[HTL-21] Fever-Like Groove (200602)

Aug 25, 2020 | 2020, Hide the Newsfeed, HTL-Harp-Time-Live, Replay

There’s a groove and chord progression used in the tune “Fever” that’s used with other pieces as well.  In this session we play the groove and then create a musical form around it.

[HTL-22] CFCG from Mellow to Calypso (200604)

Aug 25, 2020 | 2020, Hide the Newsfeed, HTL-Harp-Time-Live, Replay

This classic Blues groove is only one bar long – it’s great for learning melodic soloing

[HTL-23] Rock Me Baby – with a Break (1 Bar Blues) (200609)

Aug 25, 2020 | 2020, Hide the Newsfeed, HTL-Harp-Time-Live, Replay

This classic Blues groove is only one bar long – it’s great for learning melodic soloing

[HTL-24] Califypso (200611)

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This tune alternates a calypso melody with a fun chord progression and even some strumming techniques

[HTL-25] Heartbeat (200616)

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We took one chord (Dm7) and focused on the heartbeat of the rhythm when we play it as a slap bass, a comping chord or melodically.

[HTL-26] Sequences (200618)

Aug 25, 2020 | 2020, Hide the Newsfeed, HTL-Harp-Time-Live, Replay

How the same 3 notes used in sequences can be very different with different grooves like Rock Me Baby and the Nightingale

[HTL-27] Summertime! (200623)

Aug 25, 2020 | 2020, Hide the Newsfeed, HTL-Harp-Time-Live, Replay

We learned how to play and sing “Summertime” – it took a few tries to find the right chords! We learned it’s a 16-Bar Blues – and not a 12-Bar Blues!

[HTL-28B] How to Build a Solo Line (200625)

Aug 25, 2020 | 2020, Hide the Newsfeed, HTL-Harp-Time-Live, Replay

We reviewed the ‘ingredients’ for an improv ‘solo’ line and then had fun ‘shaping’ those into an arc.

[HTL-28A] ZOOM Games (200625)

Aug 25, 2020 | 2020, Hide the Newsfeed, HTL-Harp-Time-Live, Replay

At the request of Somerset Harp Festival, we created a fun introduction to how to use Zoom, and then followed it with some Zoom Video Games.

[HTL-29] Build-a-Song: Sun Shiny Day (200630)

Aug 25, 2020 | 2020, Hide the Newsfeed, HTL-Harp-Time-Live, Replay

In which we create a song – and an arrangement of that song using an intro, melody, instrumental improv and ending. Watch it to see how we built it and what arrangement we finally used.