Compose Harp: The Basics about Harp Pedals (with Excerpts!)

[@MrKeithterrett]

brilliant video thanks Danielle!

[@laurajhball]

Lovely video, Danielle! Really enjoying being able to see the pedals in action and hearing specific examples from the literature!

[@daniellekuntz]

Yay! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@dillonmderosa]

Awesome! Thank you for the detailed examples and information. Cheers!

[@daniellekuntz]

I'm glad you've found it helpful!

[@JohnnyJohnathan]

Amazing information! Thanks so much!!!!

[@daniellekuntz]

Absolutely! So glad you found it helpful!

[@gabrielhollander]

Super interesting! Thanks for creating this video!

[@daniellekuntz]

Absolutely!

[@gabrielhollander]

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[@daniellekuntz]

@@gabrielhollander Will do!

[@Eliaszu1]

Thank You very much!!

[@daniellekuntz]

Absolutely!

[@prosperousmarc5518]

Amazing, is it possible to do another video showing your pedal technique again?

[@daniellekuntz]

I'm glad you found it helpful! Is there anything specific about pedal technique you would like to see in another video? What questions should I address?

[@prosperousmarc5518]

@@daniellekuntz you explained everything well, I would like to see do a performance with a pedal view to see your technique in action if possible. Thank you for your response and consideration.

[@daniellekuntz]

@@prosperousmarc5518 Definitely, next time I do a performance recording, I'll be sure to include a pedal view!

[@srijansrivastava2771]

Thank you very much :)

[@daniellekuntz]

So glad you found it helpful!

[@AntKneeLeafEllipse]

Super helpful. The slides remind me of hammer ons and pull offs on a guitar. When notating frequent slides like in that last excerpt, should I put a new harp diagram for every pedal change, or give a starting pedal diagram? Or maybe is there a particular note you might expect to see in a score like that??

[@daniellekuntz]

Good question! It really depends on the context of the score, but I usually like to see a pedal diagram at the beginning of each section/rehearsal number. Harpists may add in more for rehearsal purposes, but it's nice to not clutter the score with too many diagrams!

[@johnprice3341]

How fast could you play a chromatic scale? Would it be limited to two octaves because you would need to reset all of the pedals?

[@daniellekuntz]

Hmm, it really depends. I would not assume any faster than 160bpm (one beat per note), unless it's a smaller segment. I wish I had a clearer answer, but so much of it depends on the context.

[@johnprice3341]

@@daniellekuntz thanks for the reply. Maybe your next video could include examples of this 😄

[@daniellekuntz]

@@johnprice3341 I'll add that to my idea list!

Thank you for this very clear video with cool excerpts. It helps to figure out what noise quick/slow pedal changes do. Also, I have an other mnemonic sentence to help visualize the pedals from left to right. --> Did Columbus Bring / Enough Food Going (to) America = D C B / E F G A.

[@daniellekuntz]

Absolutely!

[@brandonmiller5279]

The harp has pedals?

[@daniellekuntz]

I’ll tag you in a short video I made awhile back as an intro to harp pedals