Re: Re[2]: [Harp-L] Upside Down Harmonica playing (was Grandpa Elliot)

["Bill" <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Boris
That's a really interesting statistic.  I also wonder how many of those left 
handed harp players have previously struggled with right handed instruments 
like piano or violin?

I also wonder what proportion of harp players are dyslexic.  I spoke to 
someone who teaches on the jazz course at Trinity in London a few months 
back who told me that 20% of the students there have dyslexia diagnoses, 
which I think is about 8-9% higher than in the general population.  As a 
dyslexic myself, I really struggle with reading and i have to memorise chord 
progressions if the changes are more complex than more straightforward cycle 
of fifths type movement but I'm convinced it helps as far as improvisation 
goes.  The harp's such an instinctive instrument too, hence my reasoning.

Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Boris Plotnikov" <ploboris@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:50 PM
Subject: Re[2]: [Harp-L] Upside Down Harmonica playing (was Grandpa Elliot)


> Hi, harp-l!
>
> >  A bunch of people play/played left handed(upside down),
> > including:
> > James Cotton,
> > Paul Butterfield
> > Dr Ross
> > Sonny Terry
> > What ever feels good.
> It's very interesting for me. I'm left handed (but hold harmonica as a
> right handed, left hand, hole numbers upside). Best moskow harmonica
> player Mikhail Vladimirov is left handed. Two of my best students are
> left handed. I've read that only 10% of people are left-handed, but my
> poll at harmonica.ru show that 30% of users are left handed. I think,
> there is some correlation. Can anyone make a poll gor harp-l?
>
>
> --
> Boris Plotnikov
> http://myspace.com/harmonicaboris
>
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