Re: [Harp-L] My explanation of 5th and 12th position for Steve Hellerman addendum

[Elizabeth Hess <TrackHarpL@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's because when I play cross harp on a diatonic, I almost always  
play G (on a C harp) as a DRAW note, whereas on my C chrom, G is  
available only as a BLOW note.  It isn't difficult, but it took me a  
while to make my "G habit" more flexible.  That ole muscle memory can  
be a blessing and a curse.

Elizabeth



On Mar 31, 2011, at 9:50 AM, Gary Lehmann wrote:

> From: Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: March 31, 2011 9:54:18 AM EDT
> To: Jim Rumbaugh <jrumbaug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx, "Hellerman, Steven" <shellerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] My explanation of 5th and 12th position for  
> Steve Hellerman addendum
>
>
> <snip>
> I am always surprised when blues diatonic players express difficulty  
> in
> coming to terms with G on chrom, when cross harp is so thoroughly  
> ingrained
> in their conciousness.