Learning To Play The Harp - Vlog 1 (Gear 4 Music 12 string Harp)
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- Опубліковано 21 тра 2017
- Daddy Long Les starting to learn to play the harp. This is a little 12-string lap harp that he bought while he awaits his 29-string floor-standing harp. Early days!!
That's the exact same harp I have
You might want to check out the "Coupled Hands" method of playing the harp; usually for wire lap harps; but great for any tiny harp; where your hands share the melody and chords and it makes it possible to play almost anything on even something tiny like this. It's a brilliant way to play. The book is by Ann Heyman and is the newer version; so make sure you get the one that was first published maybe 10 years ago; not the one from 30 or 40 years ago. I don't know where you are with playing now; as this vid is from a year ago; but if you haven't found this method yet you are going to love it. You might need to retune it in C major with no sharps or flats; I don't remember if that's necessary; but that's how I tune mine; as I started with a harp with no levers and have never had levers or tuned in anything but C major. Anyway; I hope you are having fun with it and if you gave up on this one as too small to play anything on, try the coupled hands method. Cynthia Cathcart teaches it, as well. In fact, the book is "Coupled Hands for Harpers" and may be by Cynthia Cathcart; though Ann Heyman originated the method. Be sure to check the spelling of their names as my memory is terrible for stuff like this. You can see my own harp playing on a video under "the Gothic Bohemian Salon."
I just purchased a lap harp and I’m so excited to learn how to play !! Thank you for the video.
I got the same harp. Thank you so much for this video! :)
This is great, my 7 yr old daughter has the same harp - and is excited to learn how to play it!
I wish her lots of joy with her instrument!
Good luck with the new harp👌
1:47 for tuning
Nice video! Really like your video beginning frame.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hello ! I bought myself an Aklot Harp (played the harp for 8 years as a kid) but now I don't find any websites to have partitions just with 2 octaves ! A little help would be great :D
Hi! I love your video, it has made me even more exited to buy my own harp ^~^ is gear4music recommended for buying harps?
I've just got mine from it and it's marvelous
Did you order this harp on Amazon and if so which one did you get? Interested in learning a few simple cords, thanks for the video!
I ordered it directly from Gear 4 Music in the UK where I live.
Daddy Long Les thank you kindly for your reply! Your description of your harp in your video gave me enough clues to find it online!
@@daddylongles which model?
@@coventryartscollective I think it was a Muzikkon which I think comes from Pakistan.
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How do you tune the 12 string harp? Can you add a video?
Sorry Joanne I don't have it anymore. I'm pretty sure I talk about the tuning in one of my 12 string harp videos. In any case it's a diatonic tuning - only notes from the major scale.