Baroque Flamenco (basic form)
Start with Harps Tuned in C (but we’ll play in Aminor)

[HTL-68-210401 – HARP TIME LIVE #68– Thu. Apr. 1, 2021

In which we went on a field trip to Somerset Square virtual festival site and learned to play through the form of Baroque Flamenco.

We played in Aminor. The basic form (tho we may have played it slightly differently in the session) is:

  1. Strumming intro
  2. Melody (repeated an octave lower)
  3. “Episode” (the chords Am-G-F-E (with spelling E-A-B OR raise your G to G# and play E-G#-B)
  4. (rinse and repeat 2 & 3 as desired) then slow down
  5. Strumming “Cadenza”
  6. Melody (with a flourish & end)

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

Join  “Hip Harp Academy”  …
or check out “Blueprints for Creativity”
where you’ll learn other Blueprints like the Baroque Flamenco Blueprint

or “Baroque Flamenco Beyond the Page
where you can learn to add the rhythms, strumming techniques, etc. to take this piece to the next level.


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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NOTE: The TRAINING starts at 32:31
(a little over 30 minutes into the video)

The Chat Feed (click to open)

16:20:34 From Sharon-Brownell to Everyone : some people have logged on to sommerset directly and are exploring

16:21:39 From heatherflinn to Everyone : Same here the link was broken

16:24:04 From Sharon-Brownell to Everyone : Got your meeting notice in sommerset

16:24:29 From Sharon-Brownell to Everyone : People are just hopping from one box to another.

16:26:21 From Laurie Hartmann to Everyone : Got onto Sommerset but just saw the same, little circles of people hopping from one box to another

16:30:01 From kirsti Kaldro to Everyone : I got in but I was a ghost.  I did not have a red dot!

16:30:43 From Harpie 2 to Everyone : A ghost??

16:31:04 From DHC to Everyone : https://etal.live/go/

16:31:16 From Eithne Pardini to Everyone : I randomly just got in

16:31:35 From kirsti Kaldro to Everyone : I did not have an avatar red dot.  All I saw was my cursor, but I was on the list.

16:32:12 From Evelyn G to Everyone : i couldnt reach the website. its overloaded probably

16:33:40 From Anna Bosanquet to Everyone : where are we trying to get in???

16:35:30 From Dimitra to Everyone : I just got in as well!

16:35:50 From Laurie Hartmann to Everyone : I got to that same screen

16:37:25 From Lawrence to Everyone : I got in with my email, but people are scrambled on the screen.

16:38:36 From Gabry to Everyone : I’m in too

16:39:03 From DHC to Everyone : https://etal.live/go/

16:39:52 From Midge to Everyone : how do we find ourselves? I see rooms and faces

16:40:32 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone : I went in, but since nothing was happening but jumping circles  and no sound I went out and went to the normal connection.

16:40:38 From Diane Portelance to Everyone : Have no sound in the etal site

16:40:43 From stefanie to Everyone : I am in!

16:40:49 From Diane Portelance to Everyone : I can only see me

16:41:14 From kirsti Kaldro to Everyone : I’m in and I now have a red dot!

16:41:24 From Evelyn G to Everyone : im in!

16:41:36 From Diane Portelance to Everyone : I was kick out twice

16:42:19 From kirsti Kaldro to Everyone : Okay, so I put my dot in the Harp Time Live room, but it did not seem to do anything…

16:43:34 From Diane Portelance to Everyone : Could there be several me

16:43:39 From Lawrence to Everyone : Can’t find myself

16:43:40 From Gabry to Everyone : I was told that I got a message-where do I find this?

16:44:02 From Charlene to Everyone : Where is the link?

16:44:23 From stefanie to Everyone : It is quite confusing

16:44:44 From nancy to Everyone : I was directed by teal to view a video that starts with Me

16:44:45 From Diane Portelance to Everyone : I am in but nnothing hapen

16:45:19 From DHC to Everyone : https://etal.live/go/

16:45:19 From Diane Portelance to Everyone : I am in the hip harp

16:45:23 From Harpie 2 to Everyone : im in but I can’t find a red button or me, yet

16:45:24 From Rebecca Lambert to Everyone : I was told by the computer that I couldn’t access the sound on my iPad.  I did visit the exhibit halls and that was interesting.  Strangely, The sound (that I was told I couldn’t hear) came in and out a little.

16:45:25 From Terri to Everyone : i am not in but trying .

16:45:27 From stefanie to Everyone : How can I get out of Hip Harp Academy anymore?

16:45:28 From Sally to Everyone : I’m in but can’t find my icon. Is there anyway to unbunch all the icons in the waiting area?

