In regards to Accompaniment Playing 2... Ex. 1.11
Tue, 12/18/2018 - 12:54
Hi David,
I've got a question - and perhaps I'm missing something but - in Ex. 1.11 (and the corresponding lecture associated with it) we are being asked to study/memorize the notes on a "C" harmonica, however the subsequent piece that is offered for practice is for an "A" harmonica.
Is there something I am missing here? Why aren't we being asked to study/memorize the notes on an "A" harp, particularly the locations of the i IV & V's ?
I'm sure it's something easy, and look forward to your comments.
G~
Hello G. There are twelve different keys of harmonica. Instead of memorizing the note layout of each harmonica and their corresponding keys (remembering where the sharps or flats are), I write everything in C Score. You read and think as if you're playing a C Harmonica (there are no flats or sharps in the key of C, it's the easiest key to think in). This way you only have to learn one key. To change the key you're playing in, just grab a different harmonica. The harmonica does the key change for you.