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Ep. 68 “Scary” sounds on the harp (extended technique)

Harpy Halloween everyone! 🙂

For this October 31 special, I take a quick look at some of the spooky sounds you can get on the harp!

Author adminPosted on August 3, 2017Categories Creativity, Extended Technique, Pedal Harp

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Ep. 285 – Planning my European concert program
Ep. 284 – How to play left hand harmonics on the harp
Ep. 283 – How to play two handed trills on the harp
Ep. 282 – How to play “Le Roi a Fait Battre Tambour”
Ep. 281 – How to figure out pedal changes and fingerings featuring Schubert/Godefroid “Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt”
Ep. 280 – Using an iPad as a musician in 2024
Ep. 279 – How to play “The Jolly Peasant” from the First Harp Book
Ep. 278 – The new 13 inch iPad Air – what it means for musicians
Ep. 277 – how to organize a concert program
Ep. 276 – How to play double harmonics on the harp
Ep. 275 – How I prepare a concert program
Ep. 274 – A look at St. Columba’s Moon by Dorothy Cook
Ep. 273 – testing out Note Rush, a sight-reading app
Ep. 272 – How to play George Winston’s Carol of the Bells on lever harp
Ep. 271 – How to figure out pedal changes (featuring Carol of the Bells)
Ep. 270 – Pedal charts: what are they and how to use them? Pedal Harp basics.
Ep. 269 – Analyzing Hasselmans’ “Rouet”
Ep. 268 – Flying with a harp
Ep. 267 – How to play “Swinging” from the 1st Harp Book
Ep. 266 – Practicing Chopin’s “Raindrop Prelude”
Ep. 265 – Standard Interval Fingerings
Ep. 264 – Instrument pickups – what are they and do you need one?
Ep. 263 – Installing a pickup on my Camac Excalibur
Ep. 262 – How to play the introduction to Godefroid’s “Etude de Concert”
Ep. 261 – How to play “Deep in the Forest”
Ep. 260 – How high or low on the strings should you play?
Ep. 259 – How to play “Rondo” from The First Harp Book
Ep. 258 – Grossi/Pozzoli exercise no. 1
Ep. 257 – An in-depth look at the first movement from Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 11
Ep. 256 – Left handed/one handed exercises on the harp
Ep. 255 – 4 reasons I talk between pieces while performing
Ep. 254 – A fundamental finger exercise
Ep. 253 – A carbon fiber single action pedal harp: an interview with Andrea Pretzler
Ep. 252 – Practicing harmonics – a harmonic etude
Ep. 251 – Memorizing Zabel’s “The Fountain” (La Source/Am Springbrunnen)
Ep. 250 – How to play Carol of the Bells (easy arrangement)
Ep. 249 – Bach’s 1st Cello Prelude on the harp (special 12 years of Harp Tuesday episode)
Ep. 248 – Staccato notes on the harp, featuring Debussy’s “Girl with the Flaxen Hair”.
Ep. 247 – 4th finger muffling technique
Ep. 246 – Memorizing music – from frowned upon to required! A history of memorization in classical music.
Ep. 245 – Accent! A scale exercise
Ep. 244 – Harp Review! My thoughts on my Harp-E.
Ep. 243 – Four tips for using forScore (iPad+sheet music).
Ep. 242 – Building an electric harp (Harp-E)
Ep. 241 – An affordable, self-assembled, electric harp? A look at Harp-E
Ep. 240 – Musician’s Earplugs – do they work? Which ones should you get?
Ep. 239 – An in-depth look at Marcel Tournier’s Etude de Concert
Ep. 238 – Grip the strings – fundamental harp technique.
Ep. 237 – How to prepare an orchestral harp part , featuring “Capriccio Espagnol”.
Ep. 236 – creating a harp cart out of a golf cart
Ep. 235 – A simple placing exercise for the harp
Ep. 234 – 3 tips for memorizing music
Ep. 233 – Being open-minded: finding better solutions when playing music (featuring Jardin Mouillé)
Ep. 232 – An in-depth look at Au Bord Du Ruisseau by Henriette Renié
Ep. 231 – what is the difference between 3/4 and 6/8 time signatures?
