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I finally heard some Joanna Newsom. I was in an art supply store and they were playing a tape. Her harp playing was very interesting, very creative and musical. Her voice was worse than Phoebe on “Friends”. And the lyrics: chew and chew and chew and chew
Learn the harp. Definitely. You will love it, and I don’t understand why it is not more popular. However, be very prudent and do a TON of research. Get a teacher if possible, as hand problems sometimes develop if you play the wrong way too long. Even if you can only have a lesson once a month, or even once in your harping career, try to get one. Also, the thread “buying first harp” is a very useful one for selecting your harp.
Another beautiful, haunting Welsh tune is “Aberystwyth.” And you have almost certainly heard “Loch Lomond.” If you have not, it is easy to find midis, mp3s, etc. of it.
Well, I never even considered the possibility of odor, not to mention nail and skin fungus contagion. Yecch! I guess Victoria doesn’t have too many secrets now. What gets me is when people who are exceptional and happy to be so, expect to be taken as the rule, rather than simply revel in their exceptionality. If I were playing for a wedding on a beach, I probably would do it barefoot. If I played honkytonk harp, I might wear something suitable for that. I was nearly drugged and dressed up to be forced to play in a drag show in Provincetown once. Who knows what I would have woken up to find myself wearing?
Who did the harp parts in a song called “Aurora” by Bj?rk? Also, who is the harpist that
played “Fluffy’s Harp” from the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone?Sylvie,
How’s it going with your harp? Have you got it yet? Any problems so far?
-New HarpistAnd to Zen –
My comment about gold-leaf pedal harps wasn’t directed at you, merely making a point. My apologies if you were offeneded.Hi Sarah!
I live in Auckland as well and I just started taking up lessons as well…:)
I take my lessons from Ms. Sherry Shelton who lives in Devonport
whom I find absolutely lovely and an excellent teacher as well..!
Hope that helped..Regards,
ClaraHi! I think that it is really funny what the people write about punctuation on a harp site. I’m 15 years old and I play the harp since one and a half year. At the moment I’m practising Mozarts harp concert. Did you play the cadence of the second phrase Adantino? I would be glad if you write back.
MFGI completely aggree with you Christina. The only thing is, I don’t think “funny” is the word. Oh well.
Hey, that’s great that you’re already working on some, “Serious Harp Rep” after just playing one and-a-half years! I play a cadenza by Carl Reincke (sp?) for each movement of the Mozart. It’s nice, becuase there’s so much flute in the actual composition itself, and Reincke’s cadenzas really lets the harp shine (I played the Mozart Concerto with orchestra this past summer, and played the Reincke Cadenzas).
