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This is such an amazing thread, thank you all so much!!! It makes me smile with so much encouragement and good advice!
Thank you so much, Wil, for all the advice! I’m definitely listening to you and am focusing on a 34 string harp now.
I’ve realized my issues have been caused by two main things. I sat down and focused on my shoulders as I started to play, and was shocked to realize I had tightened them up as tight as they would go! I’d been playing like that! Then also, I realized that I automatically pull myself I to an “at attention” posture. My father was a marine and my piano teacher. He not only wanted me to sit at the piano like a marine, but would have us all stand in line at attention at times. It became reflexive! And such a relief to realize both these things.
So I’ve taken a few days off from practicing for the most part, just sitting at my harp to focus on intentional relaxing and awareness, and gently plucking the strings, and am constantly throughout the day practicing neutral posture and can already now be at the harp without pain, and leave once I start to get tense from being tired.
Thanks so much for the support, it has really helped.
Thanks for the input! I should put a timer or something to remind me to get up.
I’m looking at a few options for a bigger harp. Celtic music is my favourite and I’d like a lever harp with about 29 strings. I think 26 – 29 strings is good for Celtic music, right? I know I saw a 29 string harp somewhere for $900-1000. I want to get the best one I can while thinking about money so I’m still researching. I’m thinking a Harpsicle would be good too, especially since they are so light and that would be good for my shoulders so I could carry it. Or a Sharpsicle because from what I understand, having levers for Cs and Fs are good for a Celtic music. So basically, a not-huge folk harp for celtic stuff 😊😊😊
