RE: [Harp-L] positions you can use on diatonic

[<aolmos@xxxxxxx>]

Not sure why harmonica positions would be applicable only to Blues music, historically they have been associated with many types of music besides Blues. For me, positions are a useful reference point for harmonica players because harmonicas come in 12 keys and most players switch harmonicas.  I agree that if you play everything on a C harp the concept of harmonica positions does not have much value, but that would be true regardless of the type of music.

Gus 

> However, if you approach diatonic from a pure blues orientation, "position" does have its place. After all, its has been part of the blues harmonica lexicon for a loooong time.

> - when speaking about blues, positions can be useful, and made its proof, 
> especially if people is reluctant to any kind of theory. 
 
> - if one wants to play something else than Blues, notes & scales have definitely 
> their places. After all, it has been part of the musical lexicon for a much 
> longer time.

> Positions describe a way to play the Blues as it has been played for decades.
> If you try to apply this concept to something else, it just doesn't work, and it becomes much easier to learn what a scale is and how to use it on a tune.