FAIRPLAY IMMERSION – Sparkle This Christmas 2023

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FAIRPLAY CHRISTMAS IMMERSION

Sparkle This Christmas – Solo Music for Christmas 2023

Online short Course  – Attend live or watch replay anytime

This course will premiere live on Sunday, 19th November 2023, from 3 PM to 5 PM GMT. Following the live session, the course content will be available as a set of video lessons and sheet music downloads on the online learning platform Ruzuku.

Haven’t finalized your Christmas performance piece this year? Join a merry band of fellow harp enthusiasts at this year’s FAIRPLAY CHRISTMAS IMMERSION to prepare! Throughout this online course, we’ll warm up with festive bells ideal for Christmas introductions. Then, we’ll delve into “In the Bleak Midwinter,” featuring my new original countermelody. Additionally, explore my solo version of “Away in a Manger” with an added variation. Finally, enjoy a playful session on swing-time slap bass, discovering how to incorporate it into carols (with “Jingle Bells” as our example).

Accessible to all skill levels, this class provides different level parts for everyone. Embracing a three-strand  learning approach, we’ll explore learning by ear, from sheet music, and through improvisation. I’m thrilled to help make your musical performance sparkle this Christmas and beyond!

In this short course we will:

• Overview of the pieces and course
• Warm up working by ear – A festive warm up
• Everyday Exercises for ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ 
• Overview of ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ (including original countermelody) written out sheet music.
• Everyday Exercises for ‘Away in a Manger and Variation’ 
• Overview of ‘Away in a Manger and Variation’ written out sheet music.
• Swing Time Slap Bass – with Jingle Bells Lead Sheet and Improvisation ideas. 

This course is similar to one week of the 12 week intensive online courses I offer, full details are available on www.FairplayHarpSchool.com

“Great immersion! As usual, Shelley went above and beyond. We’re now ready for Christmas and have some fantastic techniques and insights for glissandos and improv to use all the year through.” Rebecca Blakeney referring to Christmas IMMERSION 2018 (START HARP Level 1, 2 and 3 graduate!)

Following the same ethos and delivery style as my 12 week courses, we look at playing from sheet music, improvising and playing by ear all with an underlying focus on a good strong playing technique.

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

This course will initially be delivered live on Sunday 19th November 2023 3PM-5PM GMT, following the live delivery the course will be available as a set of video lessons and sheet music downloads in online learning platform Ruzuku.

The videos, along with some explanatory text and sheet music downloads for you to print out and keep will be available for 12 months after delivery for you to access at anytime.

Here are some comments from students who tried the last 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 Spiralling 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…