Modulating from C Major to G Major
with 2516-2511 (The “Power Progression”)
Start with Harps Tuned in C
[HTL-73-210506 – HARP TIME LIVE #73 – Thu. May. 6, 2021]
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We modulated back and forth between the key of C Major and the key of G Major using the progression 2516-2511 (the “Power Progression” from the Harp Improv Challenge)
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16:36:13 From Susan B 831-238-6111’s iPhone (2) to Everyone : I sent an emaili on Monday – asking about joining the academy and didn’t get a response
16:42:27 From Pam Jurgens to Everyone : All we tuned in g major?
16:42:43 From Stefanie Bieber to Everyone : No, C
16:43:58 From Pam Jurgens to Everyone : Yes thank you! Modulating to G
16:44:52 From Charlene to Everyone : I can’t hear the harp
16:45:20 From Pam Jurgens to Everyone : Cannot hear harp
16:47:09 From Susan B 831-238-6111’s iPhone (2) to Everyone : What are you changing the e from ? E nat to flat?
16:49:58 From Maria Wilson to Everyone : It’s easier for me to say the note then the slap….
16:50:49 From Kathryn Kelly to Everyone : Can you explain slap — re you playing more than one note?
16:51:37 From Kathryn Kelly to Everyone : What are you playing with your thumb on the “slap”
16:52:04 From Sally to Everyone : I’m okay
16:52:07 From Kathryn Kelly to Everyone : I can hear everything
16:52:08 From Maria Wilson to Everyone : you play the note and the octave above at the same time and then slap the note then the next note
16:52:19 From Tovelah Hirsch to Everyone : D=2, G=5, C=1, A=6
16:52:28 From Stefanie Bieber to Everyone : On the slap is no note, it is a slap ;o=
16:52:42 From Tara to Everyone : Could be device has small speakers. Try headphones?
16:52:48 From Stefanie Bieber to Everyone : The thumb plays After the slap
16:53:16 From Maria Wilson to Everyone : Not understanding the thumb thing?
16:53:52 From Kathryn Kelly to Everyone : Ok – salt, play thump and then the main nite
16:53:53 From Stefanie Bieber to Everyone : 1= 4th finger, 2 = slap, and = thumb on the next note, 4 = slap
16:53:57 From Tara to Everyone : The thumb just plays a half beat earlier than the lowest note, but it works fine to play at same time, too.
16:54:05 From Tovelah Hirsch to Everyone : what are we playing with the RH?
16:54:30 From debra Sawyer to Everyone : And one
16:55:15 From Tara to Everyone : RH can play D#-E-G.
17:17:37 From Maria Wilson to Everyone : too fast’
17:24:28 From Kathryn Kelly to Everyone : Fun, calming, play what I can
17:25:03 From Stefanie Bieber to Everyone : Grabbed another complicated rhythm pattern between hands
17:25:12 From Cherrie Mooney to Everyone : Not stressful, do what I can, fun
17:25:13 From Cathy Hornby to Everyone : I’ve been so happy to (sometimes) hit those slap-bass-octaves! Yay! Love it!
17:25:14 From Maria Wilson to Everyone : getting the idea of the progression and how that works in more than one key…and also ways to change keys while I am playing…..with glissandos
17:25:20 From Laurie Grant to Everyone : Such a fun game! Dropping left hand to help me develop vary more fluidly in the right hand…….
17:25:20 From Kimberly’s iPad to Everyone : It was helpful to take a minute when switching from C to G to really focus in and know where you were going to go with 2, 5, 1,6
17:25:39 From Kathryn Kelly to Everyone : Great practice changing levers/pedals
17:25:42 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone : The basses work, the melody notes get me offline and I miss knowing how to put the chords between the basses.
17:25:42 From Carol Henley to Everyone : In the waltz rhythm, I felt like I was dancing — on the strings.
17:25:43 From Sally to Everyone : Still have to work on getting bran in new key.
17:25:46 From Teddy Jones to Everyone : had some trouble moving between duple and triple meters. Nice to practive stride. and sixths
17:25:51 From Felicity Collins to Everyone : Modulating Making much more sense than last week – rhythms next!
17:26:06 From Sally to Everyone : Great progression. Can lay down just about anything over it.
17:26:06 From Tara to Everyone : I wound up playing different bass notes, which often amounted to an inversion. Sometimes the wrong notes work great!
17:26:22 From Cathy Hornby to Everyone : The other great thing is being able to listen for the rhythm changes and copy – fab!
17:26:45 From Barb Lawson to Everyone : I could keep up with 2, 5, 1, 6
17:27:09 From Kathy DeAngelo to Everyone : My game was to do the bassline going in one direction, then the other while I kept my right hand doing inversions
17:30:03 From sarah to Everyone : Using D#, was cool. I’m understanding more about the complex cords . I heard and try to play along with the cool rhythms, I will try to copy them in a replay. I was trying to do something new with the G cord patron, but using B flat a lot was not working whole the time. I looking forward to improve my knowledge in this.
17:30:08 From Cathy Hornby to Everyone : That is so helpful – when I try to do something new on left, the right freezes – that such good advice
17:30:25 From Laurie Grant to Everyone : That was a very helpful breakdown of getting both hands to work together. Thanks!!!
17:30:36 From Barb Lawson to Everyone : Thank you for that hint.
17:33:22 From Stefanie Bieber to Everyone : I sent you 4 videos for latin rhythms, that show another way to practice coordination, did you get them?
17:33:52 From Laurie Grant to Everyone : I want to make up a drill for myself – with all the right hand variations – to go fluently from one to another like you do……. Quite a challenge!!
17:34:23 From Gail to Everyone : Thank you for the marvelous lesson today. You are a fantastic and encouraging teacher. We had so much fun.
17:34:42 From sarah to Everyone : Wow Stefanie that sounds great. Super where can we find theme?
17:34:52 From Jilly to Everyone : managed left hand to keep up…right hand wasnt sure what notes to play
17:35:08 From Laurie Grant to Everyone : So very fun!!! Thank you!!!
17:35:11 From Barb Lawson to Everyone : Thank you!
17:35:16 From Tara to Everyone : Thank you!
17:35:27 From Mary Mc Fadden to Everyone : thanks! fun!
17:35:29 From Kimberly’s iPad to Everyone : Thank you so much—this is so fun!
17:35:35 From Jilly to Everyone : thank u so much
17:35:36 From sarah to Everyone : Thanks a lot, it was great again
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17:36:01 From Kathryn Kelly to Everyone : Thank you!
17:36:01 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone : That you very much Deborah Bye everybody
17:36:02 From Cathy Hornby to Everyone : Thankyou so much 🎶👏🏼
17:36:15 From Pam Jurgens to Everyone : Thank you
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