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Thread #55324   Message #859510
Posted By: Bob Bolton
05-Jan-03 - 10:02 PM
Thread Name: Shoals of Herring tune for Concertina?
Subject: RE: Shoals of Herring tune for Concertina?
G'day Kipling,

Then again, you could just play the tune ... and train your ear to find the natural harmonies implicit in the names of all the instruments using the Richter tuning scheme: concertina, harmonica, accordion (meaning, in this case, the German and Anglo concertinas, vamper mouthorgans and diatonic accordions).

These instruments were basic folk instruments and popular with those who didn't have money for music theory teachers. Kids started with a 3d mouthorgan and learned all the tricks long before they ever got their hands on Dad's or Mum's concertina or accordion. There is no classic style for the Anglo - if it works ... it works!

If you need a boost, I can notate down my playing on an Anglo and send you a PDF or a GIFF image of the 'dots' ... but it is best to find your own way and voice on an Anglo - the way the good old players did. I end up just notating the single notes for the left hand - but adding as I actually play, so there is really no fixed notation.

regards,

Bob Bolton