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Post by Misty on Apr 28, 2023 16:37:29 GMT
Well, it helps that the Cs are coloured red and the Fs black, which assists one in navigating one's way around. But actually I find it quite helpful that there is only one note per string (or two if you include the lever) rather than multiple notes per string like on violin and the whole geography of understanding how positions work and how to find them at the drop of a hat. Placing your finger an inch higher or lower on a harp string is okay, but on a violin it's disastrous!
I love the prosaic way you say "wallop the right thingy", pavane!!
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Post by pavane on Apr 30, 2023 21:54:06 GMT
Well, it helps that the Cs are coloured red and the Fs black, which assists one in navigating one's way around. But actually I find it quite helpful that there is only one note per string (or two if you include the lever) rather than multiple notes per string like on violin and the whole geography of understanding how positions work and how to find them at the drop of a hat. Placing your finger an inch higher or lower on a harp string is okay, but on a violin it's disastrous! I know what you mean about the difficulty of getting your finger in the right place on eg a violin, and I had noticed the odd coloured string on a harp but not realized there was a pattern. I suppose it's broadly difficult to imagine other people finding something to be easy - or at least possible - when you find it impossibly difficult yourself. Thank you! It doesn't do to take things too seriously I think, and classical music in particular can sometimes be very serious indeed.
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