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  • January 4, 2009 at 5:56 pm #161597
    Simona Millham
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    Hello folks

    I’ve been learning harp since June 08 and I’ve had regular lessons but at the moment my teacher is taking a few months off while she has twins.

    January 4, 2009 at 6:22 pm #161598
    barbara-brundage
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    One way is to use your eyes as much as your ears. If you can see that one string isn’t vibrating or is vibrating much more than the others, that means you need to put in some more work. It helps to place the three notes and then practice playing each finger individually, too. Don’t always do this in the same pattern, like 321, though. Do 231, 132, 312, etc, as well.

    January 4, 2009 at 6:23 pm #161599
    barbara-brundage
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    I mean to leave the other fingers placed while you play the single strings. Sorry, forgot to mention that.

    January 4, 2009 at 9:58 pm #161600
    Simona Millham
    Participant

    Thank you very much – I’m trying that right now, and yes, I must say I am amazed at how inconsistent the volume of the notes is when I play them in a different order! DEFINATELY something to work on there!

    That’s the rest of my evening sorted then 🙂

    January 4, 2009 at 10:18 pm #161601
    Tacye
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    Can you tell by ear a major chord from a minor one?

    January 4, 2009 at 10:53 pm #161602
    Simona Millham
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    Tacye that’s interesting. Yes, I think it makes sense.

    January 5, 2009 at 1:55 am #161603
    Audrey Nickel
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    Another good thing to practice is finger independence.

    January 6, 2009 at 3:58 am #161604
    Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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    To hear it perfectly balanced, play each note with your second fingers and then try to match it.

    January 23, 2009 at 5:47 pm #161605
    Simona Millham
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    Thank you again, all, for the excellent advice.

    January 23, 2009 at 10:12 pm #161606
    barbara-brundage
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    Good for you, Simona! If you keep at it it always improves, sooner or later. 🙂

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