[HTL-84] Sit-on-G-Intro-Angels-on-High
Start with Harps Tuned in C
[HTL-84-211118 – HARP TIME LIVE #84 – Thu. Nov 18, 2021]
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16:30:33 From Anne Horton to Everyone:
Good on you for persevering!
16:32:37 From Anne Horton to Everyone:
I am going to love it! Have to turn my camera off for a little while 😉
16:45:28 From Nancy Cochran to Everyone:
Hello Deborah and Everyone
17:11:14 From Kimberly to Everyone:
Having the options from a single note in the bass to the chord progression is helpful when you are starting to learn it. I love how you can jazz it up with just a change in the rhythm
17:11:31 From Carol Henley to Everyone:
analyzing the tune is so helpful — rather than just playing notes on a page
17:11:35 From cherie Mafey to Everyone:
Easier using the G for the bass when doing expanded RH. Really like the 6ths in the melody, and 3rds.
17:11:37 From Cherrie Mooney to Everyone:
Some chords didn’t seem like they would sound good, but they did.
17:11:40 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone:
It made it easy, realising the shapes, not thinking about notes.
17:11:40 From Anne Horton to Everyone:
Strangely I found it easy at first and then it got more and more difficult … I think it’s because I was trying to do what you were doing … I should know better
17:11:49 From Jilly to Everyone:
ok with right hand cant get left to fit in time
17:11:59 From Sabine Diederichs to Everyone:
I just played the right hand. So I could follow
17:12:15 From Nancy Cochran to Everyone:
Yes the feeling changed when you changed the rhyth
17:12:33 From Cathy Hornby to Everyone:
Lovely tune to play simply then build. I liked taking the descending bass right down to the F
17:13:55 From Vimukti to Everyone:
Analyzing and having the shapes in my right hand helped me to trust I could move away and improv and play with different shapes for both hands. I now have a Xmas melody.
17:17:18 From connieloporto to Everyone:
Congratulations!!!!
17:18:18 From Nancy Cochran to Everyone:
.I thought I was playing the progression but maybe not, the notes sounded different.
17:18:40 From Nancy Cochran to Everyone:
Soooo beautiful.
17:29:31 From Nancy Cochran to Everyone:
Fun. DEfinitely
17:29:45 From connieloporto to Everyone:
5th and 6th ing out the melody
17:29:48 From Carol Henley to Everyone:
Yes! my discovery — when lost, just play part of a scale on this tune, and it works!
17:29:48 From Lawrence to Everyone:
So many great ways to harmonize a tune besides the traditional way.
17:30:00 From Sally to Everyone:
Use of pedal tone, experiment with shapes, improvise on a simple chord progression (like 1,6,2,5)
17:30:17 From Kimberly to Everyone:
Always fun—so joyful! Love being able to go the I, vi, ii, V progression in so many songs when you need something to use in the left.
17:30:18 From Nancy Cochran to Everyone:
Definitely apply to other Christmas tunes. Yes very helpful to listen and play along.
17:30:35 From Cherrie Mooney to Everyone:
Learned a fun arpeggio ending
17:30:48 From Cathy Hornby to Everyone:
Definitely fun. And I’d not have thought to play a drone note under the tune - I’ll be trying that elsewhere and also the shape playing with the thumb on the melody
17:30:57 From Jilly to Everyone:
I've enjoyed trying to work out for myself after you give us sooo many ideas😌
17:31:54 From cherie Mafey to Everyone:
Using the dominant in the bass to simplify , use rhythm in the melody, using 6ths and shapes.
17:32:29 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone:
It’s a revelation that I was almost able to play the melody line without inventing ‘wrong’ notes and combine it with the bas. Couldn’t do that last year.
17:32:41 From Anne Horton to Everyone:
I didn’t know that arpeggio ending was a “thing” with an actual name “Horn 5ths” - AWESOME! I hope to remember to use that in the future (even easier on the Double-Strung”! ;) )
17:32:50 From Nancy Cochran to Everyone:
From working with you I was doing some of these things.
17:33:54 From Anne Horton to Everyone:
=> JOKE DOESN’T CARE ANY MORE!
17:34:18 From Anne Horton to Everyone:
I WANT TO BE LIKE JOKE!!
17:34:34 From DHC to Everyone:
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17:34:34 From Nancy Cochran to Everyone:
lThank you so much Deborah and Eveeryone1
Share your takeaways and 'aha's' below.
What are the principles and concepts in this session? If you had to remember what you learned, or someone said, "Quick! I have to do an improv! What did you learn in this 'Harp Time Live!' session that I can use??" - What would you tell them?
I was away but watched when I could on replay. Gorgeous. Gathered much from play of 6ths.