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I have played it!

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I am a long time harpist and relatively recent yoga student.

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The first thing I noticed was a girl fingering a LARGE sparkly harp necklace, then I recognized Stephanie!

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Elizabeth Jaxon’s blog has the most up to date info AND the greatest picture from a contestants point of

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I believe the Ogden was designed to replace the “Folk Harp” for two reasons:

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In order to maintain a “drier” sound than a modern pedal harp produces, you “wipe out” some of the resonance as you place.

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In order to maintain a “drier” sound than a modern pedal harp produces, you “wipe out” some of the resonance as you place.

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In order to maintain a “drier” sound than a modern pedal harp produces, you “wipe out” some of the resonance as you place.

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There are bound to be pieces you like more than others, but you include them in order to present the

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There are bound to be pieces you like more than others, but you include them in order to present the

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A wise friend of mine has a policy:

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A wise friend of mine has a policy:

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One thing that might be confusing to a non-harpist musician is that the harp is a “non-transposing” instrument, unlike the clarinet or trumpet, which sound a different pitch than they read.

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Look at this uTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PP8CqjTSy8

The guy playing the Medieval wire-strung Irish harp rests his arms on his legs and they don’t move around.

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Sometimes, the orchestra harpist has to adapt the printed music to give the “effect” that the composer wanted, if not accurate to the notation.

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