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“Creative Resonance” – (Week-10) -[Both chats] Snippet –
/ AM CHAT / Final-Beginning Projects – Laure P, Helen, Melenda
/ PM CHAT / Final-Beginning Projects – Suma, Carol B, Rebekah B, Teresa, Vera
Recap:
Today for Catch-Up Coaching. – #4finger arpeggios #2,5,1,6
| This was a Catch-Up Coaching session focused on four-finger arpeggios and harp techniques, led by Sally with assistance from Helen and Elizabeth. The main discussion centered on demonstrating fourth-finger arpeggios using the “don’t get caught anywhere” mnemonic pattern, |
Questions from Ina, Elizabeth
Today’s Office Hour
//Snippet – DHC //
Final-Beginning Projects Joyce, Fern //
Recap: A coaching session led by DHC where Joyce shared her plans for a Christmas story performance about the wise men, while Fern discussed her first experience playing with other harpists in a park setting.
“Creative Resonance” – (Week-9) #groups, #water, #smooth playing, #harp raincoats.-[Both chats] Snippet – Mixolydian Mode
/ AM CHAT / Betty, Jolijne, Bonnie, Carol H, Cherrie M, Christina
/ PM CHAT / Sharing – Tammy, Julia, Cherie M, Sarah L.
Recap: This meeting was a Final Beginning Project Week session where Deborah Henson-Conant and the academy community reviewed student submissions. The session began with a musical snippet demonstration focusing on rhythmic patterns using 1-5-10 in Mixolydian mode, followed by a profound metaphor about beaver ponds to explain how the academy functions as an ecosystem in which different members (observers, explorers, experimenters, and builders) contribute to the community’s richness.
Today’s Office Hour
Snippet – .DHC then demonstrated Phrygian and Lydian modal improvisation, showing how to create camel sounds in Phrygian and lush chords in Lydian, while also discussing how different modes have different chord structures./
The meeting focused on finding resources within the Hip Harp Toolkit and demonstrating modal improvisation techniques
\Half Bake Project from Laure
Today for Catch-Up Coaching.
“Creative Resonance” – (Week-8) -[Both chats] [RH] Melodic Patterns in C
/ AM CHAT / Half-Bake Projects Sharing – Mona, Rebekah, Lynne L, DHC
/ PM CHAT / Half-Bake Projects Sharing – Midyne Teresa B,
Recap: DHC taught right-hand harp techniques, particularly emphasizing the importance of thinking in shapes rather than specific notes. The session began with a discussion about melodic improvisation and the concept of thinking in patterns and shapes.
Today for Catch-Up Coaching.
| The session covered harp technique and music review, with Sally leading discussions on hand positioning, glissando, and arpeggio exercises. Participants shared tips on sound quality, and Tammy highlighted insights from the Edmonton Symphony Harpist on musicality and stage performance. The group reviewed jazz and classical pieces, concluding with Sally’s guidance on wrist rotation technique for Rebekah.