16:45:41 From kirsti Kaldro to Everyone : dragging myself from place to place…I can do that :>)

16:46:04 From Diane Portelance to Everyone : The same

16:46:07 From Maria Wilson to Everyone : IT won’t recognize my email

16:46:28 From stefanie to Everyone : I got it! One has to read everywhere, not so easy, I think

16:46:30 From Anne Horton to Everyone : Kirsti! HAHAHAHAHAHAH that is exactly what I was thinking!!! “It’s a totally new experience … you just drag yourself from place to place” … and that’s a totally new experience???!!!

16:47:07 From %20-McKenna to Everyone : Safari worked on my mac last time even though it said it wouldn’t.  No sound now in this room but I was able to hear & be heard in room 4.

16:47:12 From stefanie to Everyone : It is a bit like one of these confusing computer games

16:47:52 From Maria Wilson to Everyone : Still won’t recognize my email

16:48:06 From cherie Mafey to Everyone : It doesn’t work for me, I enter the e-mail and says it doesn’t recognise, and close.  This is the same as before, so unable to get in.

16:48:23 From Rebecca Lambert to Everyone : Ugh, I gave it access to my microphone and now I can’t hear you!

16:48:33 From Robbin-Gordon-Cartier to Everyone : Im goog Lynne

16:48:57 From Diane-Kadyk to Everyone : I just popped over here from the Somerset Et-al site.

16:48:59 From H%C3%BDldi%20-Vieira to Everyone : Somerset Square site won’t recognize my audio and camera, and my image has turned into a series of numbers and letters apparently.

16:49:02 From kirsti Kaldro to Everyone : Anne…ha ha…yes I was thinking, okay so no change from usual!

16:49:08 From Midge to Everyone : says site is not accessible.  love when you showed your screen for Somerset. at least can try to follow

16:49:19 From Doris-hold to Everyone : I cant open the Micro, it says i need a other browser for zoom, but normally i come in without Problem.

16:49:31 From Maria Wilson to Everyone : is it ET-al  not etal?

16:49:55 From Dimitra-Fleissner to Everyone : If I join the audio in somerset I have two audios, a slit second apart

16:50:33 From nancy to Everyone : It should work on iPad with Safari

16:50:34 From Stacie Link to Everyone : I am on MacBook and have Somerset on safari and zoom and not overlapping

16:50:37 From Maria Wilson to Everyone : it won’t let me use my email

16:50:42 From Mari Harpur to Everyone : I can see you on two screens. from Mari

16:52:04 From Charlene to Everyone : i tried both my emails and it doesn’t accept either

16:52:42 From Stacie Link to Everyone : This is really fun to look around Somerset, thanks for field trip

16:56:19 From Connie-LoPorto to Everyone : Sorry there is no Deborah video in room 5  I have no volume of video.  However I do get teh video and volume from room 2  I also notice it takes about 30 secs to bring in video

16:58:00 From Melinda Ostrander-Aviles to Everyone : I had to log in the usual Zoom room because the Somerset interface kept kicking me off.

16:58:08 From Connie-LoPorto to Everyone : in the faint background I can see deborah play a harp but says browser  install the latest version of a standard browser such a chrome, firefox or chrominum edge.  I am on safari now I do have chrome but i don’t know how to put a link from here into chrome

16:58:13 From Tara O’Brien Pride to Everyone : Connie, it took a while for everything to load. 

16:58:23 From Connie-LoPorto to Everyone : I was kicked out twice

16:59:27 From Tara O’Brien Pride to Everyone : Connie, you should be able to copy the URL from the address bar and paste it into the address bar on the other browser.

17:01:11 From Dimitra-Fleissner to Everyone : I’m watching in Somerset now and I have to say, the sound was better in the “normal” Zoom meeting

17:02:46 From Maria Wilson to Everyone : So,  I finally got in…. if you pull yourself in to the Somerset 5 session you will be live with Deborah…..  I actually have both harp chat live and the somerset on at the same time…lol…with a bit of an echo….  It just took time because I finally go the registration screen……

17:05:04 From Ruth Thomson to Everyone : I got on, moved my red dot around, saw others icons.  Each tim got a little better in some way.  Could not visit yet with anyone

17:08:28 From Amy Martin to Everyone : What are the chords with the melody?

17:10:31 From Sarah%20-Werners to Everyone : I play am, am G, am i guess

17:12:16 From Melinda Ostrander-Aviles to Everyone : a, g, f, e (e without the third)

17:12:32 From Maria Wilson to Everyone : Baroque Flamingo!!!

17:12:48 From Tara O’Brien Pride to Everyone : Amy, melody goes with Amin, then LH F (optional G) and return to Amin.

