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Sidney, I’ve never used boogie-woogie but if you wanted to create a left hand bass line in that style, my teacher showed me: form, for example, CEGA on some low strings with fingers 4321. Holding down finger 3,without plucking, pluck only CGAG CGAG with a “swing beat”. This can be moved around to FCDC FCDC and so on. That anchored 3rd finger helps with speed. Use an appropriate melody in the right hand.
Carl, look back in your “delete” files; you may find those contacts after all. Just now, being intrigued by your problem, I was able to go back through 3 full pages of my deleted messages, totaling 93. Unless it was quite some time ago that you deleted yours, there might still be hope!
I just went to http://www.youtube.com, Adam, and found 4 or 5 people singing or playing this song! Here is the link to Pat Boone singing it with The Lennon Sisters:
Adam, The song He was copyrighted in 1954 by Avas Music Publishing Company, 250 West 57th St, New York City. Music composed by Jack Richards, words by Richard Mullan. “The lofty, melodious song proved ideal for singer Al Hibbler in 1954, and his recording was a bestseller”. This is from the vocal/piano music of He
John, Natalie Bilik at the Chicago factory might do this for a possible customer, either over the phone or right there with you. Good luck!
Dear Mr. S, perhaps you have heard or seen performances of the young violin virtuoso Hilary Hahn. On http://www.youtube.com she speaks about teachers and how she believes the best ones would teach. Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/user/hilaryhahnvideos#p/u/2/x695xrkrvfI
After viewing several performances of this piece on http://www.youtube.com, my personal favorite for tempo and expression in the piece is cdhammond. He omits the last 7 measures, however. Another sensitive performance is by Anaharp, however she misinterprets the left hand muffles as played notes; her teacher should have explained that. Sam Pratt published the piece by means of a music typewriter, in the days before music software programs on computers. His creativity in helping the non pedal
This is an age-old problem, to teach”by the book” with rules to obey, or to teach to needs of an individual student, bending the rules. You alone must decide which you will do, and take the consequences of your decision. We are all unique; I lean in the direction of helping the student with a compromise when necessary, for the happiness of the student.
Mr. S, You have discovered the main stumbling block between liking the sound and look of harps, and being able to take lessons on a harp: the expense. Couldn’t they start on a small harp, made in your country? They could be sold cheaply if partly finished, in “kit” form. The family of the prospective harp player could finish it at home. Experienced stringed instrument builders in your area could make the kits, perhaps after purchasing one to use as a model. The builders would make more sales, the family purchasing the small harp would help their student, the student gains new marketable playing skills, the teacher gains a new student–somehow, starting small and gradually arriving at a larger harp could be the way over that stumbling block. If you offer a group rate for young beginners, the talented ones in your group will soon be apparent to you. When a teacher offers a scholarship (free lessons for a short time) such motivated students will want to continue and they will find a way to pay your full rate. A number of years ago my local newspaper published a picture of a young woman as she worked for the company that collects garbage from homes. The woman interviewed said she took the well-paying job in order to buy a harp. Another young person delivered morning newspapers before going to school each day. At Conservatory for four years, I waited on tables for the three summers in between those years, at a fancy resort in New York State. Wealthy patrons at the resort left handsome tips for the waitresses and for the caddies on the golf course. My “tips” helped with tuition at my school.
Jeffrey, I haven’t found it in sheet music for harp, but I found it in a collection of piano music in case that would do. Go to http://www.sheetmusicplus.com. In the search box, type Purcell: hornpipe for piano. There will be many lists on your screen
Irene, all of the above suggestions are so valuable! Here are some more, regarding Harp I. It is awkward to have two page turns in this 5-page piece, especially since it has a DC al segno which makes two more turns necessary. Photocopy some pages so you have perhaps one turn, and better still, if you can memorize pages 2, 3, and
I would say to keep this student but tell her honestly that trying to play difficult, conservatory-entrance-required exam pieces at age
