Re: [Harp-L] Re:Questions for Chromatic Players

[joe leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 17, 2010, at 6:17 AM, Bill wrote:

> Would anyone else agree that whilst playing different key  
> chromatics has it's place, it's important to be able to play evenly  
> in all 12 keys.

Of course it is..IF you learned correctly. Which I didn't. BUT, I'm  
picking up the key word above: 'evenly'. A tune that is done in F#  
(for example) may be 'easily evenly' on another instrument but not on  
a chromo. So then what do you do?
> I've set in place a series of rite of passage tunes as targets for  
> my development.  I've had All the Things You Are in the repertoire  
> now for a while, which I thought was an important tune to learn  
> because of the changing key centres and I've been working on Have  
> You Met Miss Jones for ages for the confounded bridge.  Round  
> Midnight's on the to do list - I think that will sound awesome on  
> the chrm

I do Round Midnight. It's easy. Ebminor. Play it in Dminor fingering  
(3rd position to blues officianados) BUT start with the slide pushed in.
(Or follow the music, if you are able to do that sort of thing). :)

smo-joe

> anyway and in the distance are things like Joy Spring in the far  
> distance, Giant Steps.
>
> Bill