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Ray Pool has more than one collection published, I think, one is Tea at the Waldorf, and I think Eleanor Fell also has collections.
If you use placing interpretively, then you have to decide where is the most natural point to divide an eight-note phrase. Should it be 4-4, or 2-4-2? It depends on how the phrase moves. Dividing exactly in the middle is sometimes too square sounding. You want fingering to help connect the notes and lead the ear forward. You might want to do 4-3-1 with the last note connected to the next phrase. Starting with four fingers tends to feel the most secure, but so does ending with four.
If you are fingering only for convenience, then you can simply copy the fingerings you find in a good method book
Viejo Zortzico is indeed a charming piece, in a tricky meter with some challenging passages. Trying to master it in three months would be kind of foolish. It is more along the lines of at least a year to get it in the hands. Stick to the Watkins and fix it. That will be much more impressive, I think, because jurors like seeing visible progress.
My first pedal harp had one or two pedals that didn’t work at all, but I was still able to play it and learn for a year. It’s not ideal, but a stepping stone to better things.
Then I should have said it 13 times? Funny, because I doubt any of them took a lesson with me. I haven’t seen enough results to recommend more than a few teachers I currently know. I’m sure there are quite a few.
I see the issue. I would play the first three notes of each group of four in the left hand, as the fourth note is a repetition. Another way would be to play it an octave higher so it is clearer, anything below 5th octave C. It is too muddy as written, but it depends on the score, which you can download. Or you could double the right hand in the bass, as long as it is the same chord-tones. Or, play chords on the beat in the area written.
A music degree is easier if you are talented and it suits you. I tried to do a geography major and found I was not doing well, and didn’t have resources to improve, but when I switched to music, that was no longer a problem. Some things are harder to learn, like EAR TRAINING, but others flow naturally. There’s a lot to memorize and absorb, so it takes
Do you mean the Handel Concerto? I think the Viejo Zortzico is more musically interesting, but for a similar piece that is easier to learn, you could choose Spanish Dance no. 2 by Granados, for example. If you want a more modern work, the Three Improvisations by William Mathias are not terribly hard, or his Santa Fe Suite. Not knowing how old you are doesn’t help. Actually, if you want to keep it in your repertoire, you should figure out why you didn’t do the Watkins well, and fix it. And kudos for admitting you didn’t play it was well as you wanted.
If you mean parallel arpeggios, there are two or three tricks, some of which are in the ABC of Harp Playing by Lawrence and Salzedo. One is to play a chord on the beat in the left hand and single arpeggio above. One is to take the first note of the right hand in the left hand thumb, 14 3 2 1, and the next note of the left hand in the right hand 4 3 2 14, or you can do the same with three notes at a time. You can also omit one note and use that to jump an octave and play the next bit, which Bea Rose invented, and is in her book, I’m pretty sure. Another option would be to use 24 13 fingering, alternating hands.
Oh, come on, you’re just being lazy! You can change at least 12 pedals per beat, and use your pinkies to play that pesky fifth note in the chord. Or just fake it…..
I have been able to create most of the Salzedo notation and other harp notation in sibelius by combining various symbols and lines, but it takes some time. I have tried to get them to add harp notation, but it was not included in the last upgrade. I don’t know if the last upgrade improved anything relevant to the harp. I won’t buy it unless it does. Sibelius has a more elegant look, a better flow in its elements, except for slurs, but they are supposed to have been improved. The final results look very professional.