17:16:27 From Vera-Stern to Everyone : Cannot hear and keeps locking me out

17:18:35 From Connie-LoPorto to Everyone : I am having no sound, I get knocked out.  I have tried computer allows me to chat in coffee zone.  I have tried Ipad and computer for this room.  no audio

17:20:04 From Tovelah Hirsch to Everyone : me too, I signed in through the chat regular zoom. Kathy said there are issues with Safari

17:20:16 From Connie-LoPorto to Everyone : I am leaving somerset and coming into  through

17:29:28 From Anne Horton to Everyone : ==> THE STRUCTURE/FORM is

17:30:29 From Anne Horton to Everyone : Strum – melody – Chords – melody – chords – strum – melody

17:30:59 From nancy to Everyone : Nancy C – got onto the etal Somerset site – with red “ME” button.

17:31:00 From Anne Horton to Everyone : And remember to put you G sharp on for the strumming section

17:31:52 From nancy to Everyone : Post Script: On etal with iPac – Somerset red “ME” button page.

17:33:12 From Rebecca Lambert to Everyone : super fun! thanks!

17:33:16 From Yael Yaniv Perry to Everyone : i’ts great!

17:33:19 From Connie Loporto to Everyone : Got it but slow.  I love this way of learning

17:33:41 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone : This was fun!!! Tank you!

17:33:44 From cherie Mafey to Everyone : Yay,  I think  I’m getting it.   The strumming doesn’t sound as good as how you sound.

17:34:00 From Tovelah Hirsch to Everyone : Thank You

17:34:15 From Cheryl-Dalmer to Everyone : so much fun!!!

17:34:17 From Debra-Sawyer to Everyone : help me rondo help help me rondo

17:34:23 From Cheryl-Dalmer to Everyone :  this method works for me!

17:34:24 From Donna-Profeta to Everyone : Don’t know why my video is blank.  I can see myself everywhere else.

17:34:24 From Anne Horton to Everyone : Strumming on a double-strung requires ingenuity!! hehe

17:34:25 From Victoria Johnson to Everyone : Something simple can sound awesome and be fun to play too!

17:34:26 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone : Simple detailed make learning quick and fun

17:34:27 From Mary Mc Fadden to Everyone : road map!

17:34:28 From Connie Loporto to Everyone : I came home from somerset no video I’m here

17:34:30 From nancy to Everyone : STRUM – fingers on strings you don’t play

17:34:36 From iPhonemona seering to Everyone : I can do this!

17:34:36 From Dimitra-Fleissner to Everyone : Had fun with this piece again and am looking forward to the class

17:34:36 From Vera Stern to Everyone : A good intro to magic!

17:34:42 From charlottesmith-jones to Everyone : This was so much fun! Thank so much!

17:34:45 From Yael Yaniv Perry to Everyone : how do you do the gitar part withut hearting your hend?

17:35:06 From Carol Henley to Everyone : I kept at it!  And it got better as I kept trying

17:35:09 From Tara O’Brien Pride to Everyone : I always love this piece, whatever form it takes.

17:35:15 From Sarah%20-Werners to Everyone : Im joining Sumerset square, love Baroc  Flamenco and got a nicer rythm with the struming. thx

17:35:33 From Donna-Profeta to Everyone : Is Baroque Flamenco being offered the same as One Song: The Nightingale?

17:35:57 From Anne Horton to Everyone : Debra!! Haha “Help me Rondo”!!

17:36:02 From nancy to Everyone : Simple : terrific!!!

17:36:06 From Connie Loporto to Everyone : I love your music, got it last night.  Love the story line, your take  the levels you offered and the help tips

17:37:03 From Anne Horton to Everyone : Use a plastic card to strum!! Doesn’t hurt at all!!

17:37:07 From Donna-Profeta to Everyone : Or use the credit card…

17:37:07 From Maria Wilson to Everyone : Great job….I was able to also check out the Somerset site….I think the lagging is due to so many people…..the bandwidth may not be enough yet….

17:38:13 From Barbara Irvin to Everyone : It looks weird to see both screens and various students DHC, etc.

17:38:14 From Dimitra-Fleissner to Everyone : I used the little plastig thing guitarist use

17:38:24 From Connie Loporto to Everyone : It doesn’t like safari

17:38:41 From Gail to Everyone : Fabulous job teaching and SOooo… much fun!

17:39:03 From Vera Stern to Everyone : Cannot get there because of Safaris!

17:39:08 From Stacie Link to Everyone : I only have safari so can’t hear

17:39:08 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone : That is what I discovered too, it doesn’t like Safari

17:39:08 From Barbara Irvin to Everyone : Am in there. See ya!

