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Salzedo’s Tiny Tales and Sketches for Harpist Beginners would be a starting point, and that is almost half an hour of music, if not more. Also his solos in the Art of Modulating.
You can challenge the student by, instead of giving them something more difficult, giving them something more easy. That could spur them to work harder, or to work better.
Are there any differences? I’m not particularly impressed. While it has the appoggiaturas written as such, it does not make it clear how to play them correctly, which is a shame. I’ll stick with the Salzedo edition. What we need is to publish Salzedo’s orchestration to go with it.
The trill beat is the length of one beat, and where the marking says three to a trill beat, it means three pairs of 21, or iterations, though four are better.
That is not the case. This only developed after it fell and the knee block hit the floor, thankfully on a fairly thick rug. There is no other damage, no visible displacement of anything. It has nothing to do with my playing, or my student’s playing, and NO harp should buzz when people play it!
They have numerous schools and teachers. You might consider American schools, some of which have jazz programs.
The “troubles” you refer to were in leadership and ownership. It happens from time to time, that not being the only time. Things seem to be on a very even keel these days. The last time I toured the factory, I was much impressed by the consistency of the harps, all sounding virtually the same. One group had a very organized overtones sound, the others had busy overtones that seemed more disorganized. There was an issue on some harps of apparently having the finish laid on too thickly, which I believe they corrected soon after that. It was clearly inhibiting the sound from coming out.
The Salzedo models today are slightly altered, those of the 1980s were exactly the original design, I believe. A number of them had structural problems, so the proportions and elements of the column were slightly altered. At least, that’s what I’ve heard. Style 11s also used to have a wider sounding board than a 23, but I gather that led to uneven tone, a fatter bass, and thinner above. In that era, the neck was closer to the board in the first octave. And there have been changes in string spacing. Now, the harps have matte finishes, rather than French polished, which to me makes them look dusty all the time. I can’t stand it. A harp needs to be glossy. The later 80s was a beginning of a golden time, when they had fine wood available and the construction improved greatly over the 1970s, when they had to rush things along to keep up with the demand. I waited three-and-a-half years for my harp, which finally arrived in 1979. Fortunately, through three major repair jobs, it has become a magnificent instrument. It was often used by Heidi Lehwalder for performances and recordings.
I endorse Korg Tuners, and their Orchestral Tuner is the most useful, but their cheapest ones work very well. I do not recommend using a cellphone app. I did not find them reliable, and you have to worry about power usage and distractions.
It’s an impressionist piece piece by Jacques Ibert, Matins sur l’eau, the first of his Six Pieces for Harp.
The Fulbright Fellowships have long been the major scholarship program for overseas study. I believe the Rotary Club also does the same. If you go to a public library or contact the Foundation Center online, you can search through grants and such, and a librarian can help you narrow your search.
Well, yes, that’s why it is such a puzzle. It’s fairly loud, too, but doesn’t last for a long time, so it’s only while the string is vibrating at maximum flux. It’s partly sympathetic. When I get around to changing strings it might help.
It might be a good idea to bring along a lever harp they can touch. Touching a harp is sometimes necessary for knowing one must learn it. But as a student who is a nurse pointed out, harp strings can be contaminated with germs and bacteria from touching. You could have some alcohol with you and make them wipe off their hands first.
