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Ep. 276 – How to play double harmonics on the harp

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Author adminPosted on April 25, 2024Categories Harmonics, Lever harp, Pedal Harp, Technique

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All Harp Tuesday episodes

  • 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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