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  • in reply to: self-publishing books about harp #103013
    Stephen Conor
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    Yeah, a normal printer can do such printing features. I have books at home that I printed, using my hp officejet pro 8500 inkjet from InkJetSuperStore.com, from a PDF that I have downloaded online. Binding is also a bit easy to find. I am sure you can find one online.

    in reply to: Mid-East MFG #156068
    Stephen Conor
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    I also agree with you. But we should also somehow give credit to Chinese manufacturers. There are somehow improving in creating great instruments such as accordion. I have a close friend who was just taking accordion lessons and he bought a China-made accordion and it wasn’t that bad.

    And for those people who also plays piano, you should try playing the Hailun 218 or any Hailun pianos that was made from China. It’s quality is so great, seriously.

    in reply to: harp lessons in dublin #82867
    Stephen Conor
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    This thread should be one of the post that is tagged as important. This thread would greatly help people who are looking for harp lessons in Dublin. I always recommend the traditional way of learning harp, but if one is having a hard time looking for a harp teacher, the internet is full of tutorials and tips. But again, the actual teacher is still the best way to learn how to play the harp.

    in reply to: Any multi-instrumentalists out there? #155765
    Stephen Conor
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    Wow, you sure do know a lot of instruments to play. I am also thinking of having

    in reply to: Bax: Concerto for Flute, Oboe and Harp #146451
    Stephen Conor
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    Wow, what a thorough information we have here. I somewhat agree with Saul, that some of his music difficult. But it would be a great piece to learn in a harp lessons. Thanks for this detailed post.

    in reply to: Harp and Cello cd recommendation #104362
    Stephen Conor
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    Yeah, they are mostly seen or heard in classical songs. I had this one chance to watch harp and cello instructors played together and it sounded so great. Never thought these two instruments would sound good together.

    in reply to: learning Piano after harp? #104493
    Stephen Conor
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    I am with you that learning from piano lesson to harp is difficult than harp to piano. Some friends of mine learned piano first then tried to learn the harp and they had difficulties on they way.

    in reply to: Lights for harp and music #70426
    Stephen Conor
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    I never tried lights when I play harp on any stage. But I guess I’ll need to think about having one since I too soon will occasionally play in our church too. I am not a beginner but I seldom think about this stuff when I took harp lessons back then. Good thing I read this. Thanks.

    in reply to: Music for Harp and Accordion #146626
    Stephen Conor
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    Yeah, I remember that. Well maybe for Gary, harp and accordion music doesn’t really have chemistry with each other. I too heard amazing blending with the harp when I was partly learning accordion lessons back then (but really didn’t take those lessons seriously though).

    in reply to: learning Piano after harp? #104492
    Stephen Conor
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    Well like any stringed instrument, if combined when learning lessons for piano, may take some time for anyone could play it well. These two instruments, may somehow give you a hard time since both are different from each other, but once you get the hang of it, it’ll get easy then.

    in reply to: Beginner Christmas music for harp and violin #156715
    Stephen Conor
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    How bout the traditional Christmas songs? Are you looking for a recital piece or just a piece to teach them? Oh Holy Night and medleys can work for violin music or as a beginner harp piece.

    in reply to: learning Piano after harp? #104491
    Stephen Conor
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    I find Patricia’s reply very helpful. How to play on piano while learning harp is a bit hard for me. The fingering seems confusing when you would play from one of the instruments. But it is really great learning these two instruments.

    in reply to: The Russian Method / School #83029
    Stephen Conor
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    My music teacher also calls it the same thing. You can check out a book of methods by famous Russian harp teachers such as K. Erdely, M. Rubin, and N. Parfenov if you need more info about Russian Method.

    in reply to: Teachers in the Boulder CO area? #83036
    Stephen Conor
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    True. There are a lot of great music teacher in the area. And I agree with Marguerite, if you are willing to be go out of Boulder, I would also suggest Rachel Ellins. She had a great reputation in teaching harp.

    in reply to: Guitar Chords Chart #104964
    Stephen Conor
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    I agree with Barbara here. The first instrument that I learned playing is the guitar. Then after some time, I learned piano and harp. And I find it true that any musician can translate chords to different instrument and would be able to use them. I play guitar chords when I have a hard time transcribing piano and harp pieces.

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