Re: [Harp-L] First position
- To: "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] First position
- From: cyberharp <cyberharp@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:08:49 -0600
- Dkim-signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=date:subject:message-id:importance:from:to:mime-version :content-type; bh=ClIgtios2hNR8R8Bffyvkr8tS+K2bULuzPiGg9N/VCY=; b=G/ex13cXS+tHYf44Yt2xQvCDV95EgpUfj7XecdHrJBfPFPG1fB5Qu787FyBPKqJgLN 2uyJEoxovxa/9OT8NdhuhQjmw2DtNtso8wq4QHKh6YoGYfnceCQX7584FED7ewRMEgLv Cs7+s7tstwYXZgS0xDGZgpyvbGAAIaxSVDYfjAliv4sDEd1a1WKdMtwYR9XDQ16mpNvE 2Hd/GKp3MSjoujYhmqhkhma3P81RhiQnNjyHY8M6jYFnPqlOdwfqqC+vRQht0pffO5HC io7lu/teqRnYx+xKtlJBY9P2YQNTxEBYoigSITA0e80z5VQG0tEPDeMhvckWTEhjEuh4 XrfQ==
- Importance: normal
Winslow is correct. ÂIn country music, most of what you will run into will fall best on either 1st or 2nd position. ÂWhatever might be in a minor key, 3rd and 4th, though there seems to be a little less minor stuff in country. ÂIn bluegrass, which is significantly related to country and can be blended in, all of the first four positions can see use - it just depends on where and with whom you are playing. ÂIt isn't unusual to find bluegrass musicians in a country band or bluegrass songs going country, Âso I would always be prepared with all four positions. ÂHowever, Âif you are just starting out, concentrate on 1st and 2nd. ÂWhen you get around to "Seminole Wind", try 3rd.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3
-------- Original message --------
From: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
Date:02/05/2014 12:11 (GMT-06:00)
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] First position
A few years ago in response to a query on another forum I did a survey of country harmonica since the 1920s and found that second position is just as prevalent as first. Somehow the myth of "country=first and blues=second" got started and took root, but it doesn't have much basis in the evidence.
Not to say that first isn't used in country. Of course it is. And as Bart points out, the scale required for the song often (but not always) guides the choice of position.
Â
Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Blues Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-1-1182-5269-7
Resident Harmonica Expert, bluesharmonica.com
Instructor, Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance
________________________________
From: Tony Stephens <tnysteph@xxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 7:05 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] First position
Just wondering, is country harmonica played more in 1st position?
Does Mickey Raphael use 1st often?
What about 3rd position?
Just asking.
Thanks
Sent from my iPhone
This archive was generated by a fusion of
Pipermail 0.09 (Mailman edition) and
MHonArc 2.6.8.