I can't tell you how grateful I am for your teaching harp materials...Thank you SO much! Grateful for your paid teaching courses too, started one yesterday (Mahogany Moon)!
Dear Christy-Lyn, I love how you run us so so calmly through exercises. I love this video as it covers so much that eventually leads us to play far better if we take note of all you say and realise how important it is. I'm an older beginner to learning music and playing the Harp. I have been very slow to learn and have been doing it all through marvellous people like you on You Tube other than one face to face lesson to make sure I'm on the right track with hand and finger position etc. to start with. I've been a little obsessed with learning the right technique but I believe this will pay off in the end. Besides, I just love the sound of the harp even when I'm just practising random notes and skills. You are an amazing teacher and I can't thank you enough for helping me on my harp journey. I'm finally feeling like I'm getting somewhere and I'm so excited to be making music with my beautiful harp. Linda
Hi Linda. It’s so good to hear your story! How fantastic that there is so much harp content online these days - that’s amazing that you’ve made so much progress with your technique! Well done for persisting and working so hard. I hope you also have some fun just enjoying the music sometimes. I’m sure you do! Keep it up ☺️👍🏻 Thanks for the lovely feedback on my video ❤️
Oh it’s always fun. I enjoy it all and am just happy to be making music of any kind on my harp. It’s such a beautiful, therapeutic sound. Thank you for the encouragement you give to us all no matter what level we are at. Love your videos and your wonderful personality. 😀💕💕
Hi Christy-Lyn, again....thank you for your wonderful video’s! I’m also a somewhat older adult ;-) learning to play harp. And your video’s , along with my private harplessons once every two weeks, always a great help! Your assurance that we will make progress by practicing on our own level is so sweet and re-assuring! Being a patreon and really feeling a part of your harp community is part of my daily harp-routine. Thanks!
thank you Christy-Lyn - this video is very helpful to me in regard of: recognizing the notes on a sheet and the relevanant strings - the 2nd voice/bass key was always puzzling me - thank you that you have showed the notes plus the fingerwork together 🌷🌷🌷
I've purchased the books by Sylvia Woods and they have taught these same techniques but it is so helpful to actually see it in practice. I've just discovered your videos and they have been so helpful. I have a bit of a challenge as I have a scar on my left 3rd finger right where it needs to be placed on the string. My finger slips off the strings because of this so it is difficult to play descending patterns. I don't have any trouble ascending though. Thank you so much for sharing your talent and expertise!
thanx ms christy! take it slow... repeat...position and posture correct, annnd float, whew! seems so simple and it is, and yet, it isn't... . thanx again! you are the best! grazie! :) philsh
Sounds like you’re doing a great job, Philsh! At first it will seem a lot, but with repetition and persistence it will become second nature. Keep it up, you can do it!! Thanks for the encouragement - it’s so good for me to hear ❤️
Good timing.... I was just going to email and ask you a question about bracketing. In another video you encourage making notes on the music after you study it. I wondered if you write in brackets for every single set including the overlapping brackets. Could you please send a little phone picture of music after you have made your notes? I also wanted to know if you always memorize music before playing/performing?
Hi Annette! These are great questions ☺️ For students who are learning bracketing I write in all the brackets including overlapping brackets. Later on when they start being able to automatically do the bracketing, we don’t have to write it all in. For myself now, I automatically choose good fingering most of the time, so I only write in fingering and/or bracketing when it’s not obvious, to make sure that I practice with the same fingering every time. Hope that helps! I like to memorize for performances where there’s an audience keeping quiet and listening to every song, because that allows me to look up at the audience when I’m singing, and to play with more musicality and connection. But when I play background music for hours at an event I play from sheet music... memorizing is a big effort for me!
