Here’s my answer to a viewer’s question on what you need to do on the harp to make a chord major or minor. (Answer – the fingers play the same strings – it’s all about the lever or pedal settings!).
Category: Pedal changes
Ep. 173 – How to play Salzedo’s “Fraicheur”
Learn what all the different symbols and markings mean in Salzedo’s classic study of glissandi: “Fraicheur” 🙂
Ep 137 Composing for the harp – pedal markings and pedal charts
In this composer-centric episode I talk about pedal change, pedal markings, and pedal charts. As a composer, should you include these in your scores/parts? Answer – it depends 🙂
Hopefully helpful and interesting to composers and non-composers alike! Questions? Email me at info@joshlayne.com
I use my arrangement of Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring as one of my examples – find the sheet music here.
Ep. 108 Pedal slides
In this episode of Harp Tuesday I take a look at pedal slides, an extended technique for harp that takes advantage of the sound created when we change the pedal of a still vibrating string. Two of the pieces that I talk about are Salzedo’s “La Desirade” and Andre Caplet’s 2nd Divertissement “a l’espagnole“.
Ep. 61 Beethoven, 3 pedals at once, and transcribing/pedaling
In this episode I talk about transcribing music written for other instruments, with a focus on “solving” pedal challenges. I also demonstrate how I change 3 pedals at once for a Beethoven Sonata
Ep. 55 Pedal Changes!
In this episode of Harp Tuesday I take a look at pedal changes, with a bird’s eye view of how I change pedals, plus a simple exercise to help familiarize your feet with the pedals!
The piece I play at the end is the 2nd half of the Gigue from Bach’s Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825.
Ep. 6 Pedal changes + changing two pedals with one foot
In this episode I look at pedals changes, and how you can change two pedals with one foot. (Plus a follow up video)