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

[Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>]

That's the way I use the word, too.

If position equaled mode, there wouldn't be positions 7 through 11.


On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 6:38 AM, michael rubin <
michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Larry and everyone,
> Although many people equate positions with modes or scales, they do
> not understand what a position is.
>
> If I play in the key of G on a C harp, I am in second position.  It
> does not matter if I am playing the G Mixolydian scale or the G
> harmonic minor scale or any scale or mode.  The thing that makes it
> second position is that in the Circle of Fifths, the name of the harp
> is the starting point and therefore is first position, move clockwise
> from there to G and that makes it second position.
> Michael Rubin
> Michaelrubinharmonica.com
>
> On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 8:05 AM, Jim Rumbaugh
> <jrumbaug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Originally asked "But still, most people cannot play 12 positions or can
> > they?"
> >
> > As diatonic player of 10 years, 6 enough for my needs, 3 for major, 3 for
> > minor.
> >
> > I am impressed by:
> > 1) the number of people that play more than 6 positions
> > 2) the number of people that wont play more than 1 or 2
> >
> > I see both ends.
> >
> > For now, and my needs, 6 is enough
> >
>



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