Calypso: Progressions: 1-4-1-5 & 4-1-5-1

Start with Harps Tuned in C

[HTL-57-210114]  – HARP TIME LIVE #57 – Thu. Jan. 14, 2021

 In which we learn to play 3-note ‘smooth move’ chords (from “Sing & Play Harp”) on C, F & G, then change their inversion, then add Calypso bassline & rhythm and play, play, play.

Here’s how to take what you learn in this session much further:

Join  “Hip Harp Academy”  …
or check out the “Sing & Play Harp” immersion course – that’s where you’ll find more about playing the 3-Chord Patterns we used in this session.


Please add your own insights, revelations, and takeaways below in the comments, even if someone else already said the same thing!  Just say it in your own way or say it again the way they did.

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16:31:26 From Sally to Everyone : 7

16:31:43 From Gail to Everyone : Zero. We just listened to our relaxation tape.

16:31:56 From Nancy C to Everyone : 8-10 level

16:31:58 From Terri to Everyone : so stressed .!

16:32:57 From Susanne Reimoser to Everyone : not stressed, but somewhat tired. Its late here. 🙂

16:33:11 From Tara to Everyone : Much better today.  The sun is shining and the basement is drying out.

16:33:23 From Anne Horton to Everyone : Probably more stressed than I am letting myself know

16:33:32 From Nancy C to Everyone : Have been wanted to tell you, DH-C how much your teaching parallels J.S. Bach.

16:33:58 From heatherflinn to Everyone : Is Strings of Passion open yet? Let’s do exercises to improv with

16:34:04 From Tara to Everyone : This Land is your Land would be fun.

16:34:36 From Melinda to Everyone : improv exercises yes!!!

16:34:37 From Stefanie Bieber to Everyone : How about this world is your world ;o)

16:34:40 From Carol Henley to Everyone : something fun!

16:34:49 From janeilmola to Everyone : slightly worried since I still don’t know if they expect me to teach evening classes beginning next week, hopefully they’ll shut everything down again

16:34:55 From Lyn Thompson to Everyone : This land would be great

16:35:03 From Jessica Pittaway to Everyone : play and inspiration…its been a long start to be year

16:35:04 From Tara to Everyone : A different sing-along Seeger would be “Inchworm.”

16:35:07 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone : Using different tonalities for improv?

16:35:36 From Carol Henley to Everyone : could we collectively make up a story and figure out how to accompany it on the harp

16:35:37 From WernersS to Everyone : improve ideas, blues, swing

16:36:37 From janeilmola to Everyone : blues swing jazz

16:37:45 From Jessica Pittaway to Everyone : less

16:42:35 From Pam Jurgens to Everyone : Sounds like Lion Sleeps Tonight!

16:46:56 From janeilmola to Everyone : could we turn the accompaniment into a calypso?

16:51:49 From heatherflinn to Everyone : Ill bet your neighbours say “ thar she goes ..yodellin again”!

16:53:25 From Stefanie Bieber to Everyone : Whish we could communicate in playing !

16:53:27 From Anna Bosanquet to Everyone : Loved it! Gave me real sense of freedom and fun

16:54:03 From Tara to Everyone : That was a bit of a wild ride–fun!

16:54:13 From janeilmola to Everyone : I once heard thru the pipes should they call an ambulance!

16:58:59 From Anne Horton to Everyone : Perfection is “over-valued” (is that the word you are looking for?)

16:59:42 From Nancy C to Everyone : Got this! Thank you!!!

17:00:06 From Anne Horton to Everyone : ==> are you relaxed? Are you having fun? Are you doing what YOU can do? …that’s what’s important 😉

17:02:49 From Alicia Dawes-Salazar to Everyone : I had fun playing the minor chord in L.H with the R.H major chords and adding that G#when I got the Emaj

17:03:24 From Hýldi’s iPad Pro to Everyone : Calypso Bassline in etouffe: C-E-G; F-A-C;

17:07:18 From Anne Horton to Everyone : We love this too!!! 🙂

17:09:01 From Hýldi’s iPad Pro to Everyone : Rt. Hand plays an E-G-C progression while the LH plays the C-chord progression; then the Rt. Hand plays an F-A-C progression while LH plays the F-chord progression.

