Re: [Harp-L] Learning, Grammar and Theory

[Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>]

I hope you folks don't mind a slight derail.

This fascinating topic prompted a question in me for the readers on hapr-l:
how do you negotiate all the different keys of harmonicas you play when
working from a written score?

For example: let's say you're reading  a jazz tune in F and you've decided
to play it on a Bb harmonica. Would you look for a score written for a
Bb-transposing instrument like a trumpet so the tune would look-like G (one
sharp) or would you be able to read it from concert instrument chart in F
(one flat)? The former seems inconvenient; the latter seems daunting
difficult: you'd ultimately need to learn to negotiate  144 different
harp/score possible combinations.

-- 
Arthur Jennings
http://www.timeistight.com