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Hola!!! Soy Yesenia de Costa Rica. Hace tiempos que no escribo a la columna, pero es que estoy muy ocupada. Estoy empezando a sacar el concierto de Ditterdorf, pero la version que tengo es editada por la Peters, y es una porqueria, tiene hasta dobles sostenidos…Bueno, la cuestion es que estoy buscando otra version por internet pero solo encuentro esa. si alguien sabe de algun sitio internet donde puedo encontrar una version fiable, por favor avisenme. Ciao!!! Besos a todos!!!
hiya welcome
im actually new as well
ive been playing for 16months.
i love to play very much too
love the happy harpistMy understanding is that Mr. Grandjany had very long fingers and his 4th finger “collapsed” when outstretched. He didn’t necessarily teach it, but his students tended to copy it. I believe Salzedo would also flatten his inner fingers when necessary to avoid buzzing, but he also wasn’t afraid to buzz a little. Guitarists certainly do it a lot, along with some other instruments. So it seems to be typical of all the French harpists, perhaps all over.
Interesting to know, thanks for sharing.
Did you have a chance to ask Ms Jamet for the list of piano pieces which Debussy wrote and approved as harp music? I am the most curious to know. Thanks!
Hi, I’m 14, and I’ve been playing the lever harp since the end of August. I’m just learning at home with the Sylvia Woods Teach Yourself to Play the Folk Harp book, and don’t have a teacher. I can already play broken chords, glissandos, and harmonics, in ‘fairly’ complicated music (If you know the Sylvia Woods book, I’m learning Wild Mountain Thyme, though I’ve been skipping around a bit. My question is: how do you hold your hands? Nobody I know who plays harp agrees. I play with all 3 fingers & thumb about level, with pinkie curved back a little. Is this right?
Jessica G.It sounds like Lucile Lawrence’s Pathfinder Studies would work well, along with Salzedo’s Preludes for Beginners, Preludes Intimes and Short Stories. How about Beethoven’s Variations on a Swiss Air and Dewey Owens’s Irish Folksong arrangements?
Hi, I’m Kelli and I am turning 15 in June. I would love to have some harpist friends so if you want to im me back my sn is hrpmaiden.
ACTUALMENTE VIVO EN TIERRA BLANCA VERACRUZ LA CUNA DEL ARPA JAROCHA SOY ARPISTA DEL GRUPO TLALIXTAC Y TAMBIEN ESTOY TRABAJANDO COMO SOLISTA DE ARPA, ESTOY PARTICIPANDO DESDE HACE 11 A?OS EN EL ENSAMBLE ARPAS DE AMERICA DEL MAESTRO CELSO DUARTE UNO DE LOS MEJORES ARPISTAS DEL PARAGUAY, EL ENSAMBLE ESTA BASTANTE INTERESANTE YA QUE CONJUNTA LOS DIFERENTES ESTILOS DE ARPA DEL CONTINENTE LLEGANDO SER HASTA DE 30 INTEGRANTES! ENTRE ARPISTAS JAROCHOS,CLASICOS,PARAGUAYOS ETC. TODOS TOCANDO AL MISMO TIEMPO EN ALGUNAS OBRAS Y POR SEPARADO EN OTRAS, ES UN SUPER ESPECTACULO OJALA Y PUDIERA LLEGAR A TENER LA DIFUSION QUE QUEREMOS.
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ME DARA MUCHO GUSTO PODER COMPARTIR CON USTEDES.
SALUDOS A GALAXIA ZAMBRANO, BIBIANA ORDO?EZ Y PACO SOSA
I would like to say something my first teacher,spanish harpist Lea Bach,a Hasselmans’ student;contradictions on “inward/outward knucles” always was there and herself testify that in her harp beginning in Paris.This is my first response in this forum and,in despite of I believe this discussion on harp tecnique very profitable,in my country,harpists are well acquainted with divergences,in a dispassionate way,I mean.Let me tell you I spent many years playng in Grandjany technique(because almost all harp teachers in Brazil teaching this one)but I moved to Salzedo after I met an Salzedo harp teacher.It was some hard to start(knucles outward,higher left arm,ascending gestures,at all)but I fell a lot of philosofical basis behind Salzedo ideas and my sound producing improves a lot.Today,I have my own students and they haven’t any problems on Salzedo way.I believe on importance of initial lessons and teachers that really comprehends they are teaching.I apologize about bad english ,’cause this isn’t my first language.Thanks,Saul,on your responses;there are lots of important information by you in there.H?lio Leite,Brazil.
I spent five years taking ballet class every day, and playing the harp as well. I would say it can strain the shoulders, as second position for the arms is about the same as harp position, and holding your arms there more or less for 90 minutes a day, in addition to practicing, is not the best. You at least need other exercise to build strength aside from muscle tone. It is good for rhythm certainly, and my ballet teacher taught me a lot about expressiveness. I recommend that you try to see the new movie about the Ballets Russes, as well as The Red Shoes.
I’ve pretty much always used a tuner.I play for a lot of orchestras and accompany different musicians and choirs. It would be a real mess without the use of my tuner. If I’m in a hurry, I sometimes tune in intervals and 5’ths. Or, I also tune the middle octave and then go from there on by ear. My recent Korg tuner died on me. I have had a lot of bad experiences with tuners not working right or not quite getting the notes in perfect tune. I’m not mourning the loss of my tuner since it was never really any good to me. But happy that I can have the one I really want. It’s just so frustrating when you play and your harp is not in perfect tune. Of course, you will never have a perfectley tuned harp, but you come to the point where your tuner is just not helping at all whatsoever. My harp teacher let me borrow her Chromatina tuner for a while, and it’s still the only one I’m really anxious for purchasing. I very much appreciate everyones help and still would graciousley accept anymore suggestions.
I found one here: http://www.crossroads-music.org/catalog/zen-on_chromatina_331_chromatic_tuner_2859544.htm . If that link doesn’t work, it’s from Crossroads Music. All I did was google “zenon +tuner” so you might have checked there already.
I was wondering, what do you use the tuner for? I do what Method for the Harp says and tune in intervals from middle C. Do you feel that the harp is in “better” tune when you do each note individually like that?