17:15:03 From Kathy DeAngelo to Everyone : Fun time today. Gotta run!

17:21:50 From Melinda to Everyone : That was fun!

17:21:50 From Beverly Inman-Ebel to Everyone : Great fun and freedom!  I give myself this freedom to play this way this week just for fun!

17:21:56 From Pam Jurgens to Everyone : awesome! encore!!!

17:21:59 From Sally to Everyone : Spectacular ending!

17:22:01 From Susanne Reimoser to Everyone : This was so much fun!!

17:22:18 From Lyn Thompson to Everyone : Awesome!  Thank you!

17:22:20 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone : I learned this left hand moment. Finally!

17:22:20 From Carol Henley to Everyone : fun!  I’m not in such a crappy mood anymore!

17:22:22 From Anna Bosanquet to Everyone : couldn’t really work out what you were playing in the right hand!

17:22:24 From Nancy C to Everyone : Beautiful, very fun.

17:22:30 From Cherrie Mooney to Everyone : Simple, but sounds like more!

17:22:30 From Tara to Everyone : I started messing with my own rhythms to interlace with yours.  Great fun.

17:22:39 From heatherflinn to Everyone : Super HAPPY fun…how’s your stress level now?

17:22:44 From Ingele to Everyone : That was great fun. Love you!

17:22:56 From WernersS to Everyone : Super loved it.

17:23:03 From Alicia Dawes-Salazar to Everyone : that was great…lots of fun and free

17:23:18 From Alicia Dawes-Salazar to Everyone : very entertaining

17:23:22 From mary robinson to Everyone : Hi! That was fun to suddenly come into at work with full volume 😀 ;D 😀

17:23:52 From Melinda to Everyone : It’s a great practice to just keep going and trying different things.

17:24:35 From Hýldi’s iPad Pro to Everyone : RH chord patterns for the calypso today were C-F-C-G

17:24:43 From WernersS to Everyone : love the pratice more, I could only copy it,a bit, when I hear you. When i tried it on my one I lost it.

17:24:55 From Midge to Everyone : playing with you feels empowering and fun!

17:25:16 From Nancy C to Everyone : Especially nice moving half step whole steps shorter intervals up and down.

17:25:19 From Anna Bosanquet to Everyone : very liberating experience

17:26:13 From Lyn Thompson to Everyone : My stress level much better now…. we are in complete lockdown today…. so this was fun!

17:28:02 From Alicia Dawes-Salazar to Everyone : Thank you so much… great start to the day

17:28:18 From Stefanie Bieber to Everyone : Fingering 1-3-2-1 – 1-3-2

17:28:19 From Nancy C to Everyone : Harp Time Live up, stress Lebel down.

17:30:49 From DHC to Everyone : https://www.hipharp.com/academy/htlwdhc-harp-time-with-dhc-live-main-page/

17:30:51 From DHC to Everyone : https://www.hipharp.com/academy/htlwdhc-harp-time-with-dhc-live-main-page/

17:30:52 From DHC to Everyone : https://www.hipharp.com/academy/htlwdhc-harp-time-with-dhc-live-main-page/

17:30:56 From Hýldi’s iPad Pro to Everyone : RH: Thumb on E, index on C below it, then 3rd Finger on G

17:31:16 From Nancy C to Everyone : Thank you so much always, Deborah!!!

17:31:22 From Tara to Everyone : Thank you!

17:31:27 From WernersS to Everyone : thx a lot, bye i have to leave. work tomorrow morning

17:31:28 From Melinda to Everyone : Thank you.

17:31:30 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone : Sorry, but for the Europeans it’s bedtime. Goodnight.

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What are the principles and concepts in this session? If you had to remember what you learned, or someone said, "Quick! I have to do an improv! What did you learn in this 'Harp Time Live!' session that I can use??" - What would you tell them?