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  • October 28, 2011 at 8:23 am #166008
    william-nichols
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    Hi there,

    I am playing an excerpt for an audition from Borodin’s Prince Igor. It’s got lots of rolled chords and some of them have longish intervals and are very hard to roll well. Is there any particular technique that can be applied to make them sound lush and beautiful?

    Will.

    October 28, 2011 at 11:26 am #166009
    unknown-user
    Participant

    I’m just a student too, but my teacher gave me some advice on this so I hope I can help!
    It helps to very slowly pluck each string one at a time (from low to high) and increase the speed until you are technically rolling them. Just focusing on one chord for a few minutes and slowing it down till your technique is down should help!
    Good luck with the audition!

    — Natalie

    October 28, 2011 at 6:20 pm #166010
    jessica-wolff
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    Groan. I remember those chords, and that was a version for pedal or lever harp. Loved it anyhow.

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