Learning the Harp with Christy-Lyn! Thank you so much for taking time to reply. I started playing harp over 4 years ago, teaching myself with Sylvia Woods book. Finding Videos on line later and other books. Being a pianist, I definitely have raced through music faster than my technique was ready, so your tutorials are very helpful. I actually take notes! As I was using your practice sheets and trying to do it in slow motion, it seems that I am placing the overlap finger AS I play the next note rather than completely before. Is that possibly what happens over time? It seemed like a different hand movement to “go backwards” in a way. But I don’t want to sound “plucky” in my playing. 😃
I’m just learning and your videos are great. I have played piano for years but the technique for harp is so different. When doing this exercise I find it easier and smoother to use the 3rd finger as a stabilizer, but I don’t think that’s the proper way. I’m having a difficult time making it sound smooth and not plucky using just two fingers. Any other suggestions? Or just keep practicing.
Hi! No there are huge differences in quality, and if you buy the cheapest harps from Ebay or Amazon sometimes they fall apart within a year. Here are my recommendations, hope this helps! www.learningtheharp.com/harp-starter-kit/
Yes that’s the nature of filming (and playing) the harp, but if you apply the concepts and what you are able to see, you should still get the help you need 😊 If you play with correct technique you will only be able to see the back of your own left hand. But you will do the same technique as I demonstrate in the right hand
I can't tell you how grateful I am for your teaching harp materials...Thank you SO much! Grateful for your paid teaching courses too, started one yesterday (Mahogany Moon)!
Dear Christy-Lyn, I love how you run us so so calmly through exercises. I love this video as it covers so much that eventually leads us to play far better if we take note of all you say and realise how important it is. I'm an older beginner to learning music and playing the Harp. I have been very slow to learn and have been doing it all through marvellous people like you on You Tube other than one face to face lesson to make sure I'm on the right track with hand and finger position etc. to start with. I've been a little obsessed with learning the right technique but I believe this will pay off in the end. Besides, I just love the sound of the harp even when I'm just practising random notes and skills. You are an amazing teacher and I can't thank you enough for helping me on my harp journey. I'm finally feeling like I'm getting somewhere and I'm so excited to be making music with my beautiful harp.
Linda
Hi Linda. It’s so good to hear your story! How fantastic that there is so much harp content online these days - that’s amazing that you’ve made so much progress with your technique! Well done for persisting and working so hard. I hope you also have some fun just enjoying the music sometimes. I’m sure you do! Keep it up ☺️👍🏻 Thanks for the lovely feedback on my video ❤️
Oh it’s always fun. I enjoy it all and am just happy to be making music of any kind on my harp. It’s such a beautiful, therapeutic sound. Thank you for the encouragement you give to us all no matter what level we are at. Love your videos and your wonderful personality. 😀💕💕
@@lindawinn2568 I'm the same as far as when I began and how I'm learning. It is very therapeutic and makes my heart sing!
So many thing to concentrate on! Thanks for covering ways to practice that makes it easier. I really appreciate it.
This has been the BEST explaination of bracketing that I have heard. Thank you for giving the why.☺(Thank you)^3!!
Hi Christy-Lyn, again....thank you for your wonderful video’s! I’m also a somewhat older adult ;-) learning to play harp. And your video’s , along with my private harplessons once every two weeks, always a great help! Your assurance that we will make progress by practicing on our own level is so sweet and re-assuring! Being a patreon and really feeling a part of your harp community is part of my daily harp-routine. Thanks!
Thank you for this awesome video! I’m an older adult beginner and this was really helpful!
Same here...im a newbie
Thank you for the wonderful lessons.
Thank you! This helped me understand the concept much better!!!
thank you Christy-Lyn - this video is very helpful to me in regard of: recognizing the notes on a sheet and the relevanant strings - the 2nd voice/bass key was always puzzling me - thank you that you have showed the notes plus the fingerwork together 🌷🌷🌷
Christy, thank you so much for this tutorial, very helpful!
Thank you! I am more able to practice technique when I can follow along!
Great explanation of the brackets. I have seen them, but didn't really understand what they stood for. Thanks!
I am very thankful for your explanations❤🍀
I've purchased the books by Sylvia Woods and they have taught these same techniques but it is so helpful to actually see it in practice. I've just discovered your videos and they have been so helpful. I have a bit of a challenge as I have a scar on my left 3rd finger right where it needs to be placed on the string. My finger slips off the strings because of this so it is difficult to play descending patterns. I don't have any trouble ascending though. Thank you so much for sharing your talent and expertise!
