[Harp-L] Master Thesis chromatic & diatonic harmonica

[James Fitting]

That's great stuff. I love hearing the juxtaposition of the diatonic and
the chromatic on the individual licks in that latter section of the page.
 I think it's clear from your playing that practicing on both chromatic and
diatonic makes you a better player! And of course I love that you did it in
the context of Western Swing.
Thanks for sharing this.
Jim  Fitting

On Sat, Nov 25, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Michael Peloquin <peloquinharp at xxxxx>
wrote:

> 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
> To: harp-l at xxxxx
> 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:
>
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> 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
>