Thank you so much for the suggestion! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful :). Happy harping!

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Hello! I am sorry for the long delay in responding. I am so glad you like the videos! I wanted to let you know that I made my next video (coming out today) to answer your question. I hope I understood what you were asking! Please let me know if you still have questions. Hope you enjoy the video 😃

Hi Traci, Thank you so much! I am grateful to hear that it blessed you 😃. It is such a fun and fulfilling one to play! One of the most well known harp cadenzas there is.

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Thank you so much! I am always so happy to hear that someone was helped by one of my videos! Let me know if you have any questions or ideas for new videos 😃

Hi, thank you for your videos. They are well explained and informative specially for self taught persons like me on the harp. If you won't mind I would like to ask you to make a video about how to make 'expressive ligature' on the harp. I'm currently studying some execises from Frojo's book for beginners and there is one exercise which is about applying expressive ligature on every 2 note chord and I don't understand how to do it so they would sound legato, i.e. in this exercise there is a C-E chord done with 4-2 fingers which has an expressive ligature to a D-F chord done with 3-1 fingers and it goes on through the ascending and descending sequence. of 2 note chords. The same applies when we have a sequence of individual notes wchich goes on for several bars with an expressive ligature above them. I think this would be a good topic for you to approach on your next video and that would help us newbies to understand a little bit more about how to play correctly the harp. Another one good topijc to be also approached would be how to do cleanly harp pedal changes. I would like to Thank You for disposing from your time to make these very helpful videos to us newbies at harp and please keep posting.

Hi Dalangie! I’m so sorry for just now seeing this question. The difference is basically the speed. There is not an exact line between the two, but the general rule is rolled chords have less space between the notes and arpeggios have more.

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Hi! Thank you so much for your kind words. I am so glad the video was helpful for you! Hopefully I can make some more in the near future. Any ideas for a video that you would find helpful as you are learning the harp?

Hi Brandon! That's a great question. The pedals on a harp are actually one of the features that sets it apart. They are what a harpist uses to do sharps and flats (kind of like a replacement for the black keys on a piano). There are seven pedals, each corresponding to a particular pitch (A, B, C, D, E, F, and G). When the pedal is in its middle slot, the corresponding pitch will be natural. When it is raised, the pitch will be flat, and when it is lowered, the pitch will be sharp. So in essence, every string on a harp is actually responsible for playing three different pitches, and how we move the pedals with our feet determines which pitch will be played! This does make for some unique challenges, but also some pretty cool possibilities as well (like being able to play glissandos that sound like a chord instead of just a scale). Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any more questions!

Thanks Mikaela! That totally makes sense. I've played Guitar (casually) for a good part of my life, and I would imagine it's like bending a string with my finger, except you do it with your feet. Watching her play, it was like she was dancing on the pedals. Totally blew my mind! I have a new respect for harpists and what they do. I think a lot of folks are unaware of the work it takes to play the harp. Thank you again for the explanation, and keep up on the great videos!

@@brandonmiller5279 That's true! It is a lot like bending a guitar string. I've actually played a bit of guitar myself, (but nothing more than chords for singing around the campfire and such). If you ever get a chance to examine the action on a harp up close, you can see the disks rotate as the pedals are moved, bending the strings as they do. I'm so glad you've enjoyed the videos! I'll be putting some more out very soon.