When my almost husband asked me whether I wanted a ring or a harp there was only one answer… both! With heavy emphasis on the harp part. After all, everyone knows that a harp is just a naked piano, right? Nope. After playing the same measure eleventy times I can say with certainty that keyboarding is easier for this wannabe tunesmith. So yes, we’re married now and the ring is elegant… and no the harpifying is not. He forgives me for endless (aimless) practice and I forgive him for being such a splendid guitarist. I imagine it must be a little like teaching someone you know how to drive only it’s music theory and my learners permit expired long ago. Fortunately for my husband I may not be able to parallel park but I can read music and I ‘m a willing student. Clearly we’re in for it! A lifetime of dueling strings… For better or worse.
Strings Attached
March 7, 2010 by harpified
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I have a laptop with a built-in camera. I’ve recorded myself a few times, both to check out my (ever evolving and numerous) bad habits and to keep a record of arrangements (using that term loosely). Enjoy the practice! My husband always says how good I sound– trust me, that is love speaking! But I think it’s true that even painful (to us) practicing does sound good on a harp. Be glad it’s not a violin!
We just put a Schatten Design CH-3 (acoustic pickup with preamp) in the pedal harp. Now I have no more excuses…
Welcome to the bloggers world harpified. Look forward to hearing of your travels down the stringband.
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Thanks. Next task is figuring out how to record the pieces I’m working on. In the spirit of steep learning curve solidarity I want to post incremental progress (spelled s-t-r-u-g-g-l-e) for other students.