[HTL-95] Harp Time Live

Start with Harps Tuned in C  

[HTL-95-221027 – HARP TIME LIVE #95 – Thu. Oct 27, 2022]

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Comments from This Session of Harp Time Live

With your harps tuned to C major
Looking at 4 bar phrases then adding a Calypso rhythm

C
C
C
G
==
G
G
G
C
==
C
C
C
F
==
F
C
G
C

Notes as a number

1 ,1,1,5 – 5,5,5,1 – 1 ,1, 1,4 – 4,1,5,1
C,C,C,G – G,G,G,C – C,C,C,F – F,C,G,C

Another way of changing up the Left Hand Bass – approach it from a step below or above it (play a note below or above the note you are going to)
C,C,C,F,G or
C.C.C,A.G

DHC Demonstrates the Calypso rhythm
Finding your level of comfort with complexity. Look for that and lock into it you don’t have to play all the notes

Adding a calypso rhythm – DHC demonstrates

We have an exciting 90 minute workshop next week Thursday Nov 3 at 4:30 pm EDT with Angela McKinney who has written a book that just came out called ‘Untangle’

Link to sign up for next weeks Live Workshop ‘Untangle Perfectionism & Activate Creativity‘ https://webinars.untangleandthrive.com/convert-worry-trial/?inf_contact_key=98a3a2b580d6b17084e13fd9792ec7ef680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1
Copy of the book by Angela Mckinney Untangle https://untangleandthrive.com/  – You can also get the book on Amazon for Kindle https://www.amazon.com/Untangle-Create-Possibilities-Through-Changes/dp/1956019413/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32WMGGL0B32GV&keywords=book+Untangle&qid=1666029323&sprefix=book+untangle%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1

DHC also demonstrated
Strumming on the harp with this calypso rhythm
[LH] B D F A strum down with [RH]
[LH] A C E A strum down with [RH] X3
[LH] B D F A strum down with [RH]X3
[LH] B E A C strum down with [RH]

 

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16:31:09 From Tammy H to Everyone:
Angela Mckinney Untangle https://untangleandthrive.com/ – can also get the book on Amazon for Kindle https://www.amazon.com/Untangle-Create-Possibilities-Through-Changes/dp/1956019413/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32WMGGL0B32GV&keywords=book+Untangle&qid=1666029323&sprefix=book+untangle%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1
16:33:10 From Amy Furman to Everyone:
I can hear just fine
16:36:54 From Tammy H to Everyone:
4 bar phrases
16:37:36 From Tammy H to Everyone:
C
C
C
G
—
GGG
C
—
C
C
C
F
—F
C
G
C
16:42:32 From Tammy H to Everyone:
C – play what you can a single note, thirds, triad
16:43:41 From Tammy H to Everyone:
C
C
C
G
==
G
G
G
C
==
C
C
C
F
==
F
C
G
C
repeat
16:46:05 From Mona Seering to Everyone:
Fast
16:47:25 From Tammy H to Everyone:
1,1,1, 5 – 5,5 ,5, 1 – 1,1,1,4 – 4,1,5,1
C,C,C,G – G,G,G,C – C,C,C,F – F,C,G,C
16:51:33 From Tammy H to Everyone:
[LH]Bass idea approach it from a step below or above it (play a note below or above the note you are going to)
C,C,C,F,G
C,C,C,A,G
16:55:51 From Tammy H to Everyone:
Finding your level of comfort with complexity.
Look for that and lock into it you don’t have to play all the notes.
You can just play with your thumb
16:56:44 From Bonnie Berk to Everyone:
what bass notes are you playing?
16:57:55 From Tammy H to Everyone:
Bass notes played [LH] C E G
17:04:55 From Tammy H to Everyone:
Copy of the book by Angela Mckinney Untangle https://untangleandthrive.com/ – can also get the book on Amazon for Kindle https://www.amazon.com/Untangle-Create-Possibilities-Through-Changes/dp/1956019413/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32WMGGL0B32GV&keywords=book+Untangle&qid=1666029323&sprefix=book+untangle%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1
17:05:07 From Mona Seering to Everyone:
It is hard but figuring out the inversion pattern that fit! Not familiar with picking pattern but having fun trying!
17:05:52 From Tara to Everyone:
I’m finding nice bass lines by changing the order of the notes in the triad (playing different inversions).
17:06:14 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone:
Got the rhytme, but can’t get it in your tempo and can’t understand the length between the phrases. Somehow when I play it in my own tempo it seems to sound oke. But no clue how that may be so.
17:07:12 From Cherrie Mooney to Everyone:
New rhythms adds more variety, fun.
17:07:31 From Harmony Harrison to Everyone:
I can play it at your tempo with one hand only, just LH
17:08:22 From Heather F to Everyone:
Lets start really slow and gradually speed up???? that will perhaps give the perfect speed for everyone
17:08:33 From Lynne Lapidus to Everyone:
I’m interested to know the rhythm you were doing in the right hand that started with a quick descending something at first.
17:09:19 From Tammy H to Everyone:
Link to sign up for next weeks Live Workshop ‘Untangle Perfectionism & Activate Creativity‘:

https://webinars.untangleandthrive.com/convert-worry-trial/?inf_contact_key=98a3a2b580d6b17084e13fd9792ec7ef680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1

