Re: [Harp-L] New topic added about âintervalsâ (effortless harmonica)

[Abner <cdgaldos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm sorry guys I'm just dumb as a sack full of hammers. 
I will save this and one day I will hit me. 
Thanks

Abner GaldÃs



On Feb 21, 2011, at 5:29 PM, "Rick Dempster" <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Abner;
>           On a piano, without leaving the white keys, you can play in
> C major, D minor, E minor, A minor, G major (but with a flat 7th note)
>           On a ten hole diatonic harp, you can do all of this without
> bending, and, with bends, play some of the black notes too.
>          That's making it as simple as I can.
> RD
> 
>>>> Abner <cdgaldos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 22/02/2011 3:04 >>>
> For some reason the page would not load. 
> But maybe you guys can help me. I am still so confused about playing
> position on a harp. 1st 2nd 3rd and so on. It seems to me that on let
> say the C harp with 10 holes your still playing the same holes. 
> Ok, I'm still an infant here, I play at Open Mic and jam with real
> players on Sunday. They seem to love my sound. But when I read harp
> book, see Vid's I'm still lost. 
> I have a mentor (Richard Perkins, dame good player ) who  is a member
> of harp l and he tries his best but I'm  dumb and thick headed when it
> comes to learning. 
> Sorry for this weak, interruption. 
> 
> Abner GaldÃs
> 
> 
> 
> On Feb 21, 2011, at 10:14 AM, Wim Dijkgraaf <w.dijkgraaf@xxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
>> Today I added a new main menu called âmasteryâ. This menu will be
> used for exercises and examples about mastering your instrument and
> basic building blocks in music (intervals, chords, etc.).
>> 
>> This week is all about intervals, the main building block for
> constructing melodies and harmonies.
>> 
>> For you to get a first impression about this new item called
> âmasteryâ, check out an improvisation based on the interval of a
> minor third. Here is the link:
>> 
>> 
> [url]http://www.effortlessharmonica.com/harmonica-how-to-play/mastery/intervals/[/url]
>> 
>> Have fun!
>> 
>> Wim
>