Which divisional chart to use for music

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Dear Gurus & Sisyas:

 

Thank you for the excellent discussions on this list.

 

I've been asked to work on the chart of a friend with the following

musical problems listed below. Which divisional chart should I use to

ascertain the cause of his probems and what kind of remedies can I

recommend. Please note that he is a Spanish American and belongs to a

church (most likely Catholic). thank you very much for any help you

can provide.

 

Sincerely,

Gail Francisco

(USA - California)

 

" Okay, I would especially appreciate your help with this. I've

played guitar for about 22 years. Over the years I've learnt other

instruments, but have stuck mostly with the guitar and accoridan. I

feel rather frustrated by what I describe as a musical identity

crisis. More specifically, for years I have gone back and forth

between a wide range of generes, without the discipline to stick with

one and to excell in it. Consequntly, it has been hard to discern

what might be my musical role. I've played in a number of church

choirs, have written and performed my own songs on accoustic guitar,

have learnt and played electric blues with friends, learnt a seeming

myriad of Latin styles, but have never convinced myself that I felt

strongly enough about any genre to start a band.

 

I need to be clear here: I have no intentions of becoming

professional i.e. someone who signs contracts and tours. That would

not only be delusiononal but out of sync with my personality.

 

I love playing msuic with other people, but it seems I can never

quite make it out of the house.

 

With the accordian, I have played in two Latin bands, and enjoyed

it. From that experience I learnt that I can stick to one style and

reprotoire as long as there are fellow musicians are counting on me

to do so.

 

Lately I've considered purchasing a 12-string electric guitar,

because the sound really appeals to me...Which is the only reason I

ever play music anyway. However, the practical side fo me warns taht

that might be frivolous and that maybe I should be developing the

musical knowledge I havenow. (Plus, a new guitar would be an extra

expense). I'm also contemplating learning the piano and/or organ by

getting one of those inexpensive electronic keyboards.

 

For the past 2 and a half years or so, I've been trying to learn the

bagpipes, and have been mysteriously fraught with one obstacle after

another. Fisrt, I tried to learn the gaita galega which is one of

the Spanish bagpipes. After speending a lot of money on a set, and

waiting 3 months for it to be made, it arived with a faulty reed. I

accidentally broke the other one. The ocmpany that contracted with

the gaita maker didn't sell extra reeds. Eventually I ordered a set

of Scottish pipes, but the bag was terribly leaky, and the blowpipe

was very narrow, making hard for even veteran players to play. Plus

the reeds were bad. I attempted to get better reeds through another

company, but tey were just as difficult.

Recently I found the web site of the man who made my gaita. I asked

him to make me reeds for my gaita, and he agreed to, and told him to

send him the chanter and the cost of hiw work. However, after a

while of not hearing from him, I e-mailed him and asked him the

status of the reeds. He said that he was having inexplicable

problems in getting the new reeds to sound right. I noticed that it

was (and still is) Mercurty retrograde, so I told him to take his

time with it.

 

Antoher problem w/ the babpipes was that I disovered that my

diagnosis with an large soft pallet interferes with strong pressure

needed to blow into the pipes. Efforts at getting softer reeds that

would circumvent failed: it seems like they don't make them anymore

I can play songs on the practice chanter, a device used to simulate

babpipe playing.

 

I've found a bagpipe make in texas whocould make bellows-blown

Scottish smallpipes, and have been thinking about asking him to make

a set for me. But, if this elusive endeavor is not fated for me,

despite the dreams that I literally have of bagpipe music, then I

don't want to keep on throwing money away.

 

So, Gail, if nothing else, does it look like I'll ever play the

bagpipes or if I should stop wasting my time, energy and money.

Thank you "

[Guest guest]

Hi Gail,

 

My guess would be D16 and/or D24 with emphasis on Moon & Venus.

