[HTL-113]  Harp Time Live

Start with Harps Tuned in C  

[HTL-113-240516 – HARP TIME LIVE #113 – Thu. May 16, 2024]

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Comments from This Session of Harp Time Live

 

We looked at:
Califypso –

C C C G
G G G C
C C C F
F C G C

A minor (raise your G to G#)
A A A E
E E E A
A A A D
D A E A

 

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16:40:27 From Renee Sachs to Everyone:
Are you saying F, C G D?
16:41:15 From Renee Sachs to Everyone:
Thanks
16:41:24 From Cherie Maffey to Everyone:
Can you play it slower, please
16:41:52 From Sally to Everyone:
Renee, that final four bars is F,C,G,C
16:47:41 From Mary M to Everyone:
Inversions are so powerful!
16:48:50 From Mary M to Everyone:
The strumming sadly does not wok on a double-strung harp😆
17:00:33 From Mary M to Everyone:
How many times playing the F?
17:00:54 From Deborah Henson-Conant to Everyone:
CCCG
17:00:56 From Deborah Henson-Conant to Everyone:
GGGC
17:00:59 From Deborah Henson-Conant to Everyone:
CCCF
17:01:03 From Deborah Henson-Conant to Everyone:
FCGC
17:10:30 From Linda Paszalek to Everyone:
Its so fun because It forces you to just keep up and let your intuition kick in
17:10:43 From lori to Everyone:
It brings a big smile to my face!
17:10:46 From Sjarda to Everyone:
It is fun just to play along and improvise
17:10:47 From Kimberly to Everyone:
It is fun because once you have the pattern down, you play it differently each time
17:10:48 From heatherflinn to Everyone:
Hello Deborah! Total fun except I’m never sure when you are at the beginning of the next section unless I turn you way louder than me….but other than that total fun
17:11:11 From Helen Wright to Everyone:
My fingers want to go faster than they can (so far) but its lots of fun to try
17:11:36 From Cherie Maffey to Everyone:
Improv with the right hand and rhythm with the left hand
17:12:10 From heatherflinn to Everyone:
Yay rhythmic markers!!!!
17:16:56 From Helen Wright to Everyone:
Yes
17:16:56 From heatherflinn to Everyone:
Way better!!!!!
17:16:58 From Cherie Maffey to Everyone:
Easier to follow
17:17:18 From Helen Wright to Everyone:
Yup loud bass runs
17:17:09 From Helen Wright to Everyone:
LOVE IT
17:17:20 From heatherflinn to Everyone:
E major can become an E sus easily
17:17:57 From Deborah Henson-Conant to Everyone:
A- A- A- E(min or maj)
17:18:02 From Deborah Henson-Conant to Everyone:
E E E A-
17:18:09 From Deborah Henson-Conant to Everyone:
A- A- A- D-
17:18:15 From Deborah Henson-Conant to Everyone:
D- A- E A-
17:27:32 From lori to Everyone:
loved the minor!!!!!!!!
17:27:56 From Cherie Maffey to Everyone:
Sounded different and lovely in the minor
17:27:57 From Mary M to Everyone:
Reacted to “loved the minor!!!!!…” with ❤️
17:28:01 From Kimberly to Everyone:
Really liked going back and forth—couldn’t do the levers fast enough but taking out the 3rd was great
17:28:14 From Tammy Halun to Everyone:
I liked going back and forth between major and minor.
17:28:17 From Deborah Henson-Conant to Everyone:
CHATTANOOGA: https://www.hipharp.com/confab-2024
17:28:27 From heatherflinn to Everyone:
The major side sounds great with a bouncy happy vibe and the minor side drags me into a sly side-eye feel !!!
17:28:31 From Helen Wright to Everyone:
Reacted to “Really liked going b…” with ❤️
17:28:34 From Helen Wright to Everyone:
Reacted to “I liked going back a…” with ❤️
17:28:46 From Helen Wright to Everyone:
Reacted to “The major side sound…” with 👍
17:28:47 From Tara-Seattle, WA to Everyone:
I’m just listening today…It’s such a fun and jaunty bit to listen to, even with only 3 chords.
17:29:23 From Deborah Henson-Conant to Everyone:
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17:29:28 From Lana Wainman to Everyone:
I could not keep up but will take it at my own stride when I rewatch it. Love the joy here. Thank you.
17:30:01 From Helen Wright to Everyone:
The bass runs in minor sound different A minor to e major but they are fun and wild-sounding
17:30:06 From Tammy Halun to Everyone:
Upcoming Events for DHC https://www.hipharp.com/events
17:30:44 From Linda Paszalek to Everyone:
I have a small group of girls that come to my house and play on my instruments. This song and the idea of Rhythmic markers will be so much fun to try! Thanks so much!
17:30:45 From Tiffany Baker to Everyone:
You can also just do a few G#s
17:30:52 From Tiffany Baker to Everyone:
– not the whole harp
17:31:07 From Tammy Halun to Everyone:
Somerset Folk Harp Festival https://somersetharpfest.com
17:31:08 From Susanne to Everyone:
Love the change in mood just by shifting the same pattern down into minor.
17:32:39 From Tammy Halun to Everyone:
You can purchase the sheet music for Califypso for 1-100 players –  PDF Sheet https://dhc.gumroad.com/l/califypso
17:34:14 From heatherflinn to Everyone:
Tell us more about the new music you are practicing
17:35:43 From Sally to Everyone:
Heather, it’s a challenge, but I think you could play this piece. “Merceditias” for lever harp. There’s also a pedal harp version.
17:35:49 From Tammy Halun to Everyone:
Add ons for Somerset Harp Festival https://somersetharpfest.com/add-ons/
17:36:04 From Nancy Cochran to Everyone:
Beautiful advanced piece.
17:36:31 From Tiffany Baker to Everyone:
Loving that you are making this lever harp’able!
17:36:54 From Helen Wright to Everyone:
Would love snippets from Merceditias during academy chats…
17:36:58 From Nancy Cochran to Everyone:
The pattern today, the rhythm feels so natural.
17:37:17 From Deborah Henson-Conant to Everyone:
https://www.hipharp.com/goldencagemusical
17:37:45 From Tammy Halun to Everyone:
The Golden Cage YouTube Premiere Mon May 20, 2024 7 pm ET Info here https://www.hipharp.com/goldencagemusical
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17:37:53 From Kimberly to Everyone:
Thank you—fabulous as always!
17:37:55 From Mary M to Everyone:
Thank you!!
17:38:28 From Susanne to Everyone:
Thank you – loved it!
17:39:04 From Linda Paszalek to Everyone:
Sorry can’t stay today. Love this group though!
17:40:10 From Tiffany Baker to Everyone:
Me too, please!
17:40:54 From Tiffany Baker to Everyone:
Sounds fun!
17:41:40 From Elit to Everyone:
Thanks got a go
18:02:08 From heatherflinn to Everyone:
PASSACAGLIA GEORGE FREDRICK HANDEL
18:02:21 From heatherflinn to Everyone:
JOHAN HALVORSEN
18:03:56 From heatherflinn to Everyone:
PICHAS ZUCKERMAN ITZAK PERLMAN

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