[Harp-L] Master Thesis chromatic & diatonic harmonica

[Michael Peloquin]

Mikael,

Great playing and very cool thesis and presentation.

Your skill on both instruments makes for interesting questions and opinions.

I generally prefer the precision of the chromatic harmonica on this type of playing, but you skill makes it a hard choice.

I prefer the character of the diatonic on lines that are the call and response lead lines with the pedal steel guitar.

On supporting long tones I prefer the surety and evenness of tone that the chromatic brings.

I also loved your solos; you are a fine harmonica player.


I truly believe that both instruments feed each other, if we play with consciousness and intent. Over the years, I have found that the playing of any other instrument or singing can positively affect your playing of any instrument.


Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow harmonica enthusiasts (nuts).


Michael Peloquin

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From: Harp-L <harp-l-bounces at xxxxx> on behalf of Mikael Bäckman <mikael.backman at xxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2017 3:55 AM
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Subject: [Harp-L] Master Thesis chromatic & diatonic harmonica

Hi list!
Last spring I published my Masters Thesis in Musical Performance. I have been researching whether practicing the chromatic harmonica can make me a better diatonic player and vice versa. This I have done within the context of Western Swing.

So, if any of the those topics (chromatic harmonica, diatonic harmonica, Western Swing) or more specifically, a combination of those topics, interest you please check out this link:

https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fltu.diva-portal.org%2Fsmash%2Frecord.jsf%3Fdswid%3D5896%26faces-redirect%3Dtrue%26language%3Den%26searchType%3DLIST_LATEST%26query%3D%26af%3D%255B%255D%26aq%3D%255B%255B%255D%255D%26aq2%3D%255B%255B%255D%255D%26aqe%3D%255B%255D%26pid%3Ddiva2%253A1112417%26noOfRows%3D50%26sortOrder%3Dauthor_sort_asc%26sortOrder2%3Dtitle_sort_asc%26onlyFullText%3Dfalse%26sf%3Dall&data=02%7C01%7Cedkasperek%40hotmail.com%7C0933c78aa0354dcbeee808d533323e84%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636471213292038430&sdata=zoNzBvzyUi9oJDMVmSnYPt7yZ%2B09Y7PAuFCAvpSEnjc%3D&reserved=0

and download my thesis. If you do, please let me know what you think.

If this thesis gets a lot of downloads, my university will understand that there is a great interest of musical performance research focusing on the harmonica! And there is a great interest in that, right?  ; )

All the best,

Mikael Backman