wire-strung harp

online workshop

New Tunes for Spring

sunday 14 APRIL 2024 3-6.30pm UK Time

with PDF handout in advance & video replay available after

Bonus informal concert and participants’ gathering on zoom at 7.30pm

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with leading Scottish harper KAREN MARSHALSAY

what’s involved?

  • An online workshop via Zoom from 3-6.30pm UK time (with breaks!)

  • 3 full hours of tuition including:

  • welcome and warm up session

  • a simpler tune that can be used for technique work too

  • a new tune written by Karen in traditional style for wire-strung harp

  • These are all new arrangements or tunes that I’ve not taught before!

  • For wire-strung harp - mixed ability apart from complete beginners to harp.

  • Sheet music PDFs in advance

  • Taught by ear, so all phrases and fingering will be gone over and explained

  • All events live on zoom and recorded to watch on demand for 6 months

  • Evening informal concert by Karen in the Participants’ Gathering on zoom at 7.30pm

  • Extra videos of the tunes sent to all participants afterwards

TIMETABLE

2.45pm - Zoom room opens

3pm Workshop begins with warm up and simpler tune

3.50-4pm - Tea break

4-5pm New tune

5-5.15pm Tea break

5.15-6.15pm Playing arrangement ideas including ornamentation, variations, techniques etc

6.15-6.30pm Any questions?

7.30pm Informal concert by Karen and Participants’ Gathering

£30 for the workshop - inclusive of PDFs, videos and concert

cost & booking

  • Yes! It’s designed for mixed abilities and I’ll explain everything clearly, suggest what fingers to use, and go over all the tunes phrase by phrase. You’ll have the sheet music in advance so you can print it out and have it ready.

    As long as you know the basics of which strings are which and can play some simple things this will be ideal for you. The group will be mixed ability but of course you are in the safety of your own home so no one can hear you!

  • Nope! I play wire harp with my fingernails as I like the sound that produces so will be demonstrating with nails, but if you play with fingerpads that’s not a problem, you just do the same thing but with pads not nails.

  • Yes! You get access to recordings of the workshops, the presentation and the concert for 6 months so there’s no pressure to take it all in on the day. You can watch these on demand as many times as you like.

  • There’s three tune workshops, so you’ll end up with three performance pieces to add to your repertoire. You’ll also learn the background to the tunes, what we know of who wrote it, when or where I learned it. - all you need to put it into context and tell people about it when you play it.

  • These are all new arrangements and indeed new tunes! Obviously I will have taught some of the techniques before but this will be using new material.

  • Absolutely not! I will always explain how traditional style and tune types work, talk about ornamentation and how to make your playing sound Scottish. Come and explore this amazing repertoire!

  • Of course! You’ll get the sheet music in advance like everyone else, and then get access to all the recordings shortly after the events. I’ll aim to do this as soon as possible, but it might take a few days!

  • No, the concert is for day attendees only as a special extra. But you can watch it on demand afterwards for 6 months and they’ll be filmed rather than just a zoom recording so the sound quality will be better.

  • Yes! This could be a great gift for that harper in your life. Just send me an email after you’ve purchased and I’ll send you a printable PDF that you could gift them.

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