Ep. 230 – Muffling and lever changes
Ep. 229 – Refining and shaping a piece of music (featuring Le Jardin Mouillé)
Ep. 228 – A 1 minute chord exercise!
Ep. 227 – Composing a harp duet
Ep. 226 – An in-depth look at Handel’s Chaconne in D minor, arr. for harp.
Ep. 225 – Finger independence featuring Nordic Spaces
Ep. 224 – how to play open thumb/“étouffé”
Ep. 223 – how to play Aurum Aqua
Ep. 222 – Recording harp outdoors, auto-syncing audio, plus bonus Skye Boat Song performance
Ep. 221 – Harp placement rules – only place in one direction
Ep. 220 – Harp fingering principles, featuring “The Wind that Shakes the Barley”
Ep. 219 – Muffling Technique on the harp (Featuring Bach’s C sharp minor Prelude)
Ep. 218 – An Arpeggio Drill
Ep. 217 – Deliberate practice! Featuring “Le Jardin Mouillé”.
Ep. 216 – A look at “Vanille” by Bernard Andres
Ep. 215 – How many strings should you get when buying a pedal harp?
Ep. 214 – Playing descending thirds with a thumb slide
Ep. 213 – Easy harp music – how to play “Night Song”.
Ep. 212 – Into the Archives! A look at Godefroid’s“Mystérieux Vallon”.
Ep. 211 – Playing fast and practicing Bach’s Toccata
Ep. 210 – Practicing “Le Jardin Mouillé”
Ep. 209 – How to create a virtual duet with DaVinci Resolve
Ep. 208 – A jumping exercise for the left hand
Ep. 207 – An in-depth look at Godefroid’s Fantasie on Schubert’s “Ständchen”
Ep. 206 – How to play “A Winter’s Day”
Ep. 205 – How to change pedal felts on a harp
Ep. 204 – What makes a chord major or minor on the harp?
Ep. 203 – Practicing Vivaldi’s Winter
Ep. 202 – Testing forScore’s “Face Gestures” to turn pages
Ep. 201 – A look at “Poor Wayfaring Stranger” on the harp
Ep. 200 – How I did I get started playing the harp? My harp origin story
Ep. 199 – A virtual duet! Renié’s “Les pins de Charlannes”
Ep. 198 – What iPad should you get for reading music?
Ep. 197 – Godefroid’s Etude in E minor arr. for lever harp
Ep. 196 – How to play “Good Morning, Little Yellow Bird”
Ep. 195 – Two common harp accompaniment patterns
Ep. 194 – How to play the ‘Aria’ from Bach’s Goldberg Variations – working with tricky rhythms.
Ep. 193 – My system for notating lever changes
Ep. 192 – Playing a left hand harmonic+chord (at the same time)
Ep. 191 – How to play Xylophonic sounds on the harp
Ep. 190 – How to play the opening Mordent from Bach’s Toccata and Fugue
Ep. 189 – Do new wire harp strings make a difference?
Ep. 188 – A look at “Farewell to Stromness”
Ep. 187 – A look at Hasselman’s “Chanson de Mai”
Ep. 186 – What is musical phrasing?
Ep. 185 – Rolled Chord Drills
Ep. 184 – Learning “Down by the Salley Gardens” by ear
Ep. 183 – Problem solving – a look at ‘Alla Turca Jazz’
Ep. 182 – How to teach Skype music lessons
Ep. 181 – An easy Bach “Chorale” – phrasing and dynamics
Ep. 180 – 8 note chord progressions
Ep. 179 – Two exercises for playing syncopation and offbeats
Ep. 178 – Composing a new piece
Ep. 177 – Learning new things – and why it can seem harder than it is!
