Quick and easy page-turns

[@LearningtheHarp]

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Which is your favourite tip?

[@collinmccookcomposer]

What are your tips for auditions? I have my college audition for harp in 3.5 months. Thank you! Your tips are wonderful!

[@KathyLoweHarpist]

You had given me the tip a while ago to look at the lever before moving your hand to the lever. That really helps tremendously. Also, to practice the lever change in time, as if it's a note. Thanks for this video! (I hope I did all my lever changes properly when I played for harp circle.)

[@annlicano3416]

I love, love, love my music stand extenders. I rarely turn pages...ever.

[@glennpaullinton2766]

Lovely and very helpful and very magnificent and magical and beautiful and relaxing and a blessing thank you 🙂🤗🥰

[@lucilleashcroft8018]

My stand holds 2 pages, I print all my music single sided, so I place all sheets on the right and stagger them to they are easy to get hold of. Then I place the 1st page on the left so I can see pages 1 & 2. On each page on the right, I mark a place that is easy to turn, where the left hand is not doing much or has a space. When I get to the mark, I gently move the page to the left and continue playing from the left. Sometimes that is most of the page. Then of course the right side is easy to play till I get to the mark, and move it to the left. I usually do not need to leave out notes doing it this way.

[@allencouch3720]

Lucille Ashcroft I do this a lot, too.

[@LearningtheHarp]

Thanks for the thorough explanation! I’m sure that will help people who read this 👍🏻👍🏻 I also do that sometimes, although I personally prefer using a flip file. But I definitely do this when I’m feeling too lazy to put it the file 😆

[@FloorTheFirst]

I use all those tricks depending on the piece but sometimes sliding the pages over each other is easier than actually turning them. So when a piece is three pages long you tape the first and the last page together and the second page stays loose so you can slide this from right to left at any moment you want. Makes less noice too.

[@Meltiqueful]

This was so very helpful! Thanks, Christy-Lyn! My favorite tip was the presentation book idea, but all the tips were nice.

[@piccolo4di]

One of the horn players in my orchestra uses a tablet with a pedal. I think it's called AirTurn. He sets it to advance half a page at a time so he can always see where he is and where he's going. Thank you for your videos.

[@LearningtheHarp]

Yes, so good!! Thanks for mentioning ❤️

[@ruthpoirier7389]

thank You Christy-Lyn You did a great job at explaining the page turn. I found the page turns threw me off so I now use my ipad along with a page turner I place on the floor (Dunner, it works with bluetooth) and use my foot to turn the page. For me it works best and I use an app called ForScore and it all works so well together but it also works with my ibook too. The Dunner page turner has really helped me to be able to have less to think about and play without having to stress about the turning of the page. Thank you for your help...

[@LearningtheHarp]

Very true, Ruth! I should have mentioned using an iPad 😆 With the foot pedal you don’t even need these tips, how wonderful! 😃 Thanks for your comment ❤️

[@candacemagner2544]

This also works with Android or Windows tablets (I use both an iPad Pro and a Surface Pro). There are several types of bluetooth pedals which work for all tablets. For Android/Windows using a program called MuseScore is very similar to ForScore in its capabilities.

[@nervousharpist]

Aaah yes, a simple page turn.. *knocks over whole music stand, and everything falls off the nearby shelf, dog acts like bomb went off, continue playing merry tune*

[@LearningtheHarp]

Awwww it’ll get easier!

[@jacomiententeije5417]

😂

[@sprinklechesed]

Ha ha ha! 😄

[@inthedaysstillleft1257]

The Presentation Book. Many thanks for another very helpful video!

[@LearningtheHarp]

I’m glad it helped, Kathleen! Thanks for the comment 😊

[@TheWarmHousePiano]

God bless you and your family, Christy

[@janedoe4988]

This is so basic, so practical, but, boy, did I need it!!! Very timely. Thank you Christy Lyn. Also like the presentation book idea. I use a binder which fell off my stand and dinged my harp!! Ugh!

[@morrigan9152]

Cutting a pasting is a creative solution! Im trying to wean myself off of memorising everything so I will have to try that. Thanks!

[@LearningtheHarp]

Yay! 🤩🙌🏻

[@nataliewilliams3519]

This is really helpful. Thank you!

[@rondelby2482]

I really enjoy your teaching. You are a very nice person I was watching a video of 2 women discussing harps in movies. I was enjoying their video until they started putting people down who play left shoulder. This really hurt my feelings. I commented back and told them never to be snobby as harpists. I said there was nothing worse than a nose turned up harp snob. I was dyslexic and this was probablly the reason I play in that manner switching hands even though I am right handed. I think it was rude to folks who play in the manner as I play. I was deeply hurt by their comments.

[@StephanieClaussen]

Great video! Page turns are a definite struggle for harpists. And I see you're wearing the outfit you sewed!

[@LearningtheHarp]

Yes I am!! Thanks for noticing 😁😁 It’s so exciting wearing clothes you’ve sewn!! Thanks for your comment, friend! ❤️

[@fionahalstead8207]

This video is really helpful, thank you so much Christy-Lyn

[@kathilisi3019]

Thanks for the tips! I use the same techniques, but hadn't heard of a music stand extension before. Since my husband has a 3d printer, I searched for a printable design, and found one on thingiverse that looks quite practical! I'll test it and share the link if it lives up to my expectations! ;)

[@LearningtheHarp]

Oooooo that’s an exciting thing to try!! I’d love to hear the results 😃😃😃

[@Brallallalla]

Just get someone to stand beside you and turn the pages just at the right time for you. :) Or maybe, there will be an app to recognize the notes from the microphone and scroll down the sheet on your tablet automatically. Until then, the app might use the tablet camera to recognize when you move your head in a special way or twinkle or do something else to show that you need the next page right now.

[@LearningtheHarp]

Haha some creative ideas! 😁 There are apps for iPad which can scroll through the sheet music at whatever speed you choose. And they also have the option for a foot pedal to turn the pages. So not exactly what you said, but pretty close! 😃

[@annettekelly1592]

You can also shrink the music

[@LearningtheHarp]

True!! If you have good eyes 🤓

[@annettekelly1592]

The folder looks very nice. But, Do you find that sheets in the plastic covers can have more glare with lighting than just paper?

[@collinmccookcomposer]

What are your tips for auditions? I have my college audition for harp in 3.5 months. Thank you! Your tips are wonderful!

[@LearningtheHarp]

Wow that’s exciting about your college audition! I don’t have experience with preparing for harp college auditions, but there are other harpists online that would be very able to help you! Try Rachel Hall, Josh Layne, Eleanor Turner, or Keziah Thomas. If you send out some emails I’m sure one of them would give you some advice, or perhaps you could set up a lesson so they have more time to help you 😊

[@collinmccookcomposer]

@@LearningtheHarp Thank you so much! You continue to help my harp journey! Have a beautiful day!

[@learningthelyreharp]

Thank you so much Christy-Lyn. I have been avoiding all the songs with more than two pages because turning pages throws me off all the time. I'm definitely going to try some of these tips