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altho' this was addressed to me, it is a reply for the thread on the
harp digest -- guess it is proper for me to forward it???
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Return-Path: <shunt@mindscape.com> From: shunt@mindscape.com Date: Thu, 02 Jan 97 11:19:58 PDT Message-Id: <9700028522.AA852233003@smtpgate.mindscape.com> To: Wanda Taylor <towanda@iname.com> Subject: Re: left-shoulder harps
Sometimes more as an exercise than anything; I find that it disables a lot of my 'crutches' when I play this way (I consider a crutch anything that is not a necessary or desirable technnique; such as having to look at the strings, letting my hands get lazy by settling in a fixed wrist position, etc.). I've switched shoulders most often in circumstances in which I have been playing for a while at a stretch, as it is somewhat of a relief. Also, if I feel like I am falling into a 'rut', or want to improvise more freely, playing on the left shoulder sometimes provides a necessary change of perspective. Since I have nails on my right hand and left thumb, but play with the pads of the fingers of my left hand, I'll switch hands for the tonal difference. Also, anytime I play in the very upper range of the harp I often to use my left hand as reaching under the neck with the right that high is difficult at best.
My most common approach is to play on the right shoulder, using the right hand's nails on the mid-to-high range of the harp, and the left on bass and high treble parts.
Thanx! Sean
______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: left-shoulder harps Author: Wanda Taylor <towanda@iname.com> at INTERNET Date: 12/31/96 3:13 PM
shunt@mindscape.com wrote: > > Putting the harp on one shoulder or the other does not necessarily > dictate which hand plays treble; I've switched back and forth > (shoulders and hands) various times... > > Thanx... > Sean > that's pretty great playing! i understand that putting the melody below is done for variations, etc. but, why do you switch shoulders? that may enlighten us!
-- Wanda Taylor, Ringmiz of Harp*ring http://www.maxinet.com/towanda email: towanda@iname.com
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