Month: February 2013

  • Harp Tuesday episode 55 is up! A look at pedal changes

    In this episode of Harp Tuesday I take a look at pedal changes, with a bird’s eye view of how I change pedals, plus a simple exercise to help familiarize your feet with the pedals!    

  • I need your help!

    Hi everyone, I’m going to try and do a Harp Tuesday episode about figuring out fingerings in tricky sections and I need your help! I’m looking for short sections (a bar to four bars) of music that you are finding difficult.  I’m thinking mainly of something where you’re not quite sure what fingering to use/nothing…

  • Sunday Spotlight – Feb. 3, 2013

    Hi everyone! Welcome to this week’s spotlight.  A potpourri of music today: First, one my favourite pianists, William Kapell, who died way too young.  Here’s his rendition of Liszt’s “Mephisto Waltz” I love Mahler and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau – here he is signing “Ging heut Morgen übers Feld” Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is one of my favourite musicians…