[Harp-L] Re: Overblow Survey/ Fourkey Tuning

["jazmaan@xxxxxxxxxxx" <dmf273@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I am encouraged by this four key tuning. And Jazmaan seems
> to be on to
> something. It seems musical and capable of an
> improvisational way of
> thinking... not really lick based. And the tonalities are
> pretty viable.

Thanks for noticing!  I can honestly tell you that I'm just getting started with the Fourkey and making exciting discoveries all the time.  

I'm really not much of an improviser yet, but with the patient help of Michael Polesky I'm making progress.  Today we worked on "Midnight Sun" and "Round Midnight".   I can't imagine ever being able to play those tunes on a Richter.   On the Fourkey, not only can I play the melodies note-for-note, but they just seem to flow naturally out of the harp with some nice chord fragments along the way.

Mike's helping me to explore the progreesions and get beyond the melodies.  Today, for instance he showed me how "Midnight Sun" isn't that different from "How High The Moon"!   And then sure enough, "How High" just flowed out of the harp on my first attempt by ear.   Gotta love it!