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Wyoming isn’t that bad but I know harpists in Arizona and Utah that play in high temperatures all summer outside
they always tell me they can’t imagine a bride putting her guests through that
the naderman was originally for singleaction pedal harp
it’s in a lot of keys that the lever harp uses
I’ve never thought about if you can do them on lever harp but I think you could with some editing you might have to take out some doubled notes in the left hand in order to make the changes
lol easy pieces yep easy because there’s stuff a lot harder but they’re still not easy unless you’ve played the harp for a long time
damase is good too
the Rensch book claims he was not a harpist but a composer
she also says harpist theodor Labarre who taught harp at the paris conservatory studied composition with him
she also says he used harp harmonics in his opera in 1825 la dame blanche
Zingel gives his dates (1775-1834) and says he wrote a lot for harp but we don’t play it anymore
you can also buy a harp and horn piece by him
pretty sure it was composed for harp not something else
the Hovhaness is nice but like Glass
a lot of repeated material and meditative quality
it’s nice but audiences might get bored with it
I want to be helpful and you sound like a nice person but I have to ask
why don’t you ship it with a freight company that ships harps regularly
the harp companies all use freight companies to ship their harps
unles you live in Chicago your harp was most likely shipped by freight at some point in order to get to you or the store you purchased it at or to get to the person you purchased the harp from
many people have given you suggestions on this forum
ship the harp. send the harp by plane in the cargo hold. drive the harp.
there’s not much more we can suggest for you short of selling your harp and purchasing another where you are moving
I mean this nicely but
it’s not a dilemma it’s just a decision make it and get on with it
Deb glad you found it
I just looked at mine and realized I told you the right title and the wrong harpist
Xavier de Maistre does have some cd’s of learning-teaching repertoire but the one that you need and found is actually Catherine Michel
that’s good because the cover art on her cd’s is so clever and fun
Automates are pretty
you should play whatever motivates you most that’s still in your range of relative comfot and it sounds like they are
there’s a recording of them from http://www.harp.com and other places too probably
it’s by xavier de maistre and probably called pieces faciles pour le harpe you have to check which one because there are several cd’s
it’s deceptive that the cd title is easy pieces but it’s really a series of recordings of progressive pieces that don’t usually get recorded because everyone’s recording Faure Impromptu etc.
so I recommend the cd if you don’t already have it but good luck and congrats on finding Andres stuff it’s great
oh Isabelle Perrin also has a CD of more advanced Andres the whole cd is just Andres very pretty
andres is important for lever harp because he has written a lot that can be played on lever harp and some of it is more advanced
try Asters first it’s nice and easier than some
Rimbambelle is a real treat
so are Epices and most people learn Vanille (vanilla) first
you can search andres harp on youtube and a video of a guy playing Vanille will come up
Epices look weird on the page if you’re used to looking at straightforward harmony but they are very fun to play and audiences love them
most people like Epices because they are fun newer sounding and challenging
is it maybe that Sarah has less finger noise than Saul might because she’s playing lever harp?
maybe recording lever harp is different
harp guy
your college should have a career counselling service and alumni can use it
if you want to take Carl’s advice on that which is great check with the school you just graduated from for career services
it will save you money and they want to help because it is good for the school to get alumni placed in good careers
makes other people see the school as successful.
harp guy what about an elementary school music teacher? elementary school teachers have a high female to male ratio and kids that age could use more male rolemodels
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good point about incidental expenses
that is what I find just teaching and gigging
the gig fee seems high until you pay for gas or food if you are really far from home for a long day or you have to buy a dress that works for the event or new music for it
and you might use the music or dress later but it still is an expense connected with that gig
