Quick Links
- LEARN about the project here.
- SIGN UP for the project here.
- JOIN the “Under the Hood” TRAINING Sat. Aug. 20 at 3:30 pm EST (for the replay, just scroll down)
- SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO to the project here by Midnight Aug. 22, 2022
- TO SEE some of the wonderful videos we’ve gotten for this project, scroll down!
- “Merceditas Under the Hood” REPLAY (scroll down)
WATCH THE “UNDER the HOOD” REPLAY
I’ll deconstruct the LEVER HARP version of the piece so it’s easier to play and so you can find (or deepen) the part of the piece you’ll be sharing in the “First Players Project”
SIGN UP FOR THE PROJECT
If you haven’t signed up yet, register here (it’s free) to be part of the project and get notification of trainings and submission reminders.
SUBMIT VIDEOS by AUG. 22 – Midnight
We can accept any of these methods
- Upload your video to YouTube as an UNLISTED (not private) video and send us the link above
- Use the upload link in the form for videos up to 100 mb in size
- If you’re a Hip Harp Academy Member, you can post it to the Merceditas Video Sharing Thread: https://hipharp.circle.so/c/merceditas/
REPLAY
Download the Music for the Lever Harp Version of “Merceditas” that goes with this training
This was a special session where DHC deconstructed the LEVER HARP version of the piece ‘MERCEDITAS’ so it’s easier to play and so you can find (or deepen) the part of the piece you’ll be sharing in the “First Players Project”
[When you watch it and find a particularly useful section, please add a comment about where and what was useful below in the comments to help others know what’s in the video (Thanks! Tammy, Nyx & DHC)
How to use Timestamps to Coordinate the Video Replay with the Chat Feed
To coordinate the video with the chat, look in the bottom right-hand corner of the video for the 'timestamp' (make sure your cursor isn't on the video or the video controls will hide the timestamp). You'll see the same timestamps in the chat.
Search for the the following in the chat feed to find help in navigating the video. NOTE: this system isn't perfect, but we're all working on it together:
- => means this is the subject of this part of the video for example:
- => ANNIKA FEEDBACK: means this is where you'll find the feedback on Annika's video
- QUESTION: means this is a question someone asked
- ANSWER: (put what's being answered here): means here's the answer to this quetion
- TAKEAWAY: means this is my takeaway
- AHA: means this is my aha
To start the replay, just look for the little arrow in the lower left-hand corner of the embedded video above. To watch full-screen click on the 4-arrow icon in the lower right corner. To speed up or slow down the video, click on the gear icon in the lower right corner. 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.
Chat Feed - (3:30 pm ET Chat)
15:30:54 From Deborah Henson-Conant to Everyone:
https://www.hipharp.com/academy/merceditas-first-players-home-page/
15:34:56 From Tammy Halun to Everyone:
Link to music and project https://www.hipharp.com/academy/merceditas-first-players-home-page/
15:35:49 From Patty Tessandori to Everyone:
What can be done for those of us who don’t read music well? (but maybe have a good ear)
15:39:19 From Lotje De Meyere to Everyone:
I love the way you have made the bar with the lever changes at each part of the piece. It makes it so easy to start at any given part of the piece when practicing without having to worry about the levers
15:47:18 From Tammy Halun to Everyone:
Looking at measures 1-8
15:47:39 From Fern Nelson to Everyone:
Will you go over middle C starts the 4th octave and how to read your lever changes?
15:47:48 From Tammy Halun to Everyone:
Link to music and project https://www.hipharp.com/academy/merceditas-first-players-home-page/
15:48:11 From Patty Tessandori to Everyone:
Loving this!!!
15:48:23 From Kimberly Woods to Everyone:
This is great instruction in the piece!
15:51:46 From Angela Boraston to Everyone:
fantastic to hear the bones behind the piece
15:52:58 From Mona Seering to Everyone:
Do you change levers at beginning of each section?
15:54:40 From Tammy Halun to Everyone:
Merceditas sign up INFO PAGE: https://www.hipharp.com/project/merceditas
Merceditas First Players Home Page https://www.hipharp.com/academy/merceditas-first-players-home-page/
PURCHASE Sheet Music:
PEDAL HARP: https://dhc.gumroad.com/l/merceditas-solo-pedalharp
LEVER Harp: https://dhc.gumroad.com/l/merceditas-leverharp
Project signup form: https://forms.gle/2rnwkTTaAjbjgQpy9
15:56:24 From Patty Tessandori to Everyone:
what measure are we in?