Thanks,I really need this strings discipline playing in my harp,to come away från the stubborn influence of the guitar's style.
Love from Sweden!
Just started Christy , thank you for your encouragement
Wonderful! Enjoy it!! Let me know if you have any questions 😃 Just post your question in a separate comment because I don’t always see replies xx
Terrific tutorial! Well done Christy-Lyn 🎶
Thanks Anne!! Hope your teaching has been fun this week! ☺️❤️
Great lesson to learn and as always your teaching is fantastic, thank you and well done
Thanks Nic! ☺️
Thank you so much!!!! I've been teaching myself this and your video is sooooo helpful!
I can attest that this is a fun course and very helpful.
So helpful! Thank you!
thanx ms christy! take it slow... repeat...position and posture correct, annnd float, whew! seems so simple and it is, and yet, it isn't... . thanx again! you are the best! grazie! :) philsh
Sounds like you’re doing a great job, Philsh! At first it will seem a lot, but with repetition and persistence it will become second nature. Keep it up, you can do it!! Thanks for the encouragement - it’s so good for me to hear ❤️
Love your channel!
Good timing.... I was just going to email and ask you a question about bracketing. In another video you encourage making notes on the music after you study it. I wondered if you write in brackets for every single set including the overlapping brackets. Could you please send a little phone picture of music after you have made your notes?
I also wanted to know if you always memorize music before playing/performing?
Hi Annette! These are great questions ☺️ For students who are learning bracketing I write in all the brackets including overlapping brackets. Later on when they start being able to automatically do the bracketing, we don’t have to write it all in.
For myself now, I automatically choose good fingering most of the time, so I only write in fingering and/or bracketing when it’s not obvious, to make sure that I practice with the same fingering every time. Hope that helps!
I like to memorize for performances where there’s an audience keeping quiet and listening to every song, because that allows me to look up at the audience when I’m singing, and to play with more musicality and connection. But when I play background music for hours at an event I play from sheet music... memorizing is a big effort for me!
Learning the Harp with Christy-Lyn! Thank you so much for taking time to reply. I started playing harp over 4 years ago, teaching myself with Sylvia Woods book. Finding Videos on line later and other books. Being a pianist, I definitely have raced through music faster than my technique was ready, so your tutorials are very helpful. I actually take notes!
As I was using your practice sheets and trying to do it in slow motion, it seems that I am placing the overlap finger AS I play the next note rather than completely before. Is that possibly what happens over time? It seemed like a different hand movement to “go backwards” in a way. But I don’t want to sound “plucky” in my playing. 😃
Hi I can’t see how to get free sheet for bracketing plrase
I’m just learning and your videos are great. I have played piano for years but the technique for harp is so different. When doing this exercise I find it easier and smoother to use the 3rd finger as a stabilizer, but I don’t think that’s the proper way. I’m having a difficult time making it sound smooth and not plucky using just two fingers. Any other suggestions? Or just keep practicing.
Is it just me, or are brackets with intervals of a 2nd the hardest?
I’m new to this. I want to buy a harp. Can I just buy any harp?
Hi! No there are huge differences in quality, and if you buy the cheapest harps from Ebay or Amazon sometimes they fall apart within a year. Here are my recommendations, hope this helps!
www.learningtheharp.com/harp-starter-kit/
I just recently began learning and wondered if harpists get calluses on their fingers? I know, random question, but.....
Video unavailable for me. Anyone else? 🤔
Rumil Bautista It worked for me.
Sorry about that Rumil!! Not sure what the problem was... Is it working for you now?
🎶😀🎶
Sometimes I only see the back of your hand! 😅
Yes that’s the nature of filming (and playing) the harp, but if you apply the concepts and what you are able to see, you should still get the help you need 😊 If you play with correct technique you will only be able to see the back of your own left hand. But you will do the same technique as I demonstrate in the right hand