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My husband recently took up the Cello and has been at it for 1 year now (I play the Harp, Piano and Flute) so the Cello is rather near and dear to my heart, if you know what I mean.
After fifteen years of cracked bleeding finger tips and thousands of band-aids/topical creams I have found the cure.
Run to your drug store and get the new Advanced Healing BAND-AID that is in a SILVER BOX (get large size).
Dear Amy, My husband and I have looked into this several times in the
past and have not been able to find any policies we could afford.hey, i’m 13. i’ve played the harp for about 6, 7 months now, without levers or pedals. hehe, i’m renting an ugly little thing.. 🙂 sorry i just can’t wait until i get my own. neway, anybody with msn messenger: add me!! and all you others who are slow and haven’t GOTTEN msn messenger yet (lolol msn sucks – there’s a better messenger out there now that’s compatible with all the other services.. trillium or trinity i think it’s called…) can just email. *phew and wipes brow*
cya, puckI actually prefer lever harps. Sure, you can play very complicated works on the pedal harp, but harps didn’t START with pedals. I like to think that I’m playing the same instrument that men and women played hundreds of years ago, in Ireland and Scotland. Pedal harps are almost TOO fancy – I tend to think of them as ostentatious. Plus they’re very heavy and it’s not something you can carry around easily. If you’re not performing, I don’t think pedal harps are really necessary. Right now, since I’ve only been playing for 7 months or so, (but I’ve had chances to play on numerous harps), I’m renting a little celtic (some very insulting people called it a ‘toy’ harp) one that doesn’t even have levers. lolol – the guy I”m renting it from says that it’s totally useless and he thinks he’s ripping us off 🙂 You can, however, play pieces that are in different keys by working it out. Look at the first note in the piece, see where it is according to its ‘doh’ (third note to doh, fourth note, whatever) and then all you do is count up the number of strings from whatever your harp is tuned to and start playing there. Ok, I dont explain things well. Here’s an example..
you have a piece that’s in g major. The first note is a b. Your harp is tuned to c major. b is the third note in the g major scale. So, on your harp, count up three from middle c (or whatever c you want lol). Lands on e. e is the note you start the piece on.
Levers make it a whole lot easier. Pedals are even better than that. But isn’t it fun to imagine that you might be playing the same harp played a long, long time ago by some bard in a king’s court? I’m a bit of a romantic.. lol.
puckHi Ana Paula!
I played some of the pieces you name here too! You could try Saint-Sa?ns’s Fantaisie pour Harpe, one of the pieces I enjoyed very much! It’s quite a long piece (8/9 minutes) and it’s quite a challenge. I also love ‘La Source’ by Alphons Hasselmans and ‘Scherzetto’ by Ibert. That last one isn’t too hard and great fun to play (it has a very ‘happy’ melody). I hope to have given you some suggestions!
Best wishes from the Netherlands,
Elise
I have several blues tunes which require the right foot to move the B pedal and the left to move the D pedal at the same time.
Another Angle
Cross pedaling is deployed when a chromatic change occurs that has no enharmonic substitute.
Hi, I think you should deffinitly warm up every time before practicing! Than, more tens you are, more it will hurt you!
Have you tried leaning your harp on your knees?
I had backpains before too, so I started doing some workout!It really helps!
Good luck!Hi Nelleke!
I don’t think you should have some problems by playing outdoors!Try to stay in the shade and if it’s possible not in the time of the day when the temperatures are highest!
Have a great fun!My son is 14 and just going into high school come fall 2002.He’s been playing harp for 5 years but is now worried about peer perception. He believes peer perceive harp as an feminine instrument and does’nt want that to come back at him. He wants to quit!
Any suggestions are welcomed. He is very gifted and it would be a shame.
