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Kim, sextuplets might be hig-ge-ly pig-ge-ly, adapted from the old nursery rhyme- Higgely piggely my black hen–!
If that one copy has sold, the publisher is Hal Leonard and the catalog number you could tell any music store, is HL355304.
Melissa, if you go to http://www.sheetmusicplus.com, put Kismet into the search box. Then scroll down just a bit and you will find one copy of the piano-vocal score, with guitar chords, for $3.95, of the popular song from the 1953
Kate, go to http://www.harpkit.com, and look at the harp kits on the site, and the prices for a small harp that are often under your budget. The owner, Jerry Brown, ships worldwide and he may have a U.K. dealer, or know someone near you who has purchased a kit or a finished harp. Those small kits just take a few hours to build and come pre-cut, pre-drilled, and with good instructions. People are satisfied with the quality and the good service from the company.
Armande, whether making harmonics with either left or right hand, make sure you are pressing really hard
Maria, I would suggest Danielle Perrett in England, who has done many of the things about which you are asking. You can put her name into your search engine on the internet, or find her through http://www.harpist-suffolk.co.uk.
Walgreens Drug Store chain has those CD holders, with sections inside the size of string packets for 1st through 3rd octave, for under five dollars. To store and carry larger string packets you’d need to make up one or two packets covered in clear plastic for ease of viewing. Along with extra strings carry a pair of tiny scissors, a few string anchors ( cut pieces one and one-quarter inches long, from discarded 5th octave strings, preferably gut for being less slippery than nylon) and pliers with a wire-cutting feature on the side. These last used to be carried by Lyon and Healy, and mine is made by Sargent & Co., New Haven, Connecticut.
Dorian,
When you go to play somewhere on your harp, and wear formal clothes, an attache case looks professional and should hold what you need on the job. Just pick the lightest weight one, before you fill it up.
Amy,
I’m so sorry this happened. This site may help: International Foundation of Performing Arts Medicine, at : http://ifpam.com. Online questions can be sent to: ifpam@optonline.net. Telephone, in New Jersey USA, is (201) 519 2441. If they cannot furnish the facts you need, they must be able to name sources that could. Many doctors, rehabilitation experts, and some prominent musicians are named on this site.
The above suggestions are good, and I’d add a few books by Louise Trotter: “Getting Started in Pop Harp”; “First Steps in Harp Improvisation”(including a CD); “The Creative Folk Harpist: Arranging and Performing”; and “Easy Fake Book for Lever Harp”(this one published by Lon and Healy). In each of these she gives valuable suggestions on how to handle a given melody. If you could visit a specialist harp music dealer and glance through these, you will know which you like best; or perhaps if you use several, you will be glad you did! A qualified harp teacher who makes arrangements should be a great help to you and answer your questions. Many Community Colleges have theory classes which are reasonable in cost; you need to learn how to find the chord symbol the composer intended for each part of the melody and this is easier when guided by a live instructor than from the printed page. Good luck!
The above suggestions are good, and I’d add a few books by Louise Trotter: “Getting Started in Pop Harp”; “First Steps in Harp Improvisation”(including a CD); “The Creative Folk Harpist: Arranging and Performing”; and “Easy Fake Book for Lever Harp”(this one published by Lon and Healy). In each of these she gives valuable suggestions on how to handle a given melody. If you could visit a specialist harp music dealer and glance through these, you will know which you like best; or perhaps if you use several, you will be glad you did! A qualified harp teacher who makes arrangements should be a great help to you and answer your questions. Many Community Colleges have theory classes which are reasonable in cost; you need to learn how to find the chord symbol the composer intended for each part of the melody and this is easier when guided by a live instructor than from the printed page. Good luck!
The above suggestions are good, and I’d add a few books by Louise Trotter: “Getting Started in Pop Harp”; “First Steps in Harp Improvisation”(including a CD); “The Creative Folk Harpist: Arranging and Performing”; and “Easy Fake Book for Lever Harp”(this one published by Lon and Healy). In each of these she gives valuable suggestions on how to handle a given melody. If you could visit a specialist harp music dealer and glance through these, you will know which you like best; or perhaps if you use several, you will be glad you did! A qualified harp teacher who makes arrangements should be a great help to you and answer your questions. Many Community Colleges have theory classes which are reasonable in cost; you need to learn how to find the chord symbol the composer intended for each part of the melody and this is easier when guided by a live instructor than from the printed page. Good luck!
