Category: Pedal changes

Ep. 281 – How to figure out pedal changes and fingerings featuring Schubert/Godefroid “Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt”

I’m excited about doing a Harp Tuesday episode on the first of Godefroid’s five fantasies on Schubert songs (I already did one on the Serenade (https://www.harptuesday.com/ep207/ )

In preparation I needed to write in pedal changes and some fingerings and I thought I’d bring you along! I hope this episode gives you a sense of how you can do quite a bit away from the harp – although there is no substitute for actually trying it out, I know for sure I will change some of the fingering – stay tuned for the Harp Tuesday episode featuring it 🙂

If you want to play the piece yourself it is public domain and can be found at the Harp Archives: https://archive.org/details/colemlodiquepour01gode/page/2/mode/2up

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Ep. 271 – How to figure out pedal changes (featuring Carol of the Bells)

I’m using an easy version of Carol of the Bells (Shchedryk) as the example. You can get a free copy of it by signing up for my email newsletter.

I did a Harp Tuesday episode about learning how to play it (on lever harp) last year at https://www.harptuesday.com/ep250/

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Ep. 270 – Pedal charts: what are they and how to use them? Pedal Harp basics.

Pedal charts are the best way to easily and visually represent the settings of the pedals on a pedal harp at any particular time. In this episode I talk about what they are and how they are used. This episode also covers the topic of pedal charts, from the point of view of a composer or publisher.

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Ep. 219 – Muffling Technique on the harp (Featuring Bach’s C sharp minor Prelude)

Placing on a string not to play it, but to muffle it, is an excellent option in certain passages. Here, I demonstrate it using a two bar section from Bach’s Prelude No. 4 (C sharp minor) from the Well-Tempered Clavier.

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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. 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)


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