15:56:49 From Sally Walstrum to Everyone:
Measure 9
15:57:20 From Tammy Halun to Everyone:
We are at measure 9
15:57:26 From Debra Sawyer to Everyone:
it would be great to see DHC’s hands
15:57:45 From Debra Sawyer to Everyone:
your small
16:11:48 From Debra Sawyer to Everyone:
im curious that music I down loaded is different page 6
16:12:15 From Debra Sawyer to Everyone:
nevermind there arre 2 page 6’s
16:12:21 From Betty Herloski to Everyone:
There are two page 6s – this is the first one
16:13:01 From Sally Walstrum to Everyone:
Debra, there are some pagination errors that I believe have been fixed. You can trying downloading again.
16:20:26 From Debra Sawyer to Everyone:
got it Sally
16:22:04 From Lotje De Meyere to Everyone:
I chose to leave the G sharp out and play 2 Bs because it made sure there were fewer lever changes
16:25:39 From heather flinn to Everyone:
Deborah this is super helpful as you have solved several lever problems for me and it is fantastic to see that you do hard slogging just like all of us…in other words learning a piece ain’t magic but rather, it is hard work – and worth every second!
16:28:58 From Sally Walstrum to Everyone:
Inversions of the 7th chord
16:29:32 From Janet Mann to Everyone:
Descending arpeggios on different inversion of the chord em7b5
16:30:19 From heather flinn to Everyone:
im trying them as solid chords (hint from Sally)
16:32:36 From Lotje De Meyere to Everyone:
I love the safety measures
16:46:37 From Betty Herloski to Everyone:
Maybe as a reminder that it’s a G#?
16:47:53 From Sally Walstrum to Everyone:
Dominant chord
16:48:26 From Sally Walstrum to Everyone:
Or the 2 of G minor
16:49:56 From Angela Boraston to Everyone:
it’s so helpful to have the practice section numbers marked. perhaps these can be prepared in a future version. I’ve been writing them in but somehow missed where 5 6 7 8 are…?
16:55:27 From Angela Boraston to Everyone:
in bar 88 is the 4th accent on E wrong and should be A?
16:56:51 From Angela Boraston to Everyone:
thank you!
16:57:22 From Sally Walstrum to Everyone:
Isn’t that first interval a 6th?
16:57:38 From Janet Mann to Everyone:
I am learning so much, thank you so much Deborah.
16:58:08 From Sally Walstrum to Everyone:
Whew! You had me thinking that I learned it wrong.
16:59:56 From Joan Davidson to Everyone:
Interesting to see your process, DHC! Thank you.
17:00:59 From Mona Seering to Everyone:
Wow! Wonderful class, I don’t care if it takes me forever, little by little I will feel that love in every note.
17:04:42 From Angela Boraston to Everyone:
bar number missing in first bar of last stanza
17:04:51 From Kimberly Woods to Everyone:
Phew—so fabulous but my brain is full!
17:05:12 From Angela Boraston to Everyone:
this was an amazing Masterclass thank you!
17:05:14 From Nancy Cochran to Everyone:
Wonderful class, thank you!
17:06:02 From Diane Giorgi to Everyone:
So very helpful.thank you!!! Can’t wait to start playing it, slowly, note by note.
17:06:10 From heather flinn to Everyone:
system 3 bar 4 what is the set of parentheses for ?
17:06:34 From Debra Sawyer to Everyone:
there are parts in this piece totally doable
17:06:39 From Sally Walstrum to Everyone:
Think we have at least 28 videos so far. They are all wonderful. Keep them coming!
17:07:00 From Kimberly Woods to Everyone:
This was very helpful in confirming the measures I’ll be working on!
17:07:16 From simonne willems to Everyone:
very interesting class! thx
17:07:49 From Tara O’Brien Pride to Everyone:
Thank you! it’s really helpful to go through the skeleton like this and to hear you play the segments.
Would you consider writing in diamond notes for the lever changes ? I find those much easier to read.
17:07:58 From Angela Boraston to Everyone:
Sent my video in yesterday! So fun!
17:08:26 From heather flinn to Everyone:
I am so taken with the changing tonalities …gives me goosebumps everytime!
17:10:34 From Patty Tessandori to Everyone:
Loved finding Evelyn Huber’s version today https://youtu.be/uHCwylQ53pU
17:10:45 From Angela Boraston to Everyone:
Really exciting to see the process of how the arrangement for lever harp is being created and evolving
17:12:31 From Patty Tessandori to Everyone:
I have always wanted to play this piece and felt like it was an almost unattainable dream! But now… I can actually do it!!! Thank you!!
