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The harpist was definitely Kristi Rostad Shade. She is a freelancer in Manhattan with a strong classical and jazz background. Kristi was also on Letterman last year with the band the All American Rejects and wrote an article about it for Harp Column.
KIM
I use words:
Quarter note = “Pear”
two eighths = “Ap-ple”
triplet = “Pin-ap-ple”
four sixteenths = “Wa-ter-mel-on”
quintuplet = “Un-i-ver-si-ty” or “Phil-a-del-phi-a” (sadly, no fruit)I would love words for sextuplets and beyond if anyone has found them!
KIM
I use words:
Quarter note = “Pear”
two eighths = “Ap-ple”
triplet = “Pin-ap-ple”
four sixteenths = “Wa-ter-mel-on”
quintuplet = “Un-i-ver-si-ty” or “Phil-a-del-phi-a” (sadly, no fruit)I would love words for sextuplets and beyond if anyone has found them!
KIM
I use words:
Quarter note = “Pear”
two eighths = “Ap-ple”
triplet = “Pin-ap-ple”
four sixteenths = “Wa-ter-mel-on”
quintuplet = “Un-i-ver-si-ty” or “Phil-a-del-phi-a” (sadly, no fruit)I would love words for sextuplets and beyond if anyone has found them!
KIM
Leonard:
We welcome a friendly discussion of harp brands! That is what this forum is about, so please do not apologize. We just need to keep things on topic.
KIM
Thanks Gorman! Glad you are finding the site useful. Look for some site enhancements coming soon.
Kim
Hi all:
Just a reminder to please keep this harp related and no personal attacks. We do not want to have to censor these threads, but we will if need be.
Thanks,
Kim
I also feel like you’re going to have to get used to it, but I also feel like a school orchestra presents special circumstances. If you can possibly get a harp there, I would try. Some schools are willing to buy/rent harps—I’ve seen people make this happen.
While in the professional world you do generally have to suck it up, you’re also getting paid cartage or a hefty fee most of the time and professionals are generally pretty careful around your harp. In a school, students are likely to be clumsy with chairs and stands around your harp, and the conductor isn’t paying you cartage so they might just expect the harp to be there all the time without thinking carefully about when they really need it. Or, maybe you’ll have a conductor who is so accommodating that they let you leave the harp home a lot because it’s a pain to bring, and then you’re just sitting there wasting time.
If you or the school can swing renting a harp to leave there, it’s probably going to make you happier in the long run. If not, then yes, get used to it
.KIM
Hi everyone! I thought I would chime in and say, first of all, we are flattered that you are all so anxious to receive your Harp Columns! Thank you for the vote of confidence. We have managed to keep a pretty regular schedule throughout the years, but since we are a relatively small operation in comparison to the rest of the printing world, sometimes things can get backed up if our printer has a big job ahead of us (or if the HC staff has a particularly busy playing schedule–we are all harpists too!).
Please don’t hesitate to inquire if you think there is a problem with your subscription or you haven’t received an issue that others have, and we’ll be happy to check on it for you. Or just post a message here and we’ll reply.
Thanks!
Kim
(Harp Column editor)This is always a tough call. My rule of thumb is that if it is a close enough friend that I would give up the work day to attend the wedding anyway, I generally do it as a gift without charging. If I would attend the wedding, I’m already not earning income on that day so whether I play or not doesn’t really matter to me. I usually know many of the guests, so there is more help with harp moving and logistics than for a regular gig. If it’s just an acquaintance and you’re debating about going to the wedding in the first place, I would charge or maybe give a reduced rate.
You have to think VERY carefully about agreeing to play for a friend, because you can’t really “sub it out” if something else comes up.
My two cents!
Hi everyone! I’m glad to know so many people are fans of harpcolumn.com! We are currently trying to make some improvements to the site, including more online content. Chat is something that is more difficult to implement, so I’m sorry to say you probably will not see it in the near future. However, we will keep it on the list and look for a way to do it down the road.
Thanks for your input to harpcolumn.com.
Kim
