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Also, a song is something you sing. A chaconne is a piece/selection/composition/musical form. If a song
doesn’t have lyrics/words/text it is most typically called
Am I mistaken or is there a reference in Dr. Rensch’s most recent book to the Aoyama company being in the instrument business for many years?
I have two Pugs, Sid and Tallulah. Sid sits on my lap when I play the harp which is fine until he falls asleep and leans against it, and Tallulah sits on my foot – looking very put out when i start pedalling. 😀 also if i play the bass notes, Sid puts his foot on the soundboard after I did it to him when he was a puppy. haha
Aoyama used to be not very good harps, but they have recently inproved dramatically. They also vary so much in sound; my Aotama custom monarch sounds amazing, but i have played other aoyama pedal harps which sound awful! There is just more variation in aoyama harps than in salvi or L&H.
My hands are the same size and i have found that practicing large stretches for about 10 mins a day really helps because your fingers get used to stretching that far, i also out in the 2nd and 3rd fingers after it is comfortable enough… also squeezing a stress ball helped, but i have no idea why, one of my teachers recommended it to me.
re the walking part – a couple of times over the years I have had to get to jobs during the Christmas season in downtown San Antonio riverwalk area which is notorious for lack of parking even on a good day – I have had to park as far away as 10 blocks and walk the harp to the job – it’s exhausting and time consuming but certainly possible in an emergency – the long walk
Mr Swanson – is this one of your harps? I think it is! I apologize profusely if I’m mistaken… Kind regards William
This is one of my fav. Masters of the Celtic Harp. I wish they would come and perform here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-NnQVW_wmI
Can someone identify the first tune for me? When I heard it for the first time, my hair on my arms all stood up, it’s so beautiful.
Isabelle Moretti just performed over the weekend in my country.
