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Can't make it to Somerset? Then come to the
Harpers' Escape Weekend
October 5-7, 2012

 

 

 

 

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Accompanying Other Instruments: William Jackson
You love playing music with other people but it’s almost impossible to know a million melodies. Learn the secrets of good accompaniment in traditional music. The modes used in Scottish and Irish traditional music will be discussed and you’ll get solid techniques to accompanying other instruments as well as ideas for playing in sessions by improvising chord patterns. Level: Int-Adv  
Type:  Hands-on  
When: Sat. AM1  
Where:  Morris 10
Adapting Arrangements: Lois Colin
As you've become a more advanced player, you've figured out that harp arrangements written by others don't always work for you or for your harp. If you know your scales and arpeggios this workshop will give you the courage to figure out how to best adapt and modify an arrangement. Lois Colin of Colin Harp Music will be using examples from her own publications, including "Have a Harp" and "The Session Collection" to demonstrate these principles. Level:  Int-Adv    
Type:  Hands-on  
When: Fri. PM1  
Where:  Morris 6
African & Cuban Rhythms : April Vega
Do you love the energy of African music, but have no idea how to bring that energy to the harp? Don't worry - the harp isn't typically thought of as a standard instrument in Afro-Cuban music, but that doesn't mean that we can't use these rhythms to bring joy and vitality to our own playing! Come and learn the basics of Afro-Cuban/harp fusion. Level:  Int/Adv  
Type:  Hands-on  
When: Sat. PM1
Where: Morris 8 
Accompanying Other Instruments: William Jackson
You love playing music with other people but it’s almost impossible to know a million melodies. Learn the secrets of good accompaniment in traditional music. The modes used in Scottish and Irish traditional music will be discussed and you’ll get solid techniques to accompanying other instruments as well as ideas for playing in sessions by improvising chord patterns. Level:  Beg/Int/Adv  
Type:  Hands-on  
When:   day/time tba
Where:  room tba
Art of Arpeggios I: Sunita Staneslow
If you've never taken Sunita’s arpeggio workshop and want to get some new ideas for playing different types of arpeggios, this is the workout you're looking for! Perfect for beginners. This is very hands on and liberating because there is lots of looking at your harp and not at the paper. Level:  Beg  
Type:  Hands-on  
When: Fri. PM2  
Where:  Johnnes
Art of Arpeggios iI: Sunita Staneslow
This workshop builds on Arpeggios I and is more ambitious in taking different patterns based on arpeggios and adding rhythm and phrasing to create more interesting arrangements, introductions, or just noodling. Take this class to improve your tone quality and be a more relaxed player. Level:  Int/Adv  
Type:  Hands-on  
When: Sat. PM1
Where:  Vail
Artistic Excellence=Talent + Ambition: Frank Voltz
Are you ready to move to the next level as a harpist? Do you know what the next level is (for you personally)? Become a better harpist with these concepts and values of becoming a better musician. Of course, everyone wants to play with excellence, but the color, nuance, and subtlety of a dynamic performance requires an artistic approach. You'll get solid techniques and exercises that will help enhance your playing. We will discover the secret to a great sound on the harp, as well as increase our speed and agility. NOTE: Think of this as "Geography of the Harp: Part II." Level: Any 
Type:  Hands-on  
When: Sun. AM1  
Where: Cobb 
Basically Beginning I, II, III: Debbie Brewin-Wilson
If you've just started to play the harp, come to this special 3-day beginner class and get going with the fundamentals, particularly if you don't have a teacher yet. Get confortable with the instrument and yourself! Music-reading ability is not necessary to get started. This has been such a successful starter class for the past 2 years that we're repeating it again and hoping to attract even more beginners to Somerset. Level:  Beginner!  
Type:  Hands-on  
When:   Fri. & Sat. AM1, Sun, AM1
Where: Morris 3
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