17:39:16 From heatherflinn to Everyone : Still can’t get to sssquare

17:39:24 From Lynne Lapidus to Everyone : It still doesn’t recognize my email

17:39:31 From heatherflinn to Everyone : Same here

17:39:35 From Connie Loporto to Everyone : Thank You.

17:39:42 From Donna-Profeta to Everyone : Very happy that I was able to catch this one!

17:39:47 From heatherflinn to Everyone : Tried three different computers

17:39:52 From Donna-Profeta to Everyone : Thank you, Deborah!!

17:40:06 From Anne Horton to Everyone : Try different browsers Heather

17:41:59 From Joke-Verdoold to Everyone : I’m in, but my computer says that sound is not supported.

17:42:19 From Joke-Verdoold to Everyone : NO idea what going on then.

17:42:21 From Stacie Link to Everyone : That’s how mine is too

17:42:31 From Joke-Verdoold to Everyone : Goodnight to everybody

17:42:54 From heatherflinn to Everyone : Can you put the sssquare link again

17:42:57 From Sally to Everyone : Goodnight, Joke

17:43:22 From Stacie Link to Everyone : I am in on both on my ipad

17:43:25 From Sarah%20-Werners to Everyone : sleep well

17:44:26 From Tovelah Hirsch to Everyone : This is the message I got from SSet Your browser does not support using the computer’s Audio device. To use Zoom, install the latest version of  a standard browser, such as Chrome, Firefox or Chromium Edge.

17:45:05 From Lynne Lapidus to Everyone : still wont’ accept my email

17:45:27 From Connie Loporto to Everyone : The new chrome won’t upload on my computer.  I did hang around but only room 2 works.   I trouble shot things at the coffee shot.

17:45:31 From Melinda Ostrander-Aviles to Everyone : Lynne, did you use the same email that you registered with?

17:45:36 From Lynne Lapidus to Everyone : yes

17:45:56 From Melinda Ostrander-Aviles to Everyone : That’s weird….maybe you can email Kathy.

17:46:31 From Connie Loporto to Everyone : Then I fit just we;;

17:46:43 From kirsti Kaldro to Everyone : This was fun!  Thank you for the field trip!

17:49:00 From cherie Mafey to Everyone : I have to go, have visitors.  Bye, what a fabulous session, I so enjoyed it, even though I can’t still get into the Somerset.

17:49:34 From Sarah%20-Werners to Everyone : Thank a lot for exploring Summer set. A nice half bake experience.

17:51:32 From Yael Yaniv Perry to Everyone : thanks Debora!

17:56:45 From Gabry to Everyone : Thank you for this new experience!

17:57:01 From Tovelah-Hirsch to Everyone : I’m on Safari. I’m in now on Zoomerset, I see DHC, no access to volume yet.

18:01:20 From Pumehana-Wadsworth to Everyone : so some people are in DHC Hip Harp Academy Booth – and when I went there I can here this Zoom room in the background.  Oh I see DHC must have two computers ?

18:01:58 From Pumehana-Wadsworth to Everyone : like Melinda is in the Hip Harp Academy Booth now hmmm

18:03:27 From Melinda Ostrander-Aviles to Everyone : I figured out how to deal with the sound issue when I was in DHCs booth.

18:05:32 From heatherflinn to Everyone : heatherjflinn@gmail.com

18:08:41 From Nancy C’s iMac to Everyone : Probably no help but here is the link for the etal site: https://etal.live/

18:10:11 From Christina Tourin to Everyone : Are you folks working on trying to get into the Somerset Square?  I had to take an important call.  So, missed some things here.

18:10:27 From Christina Tourin to Everyone : Are you all in the Square?

18:10:38 From Mar to Everyone : some are in

18:10:44 From Mar to Everyone : and some are beating at the doors

18:10:59 From heatherflinn to Everyone : Not all …..I for example have been try since 4:15…..no luck!

18:11:17 From Nancy C’s iMac to Everyone : Try the HELP button to the right

18:16:45 From Pumehana-Wadsworth to Everyone : ZOOMERSET 5 and then she’s in the Exhibit Hall – Hip Harp Academy

18:21:46 From Hýldi’s iPad Pro to Everyone : jitsimeet.fom

18:21:57 From Hýldi’s iPad Pro to Everyone : jitsimeet

18:22:03 From Hýldi’s iPad Pro to Everyone : Jitsi Meet

18:27:48 From Mar to Everyone : who is in somerset too right now?

18:36:11 From Terri to Everyone : I have just made the Easter buns .

18:36:22 From Terri to Everyone : bye everyone

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