Harp pratice overview

Have been practicing but without laptop beside me to log.

Working on Welsh Airs #2 and #3. #2 involves big rolled chords that stretch the left hand. #3 is a common melody that I recognized without knowing where from and is very pretty; I'm working on less buzzing in the left hand.

Also working on Scottish Air, which involves similar big chords without the rolling. Still mostly working on page 1.

Will be dragging the laptop over to the harp in a couple of days, as I need to start working on Les Pif w/ metronome.

Also was assigned Greensleeves (more big chords) which I still haven't attempted.

Harp practice

I have been practicing, but not logging, the past few days.

Today:

Scottish Air - worked more on both hands.

Welsh Air 2 & 3 - tried to play.

Les Pif - worked on scale.

Harp practice

Scottish Air - worked on page 1. Stretches hands.

Harp practice

Start 4:50 pm

Welsh Air 2 - first section RH, LH, both. Hard!

Welsh Air 3 - first section

And @ 138

Scottish Air RH, then both hands

Les Pif

End 5:35 pm

Harp practice

Start 4:00 pm

Exercises p 27

Scottish Air - right hand

Tambourin - hard parts

And - faster

Les Pif - faster. Currently at about 80. Will need to get to 112!

End 4:30

Harp practice

Start 3:55 pm

Les Pif and W.

Harp practice

Start: 4:30 pm

Les Pif - I am loving this song!!

And @ 138

Tam @ 104 -- second hard part still rough -- worked on it for a while.

Oops, forgot to work on exercises...

Ex p 73, 27.

Scottish Air - RH

Welsh P

Las Man

End 5:40 pm

Harp practice

Start 3:25 pm.

Ex p 27 6 and 7, p 85

Les Pif - once through, then worked on RH, then first page w/ both hands.

W - once through

Welsh P 1 - worked on right hand to stop buzzing, then together. Worked on first part of 2 as well.

End 4:10 pm

Harp practice

Start: 4:27 pm

Welsh P - several times, trying to play II faster.

Need to work on:

• buzzing at 10-13
• placing fingers at 18 without buzzing

Worked on Las Man a few times at tempo.

W - haven't worked on this for a while!!

Andiam - arms tired... definitely harder to work on this. Do this first next time and pay attention to places where buzzing.

Harp practice

Briefly - Welsh P. three times.

Harp practice

Start 5:05 pm

Tam @ 88 - good! Tried hard parts @ 96.

And @ 126.

Welsh Air 1 @ 88 - pretty good, then tried @ 96.

Welsh P - first page.

End 5:25 pm

Harp practice

Start 4:35 pm

Welsh Air 1 @ 76 -- hey, not bad! Tried @ 84. Practiced measures 5-8 several times to keep from buzzing.

And - worked @ 126; haven't practiced for a couple days so scales were rough again. Worked on scales, then both hands. Tried @ 138 -- ha ha!

Tam @ 80; hard parts @ 88.

End 5:05 pm

Harp practice

Start 4:05 pm

Ex p 24 #6 - have really slacked on doing exercises!

#7

Welsh P - played all the way through. Will need to work on second page now.

Harp practice

Start 4:10 pm

Tam @ 80, then @ 88. Not bad! Hard part was pretty good.

And @ 126 - 1st time okay. 2nd time was the best I've ever played!

Break to start dinner 4:25 - 4:35

Welsh Air 1 @ 76. Supposed to be @ 112! Seems impossible, but I'll get there...

Break - water boiling 4:45

Welsh P - parts 1 and 2

End 4:50 pm

Harp practice

Start 5:20 pm

Welsh P - section 2 RH, then both hands.

W - practiced twice

Welsh Air 1 - faster

And - Ugh, I can tell I haven't practiced for two days. @ 126.

Tam @ 80 - arm tired. Must take a break.

5:50 pm

Harp practice

Start 8:45 pm

Started w/ Tam to play before my arm got tired @ 80 -- hard part was GOOD!

Tried recording w/ microphone.

And - hm, a bit rough.

Also tried recording w/ microphone.

End 9:10 pm

Harp practice

Start 5:00 pm

Las Man - Whole song a few times. Not bad.

Welsh P I - worked on right hand. Still awkward.

II - Worked on right hand, then both hands together. Pretty good.

Ex p 67 (scales) @ 92 twice.

p 27 #6 - getting better w/out buzzing.

#7 - still have to work on separate hands. Lots of buzzing!

Welsh Air I - can play first part @ 60 (better than 52!).

W - once. Haven't played it for a while.

Harp practice

Start: 4:30 pm

And @ 126 - good

Ex p 27 #6 - worked RH and LH, better w/ no buzzes.

#7 - LH rough.

Break to check dinner: 4:45 - 4:55 pm

Ex p 66 and 67

Tam @ 80 - so bad! Practiced hard parts until it was better.

Las Man - worked on measures 7 & 8 - improved a lot. Will need to work on left hand for 10-17 next.

Finish 5:20 pm

Harp practice

Whoops, missed yesterday.

Start 6:55 pm

Tam - Hard parts @ 80.

Welsh Airs 1

Break 7:05 pm - 7:15 pm

Back to Welsh Airs 1. I'm playing at about 54, it's supposed to be 112. Ack! Worked on hard part several times, trying to play a little faster.

Welsh P - Worked on RH for I, then played whole song through. My middle finger will NOT stay tucked in. I think it's physically impossible. (Buzzing on the turns on measures 18 and 36.)

Las Man - Whole song, then focused on measures 1-9. Need to work on 8 more.

And @ 126 was pretty good!!

Finish 7:55 pm

Harp practice

Start 5:45 pm

Tam - hard part @ 80 over and over again. Whole song at 80, okay. (Will need to work on other fast part.)

Ex p 67 1,2. p 27 #6 several times, slowly, trying not to buzz.

And @ 116. @ 126 was okay!

W - played 2x, then @ 88

Welsh P, 1 x, then right hand 3x.

End 6:40 pm