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An English Harper: April 2010
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Words from a music obsessed folk harper in in the South of England. Tuesday, 6 April 2010. 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, (any wider is stretch). 3 notes: any pattern up within a sixth. Squashed sandwiches (1-2-4, 1-3-4). Squashed inversions (probably fingered something like little-ring-index or little-middle-index). 4 notes: any pattern within a sixth. Notable exceptions - arpeggios! Scales longer than 4 notes. The clack of the keys. Allowing the note to drop back to a bass note - think pipes. How to com...
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An English Harper: November 2012
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Words from a music obsessed folk harper in in the South of England. Sunday, 11 November 2012. More lilting bits as I find them. Today started of with a search for Molly Brannigan, or rather, the reel that frequently follows it. It's the Green Fields of America, more info here: http:/ www.thesession.org/tunes/display/695. Catherine Talty - Purty Molly Brannigan http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Seamus Fay - Cavan's Lilter https:/ itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/seamus-fay/id254356831. Posted by Steph West. More li...
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An English Harper: It's tough whichever way...
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Words from a music obsessed folk harper in in the South of England. Tuesday, 19 April 2011. It's tough whichever way. If you want to be a musician with any degree of freedom you need to learn to do one of two very hard things: read music or play by ear. You've got to find a way to take it in somehow, confidently and at speed. That's the bastard bit. Once you can do that it's a start, but that's the door that has to be unlocked. Posted by Steph West. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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An English Harper: More lilting bits as I find them
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Words from a music obsessed folk harper in in the South of England. Sunday, 11 November 2012. More lilting bits as I find them. Today started of with a search for Molly Brannigan, or rather, the reel that frequently follows it. It's the Green Fields of America, more info here: http:/ www.thesession.org/tunes/display/695. Catherine Talty - Purty Molly Brannigan http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Seamus Fay - Cavan's Lilter https:/ itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/seamus-fay/id254356831. Posted by Steph West. More li...
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An English Harper: More mouth music...
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Words from a music obsessed folk harper in in the South of England. Friday, 19 August 2011. Folk Tradition : Cainntearachd, Diddling and Chin Music - voices imitating pipe music and some lilting from Boys of the Lough as well:. Http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Article titled "Learn how to lilt the Irish way with Sean Keane from Galway". Http:/ www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2005/04/27/1354873.htm. One of youtubes natives giving a fine example of Irish reel "Splendid Isolation". Bodhran to Voice (Lilting).
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An English Harper: Time to upgrade the tech... and the technique
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Words from a music obsessed folk harper in in the South of England. Wednesday, 22 December 2010. Time to upgrade the tech. and the technique. I'm looking at amplifying my harp better. Next stop is playing with a guitar preamp, see if I can boost the upper register and not have so much bass while keeping a good warm sound. Posted by Steph West. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Some posts are well organised, others are the electronic equivalent of post-its to catch the idea. View my complete profile.
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An English Harper: Introduce a harp...
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Words from a music obsessed folk harper in in the South of England. Friday, 24 December 2010. Http:/ www.philharmonia.co.uk/thesoundexchange/the orchestra/instruments/harp/. The Philharmonia orchestra has a great little sight introducing various instruments. The link for harp is above. Posted by Steph West. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Some posts are well organised, others are the electronic equivalent of post-its to catch the idea. View my complete profile. There was an error in this gadget.
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An English Harper: November 2010
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Words from a music obsessed folk harper in in the South of England. Wednesday, 10 November 2010. One very busy month and a huge wodge of change. Between now and the 8th Oct, I have moved twice house, done a years tax accounts, fixed my car, started a new job and been bridesmaid to my best mate. It's been epic. Very little time for imagination. Still, at least I know I can graft like a bastard. Like all really horrid times it's been useful in a clarifying kind of way. Where I lived was pretty damn close t...
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An English Harper: December 2010
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Words from a music obsessed folk harper in in the South of England. Friday, 24 December 2010. Http:/ www.philharmonia.co.uk/thesoundexchange/the orchestra/instruments/harp/. The Philharmonia orchestra has a great little sight introducing various instruments. The link for harp is above. Posted by Steph West. Wednesday, 22 December 2010. Time to upgrade the tech. and the technique. Posted by Steph West. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I've been privately researching harps, different harp techniques, folk music...
