Re: [Harp-L] reply, Song chords

[The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx>]

The arrangements are the gold. These are what you do when you take a fake book w/chords, melody and then specifically arrange parts and/or voicings for the different instruments.



-----Original Message-----
From: Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Neil Warren <mrp00bah@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>; dfwhoot <dfwhoot@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sun, Sep 2, 2012 1:03 pm
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] reply, Song chords


Why not just buy fake books with the songs you want to play? Or am I
missing something about this?


On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 4:17 AM, Neil Warren <mrp00bah@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Jerl,
> agree with you on the post about making the SPAH ensemble (and other harp)
> music available.
> Let's get them out there and get them played!
>
> Anyone involved in SPAH like to comment?
> What material do SPAH hold? And is it available? (either for free or even
> to buy?)
>
> Thanks
>
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> From: JERL WELCH <dfwhoot@xxxxxxxxx>
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> SPAH announced that they were going to put on their website , libraries for
> chords and arrangments to all the old ensemble songs , but I believe got
> hung up
> because of copyright issues. They wish there were more interest in chord,
> bass ,
> lead groups , but these groups need the arrangments to help them figure the
> songs.
>
> To me that's why the interest in this style of playing is dying on the
> vine,
> people are holding out for the money, and it's not coming in...
>
> Am I wrong.......
>



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Arthur Jennings
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