17:13:11 From Sally Walstrum to Everyone:
That’s what made me want to learn the piece, too, Patty
17:13:51 From Betty Herloski to Everyone:
The patterns are what makes it easier to play
17:15:52 From Mona Seering to Everyone:
I have to write in all the notes, have most of that done, now I have to figure out up and down arrows on every lever change, and, because of today I get the octave numbers! #1 thing I needed to begin.
17:17:27 From Tammy Halun to Everyone:
All the links in case you missed any of them
Merceditas sign up INFO PAGE: https://www.hipharp.com/project/merceditas
Merceditas First Players Home Page https://www.hipharp.com/academy/merceditas-first-players-home-page/
PURCHASE Sheet Music:
PEDAL HARP: https://dhc.gumroad.com/l/merceditas-solo-pedalharp
LEVER Harp: https://dhc.gumroad.com/l/merceditas-leverharp
Project signup form: https://forms.gle/2rnwkTTaAjbjgQpy9
17:18:34 From Patty Tessandori to Everyone:
Struggling through the written music is WORTH ITQ
17:18:42 From Nancy Cochran to Everyone:
Take the music apart, play as you can.
17:18:44 From Kimberly Woods to Everyone:
Even those of us who are beginners can do a part of this and be included!!
17:19:08 From Sally Walstrum to Everyone:
Adjust the piece in such a way to make it work for you.
17:19:09 From Deborah Henson-Conant to Everyone:
My bigest takawau — I LOVE doing this with OTHER PEOPLE — the music comes ALIVE in ways I couldn’t have imagined or made happen by myself. EVERYONE adds something to it.
17:19:09 From Angela Boraston to Everyone:
It can be done. Just break it down. look for patterns. Take is slow. Adapt if needed. It’s beautiful and living!
17:19:10 From Janet Mann to Everyone:
The patterns and shapes, it is all doable.
17:19:13 From Cherie Maffey to Everyone:
There’s parts of it I can do now with this thorough break down today.
17:19:15 From Debra Sawyer to Everyone:
patterns doable that still hold the magic
17:19:26 From Julia Cunningham to Everyone:
Biggest takeaways…finding the patterns in the piece is so helpful.
17:19:26 From Nancy Brockman to Everyone:
It helped me become grounded enough to select a segment to submit, and to simplify it enough to play for my hospice patients.
17:19:34 From Nancy Cochran to Everyone:
Identify the patterns, to plaay as you can.
17:19:38 From Diane Giorgi to Everyone:
Taking it pattern by pattern, note by note makes it not intimidating
17:19:41 From Tara O’Brien Pride to Everyone:
Even though it has already been simplified some, there are always ways to make it simpler, and that’s fine and cool.
17:19:55 From Janet Mann to Everyone:
The patterns and shapes, the piece is doable.
17:20:04 From heather flinn to Everyone:
Well when I first looked at the lever changes I said “OUCH” but now I can truly say “haha!….no problem”
17:20:17 From Betty Herloski to Everyone:
Some parts are actually slower than I originally though – and highlighting the melody
17:20:18 From Nancy Cochran to Everyone:
How can we get the music?
17:20:35 From Leigh Harwood to Everyone:
I feel better about writing inchords now. Also, I have trouble reading bass clef due to a learning disability and write the notes in. Foryears, until now, I felt bad about this, but now I do not! Thank you!
17:21:08 From Sally Walstrum to Everyone:
All the links in case you missed any of them
Merceditas sign up INFO PAGE: https://www.hipharp.com/project/merceditas
Merceditas First Players Home Page https://www.hipharp.com/academy/merceditas-first-players-home-page/
PURCHASE Sheet Music:
PEDAL HARP: https://dhc.gumroad.com/l/merceditas-solo-pedalharp
LEVER Harp: https://dhc.gumroad.com/l/merceditas-leverharp
Project signup form: https://forms.gle/2rnwkTTaAjbjgQpy9
“MERCEDITAS”
Video Submissions from First Players
As a kickoff for the “Merceditas First Players Project,” we invite you to enjoy just a few of the wonderful videos we’ve already received from project participants. We’ll be combining these to create a longer video experience with at least 50 different videos of various sections of the piece – some slow, some fast, some simple, some complex – all sharing the experience of the music as it comes ALIVE in your hands.
Lever Harp – Marilyn Waupoose plays Measures 9-12
Lever Harp- Teddy Jones plays Cadenza Measures 57-74
Pedal Harp – Sally Walstrum plays Measures 25-80
Lever Harp – Tammy Halun plays Measures 1-3
Lever Harp – Dimitra Fleissner plays Measures 1-12
Pedal Harp – Heleen Vandeputte Simplified Melody
This is just the beginning!
