[HTL-94] Harp Time Live
Start with Harps Tuned in C
[HTL-94-220922 – HARP TIME LIVE #94 – Thu. Sep 22, 2022]
Comments from This Session of Harp Time Live
5-Day Harp Improv Challenge is starting this coming Monday Sep 26, 2022
Sign up here https://www.hipharp.com/academy/5-day-harp-improv-challenge-main-page/
It’s all about Power Progressions
It allows you to modulate from Key to Key in a Jazz style of playing
You can apply this to arrangements of any piece of music
Progression we are using in the bass today is
1 – 6 – 4 – 2 – 5
C – down to A – down to F – down to D – G – G – G – G
In a 4 bar phrase
C,2,3,4
A,2,3,4
F,2,3,4
D,2,3,4
G,2,3,4
G,2,3,4
G,2,3,4
G,2,3,4
Back to C and repeat
If you are feeling board you can add techniques
(ie passing tones)
C
(B)A
(G)F
(E)D
G
G
G
G
Or you can explore Right Hand melodies
Using a 3rd below your melody
Using a 6th below your melody
Using glissandos above the bass
Another pattern to use with rhythm
(LH) C (RH) D – E – G
(LH) A (RH) B – C – E
You can add this pattern to the whole sequence
C D E G
A B C E
F G A C
D E F A
G A B D
G A B D
G A B D
G A B D
Finish off with a C
Please add your own insights, revelations, and takeaways below in the comments, even if someone else already said the same thing! Just say it in your own way or say it again the way they did.
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16:29:48 From Tammy H to Everyone:
5 Day Harp Challenge https://www.hipharp.com/academy/5-day-harp-improv-challenge-main-page/
16:30:47 From Sally to Everyone:
https://www.hipharp.com/project/merceditas
16:48:10 From Tammy H to Everyone:
==> Discoveries
16:48:28 From Nancy C to Everyone:
You can do something simple and very beautiful.
16:49:03 From Lawrence (Phoenix, AZ) to Everyone:
When you stay on the G for a while, you can catch your breath before going on. Also lets you get a fresh start next time through.
16:49:06 From Heather F to Everyone:
the repeated V chord gives room for ideas to develop
16:49:24 From Cherrie Mooney to Everyone:
Repeating the G, forces you to try a variety of patterns.
16:49:51 From Cathy Hornby to Everyone:
I learned, and noticed again, that I resist repetition since I get bored, but then pushing through it, moving from bored to excited,and finding all kinds of ways to make it lovely was actually exhilarating , liberating and fun. Loved it!
16:50:04 From Marguerite to Everyone:
I’m not sure yet how long
we’re staying on the. g
16:50:07 From Cherie Maffey to Everyone:
Expanding the G, keeps the rhythm going and gives space.
16:50:13 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone:
It worked nicely improvising over the baseline and that worked quite wel, except for the D. Had all the time something that sounded nice, but than had the repeated G to find my way again.
16:50:42 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone:
sounded NOT nice
16:51:40 From Rosemarie Fortney to Everyone:
Felt rushed, worried at start then just freed my brain to play around in right hand, didnt need to change rt pattern ea time.
16:53:19 From Heather F to Everyone:
I like the bass movement (C,A,F,D)which outlines the ii7 chord then that V chord happens an brings your ear back to home (I)….. the whole thing is actually ii-V-I
16:58:57 From Tara to Everyone:
Tacking onto Heather’s point…It also works to outline the V7 chord with the LH, one bar each on G-B-D-
16:58:59 From Tara to Everyone:
f
17:02:38 From Heather F to Everyone:
Hey Tara good idea….I think we are getting all Shenkerian analysis-like!
17:08:01 From Nancy C to Everyone:
Nuances of dynamics.
17:08:11 From Kimberly to Everyone:
I felt much more free to play the melody this time because the left pattern became almost automatic
17:08:36 From Carol Booth (Australia) to Everyone:
When I added a 3rd or a 6th below the bass note it meant I had to concentrate on my left had and my R hand was on its on with no brain, and that worked so well and was FUN
17:08:43 From Cherrie Mooney to Everyone:
When the left hand plays louder, grounding, the right hand can play anything softer and it still sounds good.
17:08:44 From Belinda Hunt to Everyone:
I was relieved when you said one finger 😅
17:09:39 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone:
At last I resolved my hearting D problem
17:10:29 From Nancy C to Everyone:
You also mimic the patterns with contrasting crescendo Y softer.
17:12:31 From Marguerite to Everyone:
now that I’m leaving the G at the right time it’s fun to improv above it
17:14:38 From Nancy C to Everyone:
There is a live closed captioning transcription on this Zoom.
17:26:21 From Mona Seering to Everyone:
Fingers and heart is relaxed even tho I couldn’t play like you
17:26:27 From Rosemarie Fortney to Everyone:
Lost in time, lovely musical traveling!
17:27:05 From Tammy H to Everyone:
5 Day Harp Challenge https://www.hipharp.com/academy/5-day-harp-improv-challenge-main-page/
17:27:29 From Cathy Hornby to Everyone:
That was soooo beautiful- turned my head off and let it all just flow. Hypnotic!
17:27:35 From Marguerite to Everyone:
really fun when I quit thinking and just started doing
17:27:40 From Cherrie Mooney to Everyone:
I liked adding the rhythm to pattern.
17:27:58 From Belinda Hunt to Everyone:
those last RH shapes were really helpful. Some of the things I thought would be harder were actually easier.
17:27:59 From Rosemarie Fortney to Everyone:
I added the third below in left hand to add flavor😊😊
17:28:02 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone:
Now it was fun finding nice chord-progressions over the baseline. Lost myself in that completely.
17:28:57 From Toni Talia Marcus ♬Musically to Everyone:
HUMMINGBIRD CAME TO MY WINDOW…
17:29:21 From Jilly to Everyone:
very relaxing I could sleep now 😌
17:31:40 From Deborah Henson-Conant to Everyone:
http://www.hipharp.com/ask
17:32:11 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone:
The baseline!
17:32:17 From Carol Booth (Australia) to Everyone:
Choose a progression and do it until it’s boring then keep going
17:32:22 From Tammy H to Everyone:
Harphalun@gmail.com for Tammy Halun contact me if you want to be a Challenge Ambassador for the 5 day challenge coming up
17:32:36 From Cherie Maffey to Everyone:
Use the four phrase on the G chord
17:32:58 From Toni Talia Marcus ♬Musically to Everyone:
It always sound beautiful.
17:33:04 From Cathy Hornby to Everyone:
I’m holding on to the light touch two chord riff with the left hand c and the d,E,g
17:33:08 From Marguerite to Everyone:
what a jazz waltz rhythm is
17:33:27 From Cherrie Mooney to Everyone:
right hand 1, 2 ,3 ,5 pattern
17:33:37 From Jane in Finland to Everyone:
Carol and others: I was given the same advice recently from an old traditional player – to go back to my old compositions and they’d get even better
17:33:46 From Lawrence (Phoenix, AZ) to Everyone:
When you improvise, find a way to periodically stay in one place and get your bearings before going on
17:34:30 From Marguerite to Everyone:
practice my hand patterns separately o I don’t have to think as much during these
17:34:44 From Rosemarie Fortney to Everyone:
How can you not cheer up with that!
17:46:14 From Tara to Everyone:
Must be going. Great fun to be with you all!
17:46:46 From Cherie Maffey to Everyone:
Bye Tara, I’ve gotta go too.
17:49:59 From Marguerite to Everyone:
Bye guys !
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