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Two great harp teachers live in Berkeley; Sheryl Anne Fulton and Diana Stork. They are both very well known in the harp world, and are very skilled. I have harp lessons with Diana, and she’s great! You’ve probably heard of them.
Lets all remember: you NEVER stop learning! usually professional harpists attend harp seminars to keep theier skills up. Reaching a “professional” level doesnt mean you’ve reached the end! there is NEVER an ending in learning! a professional (should) never STOP learning new things about their instruments, as there is no level of “perfection” when it ocmes to the harp… you can always do better!
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thank you! thank you! *bows*
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World harp traditions are a passion of mine as well. Here is an additional bibliography to look up, and you can contact me for more info if you like.
Hale, Thomas A. Griots and Griottes. Indiana University Press: Bloomington, 1998. (This covers an West African harp tradition.)
Kinnaird, Alison and Keith Sanger. Tree of Strings: a History of the the Harp in Scotland. Kinmor Music: Midlothian, Scotland, 1992.
Williamson, Muriel C. The Burmese Harp: Its Classical Music, Tunings, and Modes. Southeast Asia Publications of Northern Illinois University: DeKalb, 2000.
Schechter, John M. The Indispensable Harp: Historical Development, Modern Roles, Configurations, and Performance Practices in Ecuador and Latin America. The Kent State University Press: Kent, OH, 1992.
Cui Jun Zhi. Konghou World. China Film Press: Beijing, 1996. (This is an extensive book with music that outlines the history of this chinese harp.)
The following are journal articles. Citations are as complete as possible right now.
De Vate, Sue Carol. “Trolegomena to a Study of Harp and Voice Sounds in Uganda.” from Selected Reports in Ethnomusicology Vol. V Studies in African Music. 1984
Knight, Roderic. “The Harp in India Today. Ethnomusicology, Winter 1985.
Wolfe, Billie. Folk Harp of Mexico. American Harp Journal, vol. 4. no. 1 Spring, 1973
Grauberger, Stephen L., M.A. “Diatonic harp of the Philippines: An historical overview and an organological comparison of the Cebuano-Bissyan harp. University of Hawaii. 1994. (This is a dissertation I ordered through UNI Dissertation Services in Ann Arbor, MI. phone 1-800-521-0600 or bellhowell.infolearning.com.)
If you are near a university music library that subscribes to RILM, an online database for music literature, you can do searches to find these materials and more. You can then have the library do an interlibrary loan for you. That’s how I did a lot of my research on this subject when I was working on my doctorate at University of Nebraska. I found some of these books at amazon.com and barnes and noble.com and bought them for my own library.
Hello all. Have been sent the sheet music for storybook love from mike m
which was very helpful and have also found what seems to be once upon a
time from guitar tabs on the net. These may be ore useful to harp players than
flute players (like myself) so here is one of the sites that has it
http://www.guitaretab.com/k/knopfler-mark/22110.htm
There was another in a different key but if you do a google search with
princess bride and sheet music you should find it just maybe a few down the
list.Yes i have just started to play harp , Im 34 and MALE ,I am deliberatly NOT having any sort of teaching mainly due to the fact that the only teachers I can find are female in there fourties
It’s best to practice in 2 or more “sessions”, I find, and that way I keep my calluses up.
I like to practice 1 1/2 – 2 hours at once, do something else, and then practice for
another 1 1/2 – 2 hours. That way my fingers get a fair bit of playing but they don’t
get too sore at once. Did the calluses peel off or were they just…”not there”? It could
be because you’re using too much hand creme. (If you use hand creme) I know that
calusses on my feet just..vanish if I use too much creme on them. Pointe class the
next day isn’t fun!
And yikes no don’t wash your hands in cold water you’ll
get stiff hands/knuckles.
Katrinahaha already an older thread oh well lol my email address is
katrina@musikarpatia.com and if anybody as AIM or MSN I’m either coffeehigh24
(usually that sn) or coffeehigh24@hotmail.com
KatrinaHi everyone. I found this site after I did a google search for the music to Storybook Love, for a wedding in a couple of months. I’ve tried e-mailing Jaime Weissman to try to get a copy, but the message keeps getting bounced back as if the address is wrong. If jaime is still in this chat group, or if someone else can send me a copy, could you please e-mail me at tom_jerry_57@hotmail.com? Thanks
