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Elegy mini tutorials

19/12/2020

I'm absolutely thrilled that my composition Elegy has been selected as one of Harp Columns 30 day practice challenges as a DREAM BIG Original solo for lever harp.

In this blog post I have created a series of mini tutorials which I hope will be a useful aid for anyone taking on the challenge of learning Elegy as part of the Harp Column practice challenge.

If you have any questions throughout the month about the piece please leave a comment below and I'll get back to you.

Here is the audio of Elegy and the PDF of the sheet music can be downloaded from Harp Column HERE 

Elegy breaks down into 7 sections and I have created a mini tutorial covering each section of the piece.

This first video is an over view on creating the VIBRATO effect which occurs throughout the piece

1st section - m.1-16

2nd section - m.17-24

3rd section - m. 25-36

4th section - m.37-40

5th section - m. 41-48

6th section - m.49-56

7th section - m. 57-end

I hope these are helpful, and thank you so much for learning my music. If you post any videos on social media please tag me in as I would love to see them! x

@laurenscottharp

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Introduction to the harp

13/12/2020

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I was recently asked by my friends at the Macclesfield Music Centre to provide a short video introduction to the harp suitable for school age children. So here is my offering which is by way of a bit of Nutcracker, Dr Who, Havana and my best BBC posh speaking voice.

I recorded it in one take, and I was very conscious at the time to speak clearly and slowly. The resulting posh teaching / announcing voice I use throughout it is hilarious and not how I normally speak. It's less than 5 minutes long and I demonstrate on pedal harp as well as lever harp.