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Dear Barbara,
All of what you say is quite true. However, I feel the issue here is that the regulation was out from the day the harp arrived, was not properly regulated before it was sent out and that the follow up service was not good.
This is an issue that is plaguing harpists with other brands of harps as well.
Regards,
Ann.
Hi Marie
Welcome! If I am not mistaken, you can buy fingerless gloves that should keep the tendons in place… but you probably would know about these by now if they existed. If you did find a pair, I’m sure it would be no big deal to play in them.
~Sam
Dear Marie,
I have not encountered this particular problem before, but will say that I have worked with students with limitations before and myself play with an injury.
I would encourage you to not do too much playing until you have seen the specialist and it may be worth also gaining a referal to a physiotherapist – who understands your problem, can look at what you do at the harp, and offer solutions.
Sherj,
I would find that very interesting! I’ve always thought that synaesthesia is fascinating – but color and music aren’t just associated with perfect pitch, in the sense that each pitch is a different color. Some people associate different colors with different keys. Sometimes I think I have this… partly. Sometimes I swear that pieces that are in Eb major or minor are yellow, but I figure I music be fouling myself! BTW not all people with perfect pitch have synaesthesia.
On the original question. I think there is a difference between sound timbre and sound color, and the two are confused because they are often used interchangeably. I understand sound timbre to be something like the sound of the oboe or the sound of clarinet. The two instruments sound different, and the difference is their timbres. A harp specific example might be the difference between regular playing and playing with the nails, or regular playing and harmonics, or regular playing and PDLT.
Well, if you’re asking about the advantages and disadvantages of starting one before the other, assuming you’ll play both, heres what I’ve seen.
Many people complain that when learning crossing under in piano first, it carries over into harp, where when learning crossing over on the harp first, it doesn’t seem to cross over.
Piano first will give a firmer sense of music theory (keys, chord structure, modulation, etc.) because of the presence of the black keys. Of course, the student still has to be taught these things, but its easier on piano. That’s why they use a piano in music theory courses and not a harp!
Piano might help give the hand an overall benefit by strengthening the outer side of the hand.
Personally, I began piano after nearly 7 years of harp. No technique problems (except occasionally my fingers would close into my palm) and exceptional progress. Learning the pinky isnt hard, in my opinion.
~Sam
Our Northeast School District School of the Arts here in San Antonio which is a magnet public school for the area and encompasses a standard high school curriculum plus writing directing acting photography etc is probably on its last legs also – they had to go to a 5000.00 tuition this year just to keep it open – it is really sad as many graduates have gone on to performing arts colleges and then positions in the arts as writers, directors, composers and some on Broadway –
and yet, football in Texas thrives and there is a brand new state of the art multimillion dollar Northeast ISD football stadium – – – –It is very sad
” Does this apply to all harps, or only Lyon and Healys?
Dear Mel,
I believe that this applies to some harps, but not all. All older L&H would have this system.
Salvi harps
I can’t speak more highly of Pilgrim harps. They are a lovely and fine crafted instrument and the people at Pilgrim
Carl,
The competition starts tomorrow morning at 9AM. My teacher might be able to give some information on the results, but hopefully they’ll post everything right on the website.
~Sam
Boss TU 12 tuner -has both indicator lights and a meter – connected to a soundboard pickup on my concert grande
Hi – I have had this happen to me several times traveling by car with my harps (both extremely stable tuning instruments)
