Harp's Delight Blog
Welcome to the Harp's Delight blog! Here I will tell you about what's just been added to the site, as well as fill you in on the latest news in the magical world of the Celtic harp.
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Trebs22
Gathering solid information about everything to do with the harp, before buying and learning :
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As long as you persevere, you can do any thing you set your heart to
Somtimes I get a little bit frustrated, ok maybe a lot, but I just keep going. What I do is practice all the songs that I know three times each.
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Harp Fun
I've found lots of resources for harp fun: quotes, jokes, music games, and harp clip art.
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Harp-Playing Tips
Techniques and harp-playing tips for Celtic harpists at all levels, from beginner to advanced. Practicing, performing, improvising, music theory, arranging and composing music.
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Music Arranging: Advanced Techniques
Want to learn more about music arranging for celtic harp? How to you go beyond simple left hand patterns? What about the right hand?
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How to Learn Rhythm, the Heartbeat of Music
Use thesetips & tricks to learn rhythm, the element that makes your harp music flow.
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sanmarcosphil
I am a new 1st semester theory student at Palomar College. In addition to the comments above, we 3 in the beginner harp circle agree that the theoretical
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Making mistakes and people knowing about them
If anyone does ever query the mistake you made or say that the piece you played doesnt sound like it should, one easy, all-round answer for this is to
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marking passages
I like the idea of using coloring pencils for repetitive chords in the bass!! or even using it for some repetitive passages!
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Marie B.
I have been playing harp for about 7 years. Mostly I am self taught. I use fake books a lot, and I play by ear. I can also read music, because I took
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Music Arranging
Use these simple music arranging steps to create an easy arrangement from any tune.
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