Re: [Harp-L] RE: What other instruments do you play? - Understanding h armony (Winslow Yerxa)

["bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
You also make a lot fewer mistakes, plus you're more easily able to work your way out of one and make a mistake sound like a passing tone that belongs there and you quickly hear where the clams are being made. Most harp players who have a decent to strong knowledge about music theory generally tend to be players who do play other instruments, especially chordal instruments like guitars or keyboards. I do play a bit of guitar myself. I always have and still recommend that EVERY harp player should take the time to learn music theory (not necessarily sight reading, a related skill set, unless you're playing classical music, jazz, or gonna be a full time studio session pro).
Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
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---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Thiago Cerveira - Bends" <thiagocerveira@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] RE: What other instruments do you play? - Understanding harmony (Winslow Yerxa)
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:58:41 -0200

I would like to add one more thing about learning harmony on a chord
instrument: it's incredibly fun! After I started learning some music theory
through guitar lessons everything started to make more sense, and playing 
and
listening to music became even more enjoyable.

Thanks,

Thiago Cerveira
http://www.bendsharmonicas.com
http://www.myspace.com/thiagocerveira


> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:27:15 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] What other instruments do you play? -
> Understanding harmony
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
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> Paying a chordal instrument is important to understanding the harmony
> against which you improvise, so your study of guitar is a very good idea.
>
> once or twice I've brought new jazz harmonica players to the attention of
> Toots Thielemans. The first question he asks is, "Does he play a chordal
> instrument?" He feels that he can hear in an improviser's playing whether
> or not that improviser has an understanding of harmony gained from
> actually playing chord progressions.
>
> Winlsow
>
> Winslow Yerxa
>
> Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5


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