 

Regards

-Narayan

 

varahamihira, karka3 wrote:

> Dear Gurus & Sisyas:

>

> Thank you for the excellent discussions on this list.

>

> I've been asked to work on the chart of a friend with the following

> musical problems listed below. Which divisional chart should I use

to

> ascertain the cause of his probems and what kind of remedies can I

> recommend. Please note that he is a Spanish American and belongs to

a

> church (most likely Catholic). thank you very much for any help you

> can provide.

>

> Sincerely,

> Gail Francisco

> (USA - California)

>

> " Okay, I would especially appreciate your help with this. I've

> played guitar for about 22 years. Over the years I've learnt other

> instruments, but have stuck mostly with the guitar and accoridan.

I

> feel rather frustrated by what I describe as a musical identity

> crisis. More specifically, for years I have gone back and forth

> between a wide range of generes, without the discipline to stick

with

> one and to excell in it. Consequntly, it has been hard to discern

> what might be my musical role. I've played in a number of church

> choirs, have written and performed my own songs on accoustic

guitar,

> have learnt and played electric blues with friends, learnt a

seeming

> myriad of Latin styles, but have never convinced myself that I felt

> strongly enough about any genre to start a band.

>

> I need to be clear here: I have no intentions of becoming

> professional i.e. someone who signs contracts and tours. That

would

> not only be delusiononal but out of sync with my personality.

>

> I love playing msuic with other people, but it seems I can never

> quite make it out of the house.

>

> With the accordian, I have played in two Latin bands, and enjoyed

> it. From that experience I learnt that I can stick to one style

and

> reprotoire as long as there are fellow musicians are counting on me

> to do so.

>

> Lately I've considered purchasing a 12-string electric guitar,

> because the sound really appeals to me...Which is the only reason I

> ever play music anyway. However, the practical side fo me warns

taht

> that might be frivolous and that maybe I should be developing the

> musical knowledge I havenow. (Plus, a new guitar would be an extra

> expense). I'm also contemplating learning the piano and/or organ by

> getting one of those inexpensive electronic keyboards.

>

> For the past 2 and a half years or so, I've been trying to learn

the

> bagpipes, and have been mysteriously fraught with one obstacle

after

> another. Fisrt, I tried to learn the gaita galega which is one of

> the Spanish bagpipes. After speending a lot of money on a set, and

> waiting 3 months for it to be made, it arived with a faulty reed.

I

> accidentally broke the other one. The ocmpany that contracted with

> the gaita maker didn't sell extra reeds. Eventually I ordered a

set

> of Scottish pipes, but the bag was terribly leaky, and the blowpipe

> was very narrow, making hard for even veteran players to play.

Plus

> the reeds were bad. I attempted to get better reeds through

another

> company, but tey were just as difficult.

> Recently I found the web site of the man who made my gaita. I

asked

> him to make me reeds for my gaita, and he agreed to, and told him

to

> send him the chanter and the cost of hiw work. However, after a

> while of not hearing from him, I e-mailed him and asked him the

> status of the reeds. He said that he was having inexplicable

> problems in getting the new reeds to sound right. I noticed that

it

> was (and still is) Mercurty retrograde, so I told him to take his

> time with it.

>

> Antoher problem w/ the babpipes was that I disovered that my

> diagnosis with an large soft pallet interferes with strong pressure

> needed to blow into the pipes. Efforts at getting softer reeds

that

> would circumvent failed: it seems like they don't make them anymore

> I can play songs on the practice chanter, a device used to simulate

> babpipe playing.

>

> I've found a bagpipe make in texas whocould make bellows-blown

> Scottish smallpipes, and have been thinking about asking him to

make

> a set for me. But, if this elusive endeavor is not fated for me,

> despite the dreams that I literally have of bagpipe music, then I

> don't want to keep on throwing money away.

>

> So, Gail, if nothing else, does it look like I'll ever play the

> bagpipes or if I should stop wasting my time, energy and money.

> Thank you "