Slogan: Unfinished Projects





Hye Folks,


I have been sort of dragging my heels on this site, I know. I have finally solved the problem; its taken a long time to work thru enough music to find a piece that has very basic left-hand work that you work at the same time as my right hand. This is exciting and really helps me to want to get onto my harp each day and do a real practice, not just the few minute basic one that I am obligated to do if I want to keep my fingers from forgetting their place.





Another thing I have to maintain is the amount of pressure I apply to the strings that gives me the sound I like to get from the music. I like it on the softer side, so it sounds more like the tinkling of bells rather than the strumming of a more guitar-like sound. Strangely enough, the comments I usually get are mixed. I'm told that its a beautiful sound, but I need to try to play more loudly. Amazingly, I would not get the same sound at all and I would not give myself the same relaxing tones.





My harp still has the partial levers of a student's instrument and it helps me to stick to the less complicated pieces. I have promised myself that once I get competent with both hands that I'll get more levers installed, or even get myself a larger fully levered harp . . . but that is down the road a ways at the point of becoming more involved with music at a higher level.





Thanks for listening,





Meg