Ep. 176 – A look at Salzedo’s “O Christmas Tree” variations
Ep. 175 – Playing a four finger chord – wrist and finger angle
Ep. 174 – Carlos Salzedo’s Fantasy on a Catalan Carol (Fum, Fum, Fum)
Ep. 173 – How to play Salzedo’s “Fraicheur”
Ep. 172 – Figuring out lever changes for a Handel “Chaconne”
Ep. 171 – From the archives – a look at Mozart’s Sonata No. 11 arr. for harp
Ep. 170 – Playing fast ornaments (featuring “The Nightingale”)
Ep. 169 – How to record on location with an electric harp
Ep. 168 – How to play Rousseau’s Minuet in G minor
Ep. 167 – A metronome rant! :)
Ep. 166 – Playing the harp without pain – a few thoughts
Ep. 165 – How to play “Petite Berceuse” by Hasselmans
Ep. 164 – How to play with two hands at the same time (featuring Skye Boat Song)
Ep. 163 – Practicing lever changes from “To Zanarkand”
Ep. 162 – Playing a smooth left hand pattern in Fauré’s Pavane
Ep. 161 – Relax! Staying relaxed while playing the harp
Ep. 160 – How to analyze music and find patterns (featuring “Primavera”)
Ep. 159 – Polyrhythm – playing 3 against 4
Ep. 158 – What Key Am I In?? (Music theory)
Ep. 157 – From the Harp Archives – “The Last Rose of Summer”
Ep. 156 – Musing on fingerings
Ep. 155 – Non-standard harmonics (extended technique)
Ep. 154 – Arranging “Skye Boat Song” part 3
Ep. 153 – Using a felt pick for glisses
Ep. 152 – Half Page Turns with forScore on the iPad
Ep. 149 – 151 in-depth look at Scheherazade on the lever harp (3 parts)
Ep. 148 – How to improvise on the harp: two suggestions
Ep. 147 – How to play the “Little Fountain” downwards arpeggios
Ep. 146 – Learn “Oh Come Emmanuel” on the harp
Ep. 145 – Learn “Deck the Halls” on the harp
Ep. 144 – How to play the opening of Handel’s Passacaille on the Harp
Ep. 143 – Avoiding buzzing in Debussy’s “Arabesque”
Ep. 142 – Playing a fast 123 pattern from Lapkon’s Spinning Wheel
Ep. 141 – Problem solving with “The Moldau”
Ep. 140 – My new harp – one year in!
Ep 139 – How to change 5th Octave guts strings
Ep 138 – Problem solving on the harp with Debussy’s Prelude
Ep 137 Composing for the harp – pedal markings and pedal charts
Ep 136 Arranging “Skye Boat Song” part 2
Ep 135 Open octave/muffle refresher course
Ep 134 Adapting Tournier’s “Noel” for lever harp
Ep 133 How to play Barbara Allen on the harp (patterns and shapes!)
Ep 132 Learning Labarre’s “Caprice”
Ep 131 How often do harp strings break? Do I need a replacement set?
Ep 130 – Turn your harp into a guitar – strumming techniques
Ep 129 How to play fast – Salzedo’s Seguidilla
Ep 128 Arranging “Skye Boat Song” part 1
Ep 127 practical tips on tuning your harp
Ep 126 How to regulate your harp
Ep 125 How to play lever harp in an orchestra
Ep. 124 Playing 2 vs 3 rhythms in Debussy’s 1st Arabesque
Ep. 123 Looking at the Butterfly jig
Ep. 122 Fundamental exercises on the harp – chord progressions
Ep. 121 Fundamental exercises on the harp – 4 finger exercise
Ep. 120 “Alfonso el Sabio” from Kim Robertson’s “Celtic Harp Solos”
Ep. 119 Software – the gear behind Harp Tuesday part 3
Ep. 117 & 118 “Soupir” on lever harp
Ep. 116 Recording Equipment – the gear behind Harp Tuesday part 2
Ep. 115 Cameras – the gear behind Harp Tuesday part 1
Ep. 114 A new Harp + improv!