17:17:01 From Lynne Lapidus to Everyone:
AH! thumb on the right hand with each note of the left hand!
17:18:17 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone:
Right what I experienced, Lynne!
17:26:27 From Cherrie Mooney to Everyone:
I played by feel instead of counting.
17:27:04 From Belinda Hunt to Everyone:
when it got faster I simplified it very quickly, but that helped find new ways to enjoy the rhythm. It felt more creative even though it was simpler
17:27:37 From Lynne Lapidus to Everyone:
when it went fast, I focused on the left hand in octaves and figured out that I could descend the arpeggios in the left hand on the C C C F bar
17:27:39 From Lawrence (Phoenix, AZ) to Everyone:
Not a breakthrough, but it helped to play either melody or accomp alone. Like the snippet in general. Great way to be able to improv for a long time with variations.
17:28:11 From Mona Seering to Everyone:
Lesson on not comparing ourselves and standing in our own corner with a big Mexican hat on!
17:28:13 From Belinda Hunt to Everyone:
Enjoyed the chance to swap between LH / Melody
17:28:21 From Heather F to Everyone:
this is way easier than last time we did this – i can feel the syncopation better AND thankyou and I can now improv in right hand while keeping the left hand plugging along – amazing how we dont think we are getting any better when inreality we are…thankyou
17:28:49 From Heather F to Everyone:
woohooo
17:29:20 From Sarah to Everyone:
I came late in🥲. In the begin, I found it harder to pick up the slow rhythm. The faster one seems felt easier, because I could feel the groove?? Tonight I was a bit frustrated, I couldn’t join, how I wanted.
17:29:30 From Kimberly to Everyone:
I was able to keep up with the faster tempo if I left out a few of the notes with my left hand. When i played the melody, i struggled with the first few times but I finally felt like I could do it by the end—don’t know that I could do the two together
17:29:36 From Bonnie Berk to Everyone:
I was glad just to play anything
17:30:27 From Tammy H to Everyone:
Link to sign up for next weeks Live Workshop ‘Untangle Perfectionism & Activate Creativity‘Thursday Nov 3 at 4:30 pm EST:

https://webinars.untangleandthrive.com/convert-worry-trial/?inf_contact_key=98a3a2b580d6b17084e13fd9792ec7ef680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1
17:30:40 From Melinda Ostrander-Aviles to Everyone:
It was great noodling around with this because more notes worked with the progression. Everything sounded good. I just played I and V in the bass.
17:30:45 From Harmony Harrison to Everyone:
Keeping up with the tempo was fun — this time with both hands playing broken chords. Really fun. Couldn’t keep up when we were supposed to play melody, but the LH parts were great.
17:30:49 From Tammy H to Everyone:
Copy of the book by Angela Mckinney Untangle https://untangleandthrive.com/  – can also get the book on Amazon for Kindle https://www.amazon.com/Untangle-Create-Possibilities-Through-Changes/dp/1956019413/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32WMGGL0B32GV&keywords=book+Untangle&qid=1666029323&sprefix=book+untangle%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1
17:30:58 From Tara to Everyone:
I find it useful to play at different tempos. Very slow allows for more elaboration and more chances to coordinate the hands. Very fast encourages me to identify and solidify certain bits.
17:31:28 From Angie Smales to Everyone:
I kept the temp by doing slp base or rolled chord
17:31:56 From Anne Horton to Everyone:
I definitely got further with it when I just went with the “feel” rather than trying to actually count … when you slowed down and showed the combination of the right hand and left hand (after you spoke with Lynne) that was the breakthrough moment for me 🙂 yay!! Then I could speed it up (but not as fast as you!) ha ha
17:35:48 From Tammy H to Everyone:
Link to sign up for next weeks Live Workshop ‘Untangle Perfectionism & Activate Creativity‘ Thursday, November 3rd, 4:30-6:00 pm EST:

https://webinars.untangleandthrive.com/convert-worry-trial/?inf_contact_key=98a3a2b580d6b17084e13fd9792ec7ef680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1
Copy of the book by Angela Mckinney Untangle https://untangleandthrive.com/  – can also get the book on Amazon for Kindle https://www.amazon.com/Untangle-Create-Possibilities-Through-Changes/dp/1956019413/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32WMGGL0B32GV&keywords=book+Untangle&qid=1666029323&sprefix=book+untangle%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1
17:38:59 From Tammy H to Everyone:
[LH] B D F A strum down with [RH]
[LH] A C E A X3

[LH] B D F A X 3
[LH] B E A C
17:40:31 From Mona Seering to Everyone:
So much fun I can do the strum!
17:40:34 From Nancy C to Everyone:
I/m actually working while listening, everything makes perfect sense🙂
17:40:54 From Tara to Everyone:
This was fun! Happy and upbeat.
17:40:56 From diane giorgi to Everyone:
Let go and let the chips/notes fall where they may
17:41:07 From Heather F to Everyone:
STUFF is actually seeping into my very crazy brain….thank goodness and thank DHC- what a great program
17:41:15 From Nancy C to Everyone:
Very j oyful.
17:41:32 From Sally to Everyone:
Audience participation
17:41:46 From Julia’s iPad Pro to Everyone:
I loved learning the strumming technique. It was like getting savoury dessert after a delicious meal. Thanks DHC!
17:41:59 From Sally to Everyone:
Tune is in lead sheets for HHTK
17:42:06 From Sally to Everyone:
May be elsewhere
17:42:06 From Joke Verdoold to Everyone:
Got the structure and now I have something to play with and make something that works.
17:42:12 From Sarah to Everyone:
Learning new rhythms with 3 cords! Loved it. Gonna practice with the replay.
17:42:33 From Nancy C to Everyone:
Typo:-/ Correction: JOYFUL🙂
17:43:17 From Heather F to Everyone:
Califypso harp time live 2021
17:43:25 From Tara to Everyone:
THank you!

Joke Verdoold wrote out the snippet for the 10/17/22 Harp Time Live and shared it with us. Click this link to download Joke’s notation of the Calypso rhythm.

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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?