Month: August 2012
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Episode 46 of Harp Tuesday is up!
I offer some thoughts on using a metronome:
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Learning the Violin – my journey so far (part 2)
First Steps: I love the piano; if I didn’t play the harp, I’d want to play the piano. I like the sound, but more importantly I want to be able to play harmony – a bunch of notes at the same time. But I do play the harp and so, for now at least, the…
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Learning the Violin – my journey so far (part 1)
I’m learning the violin, and I want to blog about the process. I’m going to start by writing about the journey that’s led me to where I am right now. For that, I’m going to go way back to 1992. I was 15 and had been playing the harp for a couple years. I originally…
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A current composition
Here’s a short snippet of a composition I’m working on right now
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Episode 45 of Harp Tuesday is up!
Episode 45 – I talk about doing lever changes on the folk harp: And a bonus video – setting up for Skype lessons:
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States of learning – being overwhelmed
I like thinking about learning, and how it happens. I try and observe my own learning closely, since it’s the only time I can actually be inside someone’s head as learning occurs. Recently I had a couple experiences that reminded me of a state of mind that we, or at least, I, sometimes experience as…