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WHC 2011 - Harp maintenance and regulations Brief notes on morning sessions on Harp maintenance and regulations at the congress: 1. Most importantly, keep your harp alive.  Treat it as a human, wood is organic material, if you won't feel comfortable in freezing cold night inside a truck, neither does your harp. 2. Have your harp regulate...

WHC 2011 - Handle injury and hand relaxation Brief notes on discussion on handle injury and hand relaxation1. Loose thumb (with loose plate muscle) - thumb needs extra strength for muscle to hold the thumb straight.  Need extra strength for plucking.2. PROPRICEPTION - what tension for plucking- Vibration- Light touch- Deep touch- Pain- Temperature-...

How do you get permission to release your recording of a copyrighted song?– compiled by Stephanie Bennett, July 2011 World Harp Congress Information from www.nmpa.org (National Music Publishers’ Assoc) http://nmpa.org/legal/music101.asp Once a song has already been recorded and publicly distributed in the U.S., other recording artists may record...

How do you get permission to distribute sheet music of your harparrangement of a copyrighted song?– compiled by Stephanie Bennett, July 2011 World Harp Congress ********** Information from Music Publishers Association www.mpa.org/copyright_resource_center/faq Do I need permission to make an arrangement or transcription? The first thing...

Tips on Preparing Orchestral Harp Parts - by Elizabeth Volpé Bligh, Principal Harp, Vancouver Symphony (first edition published in American Harp Society Journal, Teachers' Forum Summer, 2000) Here are lots of things you can do to help make your orchestra experience more comfortable and enjoyable for both you and your conductor. Elizabeth has...

WHC 2011 - NLP and Memorization (Performance) NLP and Memorization (Neuro Linguistic Programming and its Application to Excellence in Memorization on the Harp) by Dr. Carrol McLaughlin @ WHC, Vancouver, 2011 Distinguished Professor of Harp, University of Arizona Email: cmclaugh@u.arizona.edu or drcarrol@aol.com The following information combines...

WHC 2011 - NLP and Memorization (Preparation) NLP and Memorization (Neuro Linguistic Programming and its Application to Excellence in Memorization on the Harp) by Dr. Carrol McLaughlin @ WHC, Vancouver, 2011 Distinguished Professor of Harp, University of Arizona Email: cmclaugh@u.arizona.edu or drcarrol@aol.com I enjoyed her charming talk and...

Small Harp, Big Music ("Small Yet Serious Harps")by Harper Tasche, © WHC, Vancouver, 2011 In modern culture, "better" usually means "bigger, faster, and louder." We all know that's not necessarily true for the music we play - some of the most musically difficult and emotionally powerful pieces are the slow and transparently delicate ones - but...

The Happending Harp ...   ...  How to become a more versatile player and arrange harp music – compiled by Stacey Berkley (USA), July 2011 World Harp Congress I) Listen!The single most important thing one can do is to listen!  (ha ha, you can listen to the background song 'Water is wide' for this article and count how many...

WHC 2011 - Concerts and recitals Thanks Youtube that I can find so many different highlights at World Harp Congress 2011 to remind me the wonderful time I had in Vancouver....  LUNCH TIME CONCERTS Charles Widor's Toccata: Arranged by Steven Seigart for 4 harps (Eastman Harp Ensemble) NIGHT CONCERTS Transformation Francois-Adrien...

WHC 2011 - Celtic music The folk harp or Celtic (or Gaelic) harp is small to medium-sized and usually designed for traditional music; it can be played solo or with small groups. It is prominent in Welsh, Breton, Irish, Scottish and other Celtic cultures within traditional or folk music and as a social and political symbol. Gaelic harp in Scotland...

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