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

["ndavid.coulson@xxxxxxxxx" <ndavid.coulson@xxxxxxxxx>]

After reading further along in the email string I'm thinking maybe  
I'm using Positions and Modes interchangeably when i shouldn't. That  
they both follow the Circle of Fifths makes the whole thing confusing.

David

On Mar 31, 2012, at 10:13 AM, ndavid.coulson@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> 'm trying to understand this myself. Is there a difference between  
> "playing in positions", where, for example, on a C harp you play  
> the notes of the C scale but starting with the root note of G  
> (Mixolydian mode of C), and playing in the KEY of G on a C harp?  
> Maybe Michael is describing the former and Larry is describing the  
> latter. In other words, when playing positionally aren't you  
> primarily using and emphasizing all the notes of the 1st position  
> (major) scale regardless of what position you're playing in, which  
> is what creates distinctive sound of the mode? Whereas when you  
> play in a key, you're adding the sharps and flats that enable you  
> to play a major (or minor) scale in that particular key, regardless  
> of the key of the harp you're playing. Please tell me if this is  
> wrong. I'm not sure if my grasp of music theory is correct!
>
> David