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I love teaching this piece and think it is a great piece to work on several technical aspects. What I always suggest to my students os exactly the same thing my teacher taught me….. Practice the arpeggios as chords, making sure to place all 4 fingers of the hand at the same time and before the next hand plays. (terrible description!) eg.
starting at the beginning…..
Place both hands; play RH notes as chord, replace RH for next Chord; play LH notes as chord, replace LH for next chord, play RH notes as Chord, replace RH notes for next chord…..etc…..
After you have mastered this I also suggest practicing as arpeggios in Rhythms such as….
TWOs
dotted eighth-sixteenth-dotted eighth-sixteenth….
sixteenth-dotted eighth-sixteenth-dotted eighth….
THREEs
two sixteenths-eighth-two sixteenths-eighth…
sixteenth-eighth-two sixteenths-eighth-two sixteenths…
eighth-two sixteenths-eighth-two sixteenths….
FOURs
quarter-triplet-quarter-triplet….
etc….
Avoid rhythms that put a break between the 4th finger of one hand and the thumb of the next
I find these to be fun little games. Sevens are tricky, nines and elevens are really fun. Try to make the fast notes of the rhythms as fast as possible.
Finally remember to just relax and let the notes flow…. (ha ha thats cheesy)
I’m sure there is some one else who can describe this rhythm thing better. It’s easier to demonstrate or draw pictures of than write about.
Thank you everyone!! all the information is very helpful! I never thought to use a regular dish soap or car wax thinking it might hurt my L&H but maybe I’ll give it a try next time. Also I had another harpist recommend lemon oil to me which I tried and it worked very well to clean and restore the shine. (Just couldn’t practice right after applying since it took a little time for the wood- and my hands-
