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‘Chasing the bunnies’ and Other Technique Glitch Fixes PART 2

‘Chasing the Bunnies’ and Other Technique Glitch Fixes – PART 2

This is an IMMERSION looking at the most common technique pitfalls and exploring how we can train our fingers to do as our brain is bidding! This IMMERSION will be filled with instantly usable hints and tips for our harp playing. Whatever your level, from the complete novice to advanced, you’ll learn my favourite tips for how to minimise buzzes, enhance your sound, take care of your body, and find shapes with greater ease.

During this IMMERSION, I will introduce you to all the studies not covered in Part 1, taken from a set of 14 mini etudes written specifically to allow our mind and bodies the space, time, and excuse to focus on common challenges.

If you missed Part 1 and would like to take it before this session, you can sign up to watch the replay  here: https://startharp.com/product/chasing-the-bunnies-and-other-technique-hacks-fairplay-immersion-15th-january-2023/ and get £10 off using code fhs10.

The Mini Etudes Full Set:

• The Zombie Harpists
• Ride the Bike
• The Bird Hop
• Five Step Sounds
• Up and Down the Hill to Alberti
• Think Like a Chameleon
• Chasing the Bunnies
• Cinderella and the Sea-Saw
• Trampoline Strings
• Rainbows and Smiles
• Butterflies, Bumble Bees and Bats
• Intentional Emphasis
• Ready to Roll?!
• Kissing Frogs to Find Your Prince

Intrigued? Sign up and find out what on EARTH I am going on about! If you cannot attend live, you are welcome to sign up anyway, and I will send you a link to watch the replay after the session.

What will the course include?

• Welcome and overview
• Recap of foundation techniques and common pitfalls (as covered in PART 1)
• A deep dive into the remaining 10 etudes from the set of 14, focusing on improving technique, hand position, reducing buzzes, and refining control
• Thank you and goodbye

Online Short Course

The course will initially be delivered live on Sunday 23rd February 2025, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM GMT. The session will include a short break for fingers and brains around halfway through! After the live event, you will receive a link to the recorded materials, which will include approximately 90 minutes of video training, along with some explanatory text and sheet music downloads for you to print out and keep. You will be able to access the course for 12 months after the IMMERSION. It is fun to attend live, but do not worry if you cannot make it—you will be able to access all the materials afterwards.

My main aim is to cover ideas that will be useful in your future learning so you can continue to work on improving all the time.

This course is similar to one week of the START HARP or Flourishing Harpist 12-week intensive online courses for beginner to upper intermediate harpists. Full details at www.FairplayHarpSchool.com.

“Great immersion! As usual, Shelley went above and beyond.” Rebecca Blakeney, referring to last IMMERSION (START HARP Level 1, 2, and 3 graduate!)

Following the same ethos and delivery style as the main three START HARP 12-week courses, we look at playing from sheet music, improvising, and playing by ear, all with an underlying focus on strong playing technique.

This course is aimed at advanced beginner to advanced intermediate level harpists. As long as you can read treble and bass clef at least a little and can play with all four fingers (and turn), you will be able to take this course. Simplification and extension ideas are offered as we go along, so there is plenty to keep everyone busy!

You will have 12 months of access to these videos and materials.

When you sign up, you will automatically receive a confirmation email from this website. If you are signing up before the live session, you will receive the meeting link and sheet music by 1:00 PM GMT on Sunday 23rd February 2025. If you do not receive any details when expected, please check your spam/junk folder. If it is not hiding there, email me at info@harpwales.com.

Full price for this one-off IMMERSION is £35.

 

Comments from students who have attended previous IMMERSION

• Insider info…don’t miss it but prepare yourself to be bombarded with info in the nicest possible way???
• Don’t miss it! And don’t be surprised if you feel overwhelmed if you do it live. Shelley basically fits a full week of Start Harp into 2 hours, so it’s a lot to take in live — but then you can go back and work with the videos as you’re already used to doing in Start Harp. Or you can miss the live bit and just do the videos afterward. I did my best learning of Spiraling Shoots after the fact, when my brain was quiet and I could hear myself think and appreciate what I was playing.
• I couldn’t join live so learnt it from the recordings, which are great.
• I was glad to be on the live presentation, although it was early in the morning. However, due to more pressing priorities, I tabled my practice efforts for a future time—hopefully, in September. That is a benefit of the Immersion structure. Sign up for the class and add to your repertoire when you are ready.
• I also saw it in the replay. It’s great to be able to go over everything slowly…