make sense to some. Hell, it may not make sense to
*me*once I diagram it out for myself.

However, I test drove these notions with harp in hand last night before I
made my post.

I agree Phil, there are certainly many ways to go about understanding these
darn instruments and the more angles we can take on it the better.

Breaking down the instruments into managable chunks and system concepts can
help some and may confuse others. Buyer beware!





On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Customharmonicas <
customharmonicas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello Friends,
>
> G. E. Popenoe wrote:
>
> >Simplest example:
>
> >Want to play C Major on a C chromatic? Start on the one hole and play the
> >classic pattern: Blow, Draw, Blow, Draw, Blow, *Draw, Draw*, Blow.
> >Want to play C# Major? Just push the button in and hold it. Then play the
> >same pattern.
>
> While this may be true,
>
> >Another example:
>
> >Want to play D Major on the C chromatic? Start "draw" on the one hole and
> >play: Draw, Blow, Draw (button in), Blow, *Draw, Draw*, Blow (button
> >in),Draw
> >Want to play D# / Eb Major? Play the same exact blow draw pattern except,
> >this time, reverse the button pattern from above. (Hold it in all the
> time
> >and let it *out *only in the locations indicated "button in" in the D
> Major
> >example.)
>
> This would give you 2 F notes, 2 C notes, no Major 3rd, a Dominant 7th and
> no Major 7th.
>
> >In a sense, all you have to learn and remember are the fingerings for the
> >major keys. Rehearse reversing those patterns and you will then have all
> of
> >the sharp and flat scales mastered.
>
> That is not true. The Solo Tuned Chromaticis not set up so as to
> facititate
> this formula.
> To attempt this sort of reasoning one would require a Spiral or Diminished
> tuning and adjust parameters accordingly. Shortcuts such as this are rare
> in
> music-
> there is no capo for a Harmonica that I am aware of. Perhaps a
> Millioniser.
> Maybe Mr. Fairweather could elucidate with regard to the tunings or Mr.
> Singer with regard to the Millioniser.
> Best Regards,
> Jimmy Gordon
>
>
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