Ep. 113 Sheet music on tablets (forScore/iPad)
Ep. 112 Looper pedals! Exploring electric harps part 2
Ep. 111 Exploring electric harps part 1
Ep. 110 Coordinating two hands, contrary motion, and practicing
Ep. 109 “Pistachio” by Bernard Andres
Ep. 108 Pedal slides
Ep. 106-107 An in-depth look at Songs of Nymphs by Marjan Mozetich
Ep. 100! A guide to buying a harp
Ep. 99, 101-105 A look at Fantasy on Greensleeves for lever harp Part 1
Ep. 98 A look at Anne Vanschothorst’s “I Feel Different”
Ep. 97 a look at the Rondo from Bochsa’s “Air and Rondo”
Ep. 96 Bochsa’s “Air” from “Air and Rondo”
Ep. 95 Looking at Prokofiev’s Prelude in C, Op12, No. 7
Ep. 94 Playing unbroken chords
Ep. 93 The Triple Harp with special guest Robin Ward
Ep. 92 Learning “En Roulant” on the lever harp
Ep. 91 Experimenting with phrasing in Grandjany’s “Rhapsodie”
Ep. 90 Slow motion scales and more!
Ep. 87-89 Ribambelle #1, 2, and 8 by Bernard Andrès
Ep. 83-86 A look at Handel’s “Harp Concerto”
Ep. 82 Playing an “Alberti Bass” pattern on the harp
Ep. 81 Playing with other people
Ep. 80 How to read music part 2 – Rhythm!
Ep. 79 Coordinating two hands while playing the harp
Ep. 74 – 78 Looking at “Variations on a theme by Mozart” (or is it?) Dalvimare variations
Ep. 73 A look at Godefroid’s “La Danse des Sylphes”
Ep. 72 Mozart’s Sonata No. 11 on the Harp
Ep. 71 Chord/jumping exercise
Ep. 70 Accompanying and improvising
Ep. 69 figuring out lever changes (Bach – Prelude No. 1)
Ep. 68 “Scary” sounds on the harp (extended technique)
Ep. 67 Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Ep. 66 Two Bagpipe Tunes on the harp
Ep. 65 La Source and Etude de Concert
Ep. 64 Bochsa etudes part 2
Ep. 63 Bochsa Etudes
Ep. 62 Avoiding buzzing and surface noise
Ep. 61 Beethoven, 3 pedals at once, and transcribing/pedaling
Ep. 60 Double harmonics and tremolos
Ep. 59 Dynamics and control
Ep. 58 Dealing with difficult sections
Ep. 57 What’s in my harp bag?
Ep. 56 Thoughts on practicing
Ep. 55 Pedal Changes!
Ep. 54 Scarborough Fair
Ep. 53 In depth look at “A Bird Came Flying”
Ep. 52 Ave Maria duet
Ep. 51 Back to basics
Ep. 49 Poem for solo harp
Ep. 48 and 50 Variations on a Welsh Carol
Ep. 47 Working on 4-finger trills
Ep. 46 Using a metronome
Ep. 45 Lever changes
Ep. 44 Tone
Ep. 42 Ornaments and grace notes
Ep. 40-41 An in-depth look at “Passage”
Ep. 39 Exercises – Arpeggios, scales, and more
Ep. 38 Fingering basics
Ep. 37 Dealing with tricky rhythms
Ep. 36: Memorizing music
Ep. 34: Chord basics
Ep. 31-33, 35, 43: Arranging Greensleeves project!
Ep. 30: Transcribing music
Ep. 29: Learning “Old English Country Dance”
Ep. 28: Nerves and performance anxiety – being at your best while performing
Ep. 27: Slides
Ep. 26, Playing Fast!
Ep. 24, muffling and dampening techniques
Ep. 23, 4-fingered chords and finger independence
Ep. 22 Learning O’Carolan’s Air
Ep. 21 Fingering – scales and crossing over/under
Ep. 19-20 – Salzedo’s Song in the Night
Ep. 18 Glisses
Ep. 13-17 Fauré’s Impromptu
Ep. 12 Trills
Ep. 11 Wrist and arm movement
Ep. 10 How to change a string
Ep. 9 Harmonics
Ep. 8 Broken/rolled chords
Ep. 7 Your second harp lesson!
Ep. 6 Pedal changes + changing two pedals with one foot
Ep. 5 How to tune your harp + How to read music
Ep. 4 Your first harp lesson!
Ep. 3 John Rutter’s Dancing Day – part 2
Ep. 2 John Rutter’s Dancing Day
Ep. 1 Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols

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