{"id":6444,"date":"2015-10-06T08:06:21","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T12:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harpcolumnmusic.com\/?product=musical-branches"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:06:23","slug":"musical-branches","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/maurice-draughn\/musical-branches\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical Branches"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Listen<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JX_hjYv7P5g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>About the T.I.P.P. Series<\/h3>\n<p>This piece is part of Maurice Draughn&#8217;s\u00a0T.I.P.P. Series (Theory in Practice and Performance), a multi-level set of instructional and performance pieces designed to introduce student harpists to the fundamentals of theory \u2013 harmony and rhythm. The pieces contained in each set may also be used as performance pieces in the form of a suite or stand-alone work. The concept for the T.I.P.P. Series arose from the composers\u2019 interest in creating works for students in the H.I.P.P. program (Harp Instruction and Performance Program), an afterschool program that introduces young learners to the harp. Students were able to build their knowledge of theory as they developed technique on the harp. Each piece has \u201cfree-style fingering\u201d which allows the instructor to craft fingering conducive to the level and physique of the student.<\/p>\n<h3>About <em>Musical\u00a0Branches<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Simplicity&#8221; draws from the simplistic nature of music that is performed in simple meter. The melodic and accompaniment material create a rhythmic drive similar to that of contemporary pop music. &#8220;Contrary&#8221; demonstrates the flowing effect of compound meter. The title of the piece is in reference to the lines of the accompaniment moving in contrary motion. The melody is located in the lower voices, which is contrary to the way melodic material is traditionally performed in the upper voices. &#8220;Slide on Five&#8221; is a fun and jazzy piece featuring the cool effects of the pedal slide. The piece has five beats per measure or complex meter creating a hip jazz feel reminiscent of the bebop era. Pedal slides are used throughout the piece in the melodic and accompaniment lines. <em>Musical Steps<\/em> can be paired with <em>Musical Branches<\/em> to create the suite below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Steps and Branches<\/em><br \/>\n&#8220;A Relative Waltz&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;A la Mode&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Spherical&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Simplicity&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Contrary&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Slide on Five&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[soundcloud id=&#039;227465559&#039;]\n<p>Musical Branches is a set of three pieces for 4 pedal\u00a0harps by Maurice Draughn that are based on the expanded forms of basic meters. Each piece was composed in the style of popular music as a way of connecting with the concept also found in classical music. A worksheet is included for further study of these concepts.<em>\u00a0(Note:\u00a0<\/em>this piece is edited for pedal harp, but some parts could be played on lever harp with adjustments.)<\/p>\n<p>This piece is available as a PDF download in the following combinations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete Set: <strong>$15.00\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n(includes score and four parts)<\/li>\n<li>Harp 1 only: <strong>$2.50<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Harp 2 only:\u00a0<strong>$2.50<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Harp 3 only:\u00a0<strong>$2.50<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Harp 4 only:\u00a0<strong>$2.50<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Length<\/em>: score is 14 pgs.; parts are 7-8 pgs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Duration: 6<\/em>\u00a0mins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[284],"product_tag":[486,266,482,417,416],"class_list":["post-6444","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-maurice-draughn","product_tag-4-harps","product_tag-back-to-school","product_tag-harp-ensemble","product_tag-instructional","product_tag-theory-in-practice-and-performance","pa_artist-draughn-maurice","pa_combinations-complete-set","pa_combinations-harp-1","pa_combinations-harp-2","pa_combinations-harp-3-only","pa_combinations-harp-4-only","pa_composer-draughn-maurice","pa_genre-classical","pa_genre-educational-etudes","pa_harp-type-harp-pedals","pa_instrumentation-4-harps","pa_level-intermediate","pa_publisher-dtm-publications","first","instock","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/6444","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=6444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=6444"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=6444"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=6444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}