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.
Today’s Office Hour
Snippet – Mixolydian Mode, Celtic sounding, starting slow and getting faster
Recap: Questions from Bonnie, Fern, Ina
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“Creative Resonance” – (Week-7) -[Both chats] Snippet – modal improvisation, demonstrating a mode-shifting warm-up exercise from Modal Improve Magic Playbook V17
/ AM CHAT / Half-Bake Projects – Lynne L., Joke, Christina, Lila, Romana
/ PM CHAT / Half-Bake Projects – Julia, Teresa, Lynne R.
Today’s Office Hour
Snippet – Based on Joke’s question about arranging music for piano and choir
The meeting focused on musical improvisation and arrangement techniques, with Joke seeking guidance on arranging a choir piece. DHC provided detailed suggestions for harmonizing and structuring the piece, including using dominant bass notes and exploring the relative minor. The group discussed various musical approaches like layering components, dynamic changes, and using loops. DHC shared insights on spider behavior as a metaphor for improvisation, emphasizing the importance of surrendering to a greater power while creating music.
Today for Catch-Up Coaching.
Fern asked about how others set up to play their harp. We also worked on downward arpeggios
“Creative Resonance” – (Week-6) -[Both chats] Snippet – DHC demonstrated a new Angel Mode inspired by her brother Johnny’s Music (Johnny Angel Mode)
/ AM CHAT / Half-Bake Projects – Carol H., Christina, Cherrie M., Ina, Suma
/ PM CHAT / Half-Bake Projects – Linda D, Christine M, Joyce, Teresa B, Sarah L, Debra S
Recap: The meeting focused on sharing and discussing creative projects related to music and the harp. With DHC highlighting the value of sharing half-baked work and the role of structure in creative expression.
Today for Catch-Up Coaching.
| The meeting focused on practicing and discussing Bossa Nova rhythms and mode shifting warm-ups for harp players.|
Questions from Ina, Rebekah, Tovelah
Today’s Office Hour
//Snippet – DHC discussed musical modes, particularly the Phrygian Dominant and the Angel Modes.//
Questions from Ina, Rebekah