I take another look at the basic finger/hand motions involved in playing the harp, including some close-ups that give a clear picture of what I’m talking about!
Month: July 2016
Ep. 49 Poem for solo harp
Ep. 48 and 50 Variations on a Welsh Carol
An in-depth look at Ank van Campen’s Variations on a Welsh Carol
Ep. 47 Working on 4-finger trills
Looking at 4-finger trills
Ep. 46 Using a metronome
I talk about using the metronome and some of the things that it can and can’t do
Ep. 45 Lever changes
I talk about how to do lever changes on the folk harp
Ep. 44 Tone
I talk about getting a good tone
Ep. 42 Ornaments and grace notes
I talk about ornamentation – turns, graces notes, trills, mordents, etc.
This wikipedia page is a good place to start exploring ornamentation
Ep. 40-41 An in-depth look at “Passage”
In these two episodes I take an in-depth look at my composition Passage, plus a video of me performing Passage.
I recorded Passage on my 2013 CD Passage: music for solo harp
Ep. 39 Exercises – Arpeggios, scales, and more
In this episode of Harp Tuesday I talk about three different types of exercises – scales, finger independence, and arpeggios. I give a somewhat in-depth look at arpeggios starting at 14:26