{"id":144676,"date":"2022-11-13T23:01:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T04:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?post_type=product&#038;p=144676"},"modified":"2026-01-15T13:18:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:18:02","slug":"the-paekakariki-blues","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/michelle-velvin\/the-paekakariki-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"The Paek\u0101k\u0101riki Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Listen<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Paekakariki Blues The Coral Blues by Michelle Velvin\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uas3R0aht3s?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-144676-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/The-Paeka\u0304ka\u0304riki-Blues.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/The-Paeka\u0304ka\u0304riki-Blues.mp3\">https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/The-Paeka\u0304ka\u0304riki-Blues.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Michelle Velvin&#8217;s <em>The Paek\u0101k\u0101riki Blues (The Coral Blues)<\/em> is for solo pedal harp. This piece was inspired by both Deborah Henson-Conant\u2019s solo harp work <a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/deborah-henson-conant\/new-blues\/\"><em>New Blues<\/em><\/a>, and the vibrant and virtuoso harmonica player Coral Trimmer. &#8220;Coral Trimmer and I first performed together as soloists with the Kapiti Concert Orchestra performing the second movement of Dorothea Franchi\u2019s <em>Concertino for harmonica, harp and strings<\/em> in 2020,&#8221; says Velvin. This fun piece is approximately grade 8 level.<\/p>\n<p>This piece is available as a PDF download for\u00a0<strong>$15.00.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Pages to print:<\/em> 8 pgs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Duration:<\/em> 4:00<\/p>\n<p><em>Note:<\/em>\u00a0This piece is formatted for A4 paper size; use the settings in your printer dialog box to get the best fit for your paper size.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":144677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[6911],"product_tag":[477],"class_list":["post-144676","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-michelle-velvin","product_tag-harp-solo","pa_artist-velvin-michelle","pa_composer-velvin-michelle","pa_genre-jazz","pa_genre-original","pa_harp-type-harp-lever","pa_instrumentation-harp-solo","pa_level-intermediate","first","instock","downloadable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/144676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=144676"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=144676"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=144676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}