Rajiv Surendra | Learning To Play The Harp With Rajiv Surendra @rajivsurendra | Uploaded August 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Practicing music is an important part of Rajiv's life and his harp is his most cherished instrument. Sitting down and practicing every day is a task that Rajiv tries to work into his schedule, but having a teacher and regular lessons is vital to constructive practice. Today Rajiv is joined by his teacher, Kristi Shade, who introduces us to the mechanics of a concert grand harp and shares an approach to learning music that can be applied to any instrument.
For more information on harps, and particularly Rajiv's Style 30 Harp, visit
lyonhealy.com
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★ TABLE OF CONTENTS ★
• 1:12 Introducing Kristi Shade Who Plays The Harp On Broadway In Wicked, Camelot, And Sweeney Todd
• 2:50 Played with Florence and the Machine at the Met Gala (small demo)
• 5:40 A Harpist’s Career
• 7:00 Know How To Practice
• 9:30 The Pedal Harp
• 10:24 The Pedal Harp Overview
• 11:27 Pedals Used for Flat, Natural, Sharp For The 47 Strings
• 13:30 Brief History Of The Harp And What The Strings Are Made Out Of
• 16:12 Materials Of The Harp
• 18:00 Rajiv’s Lesson And The Basic Harp Warmup
• 25:00 Connecting Your Brain To What You Are Playing Harmonically Idea
• 26:34 The Arpeggio Warmup
• 30:17 Practice To Fix Mantra
• 33:00 Pre-Setting Pedals And Marking Pedal Changes For Practice
• 42:00 It’s Very Hard To Play With All Of You Watching!
• 45:00 Kristi Shade's Harp Interpretation
• 48:00 Playing something To Inspire And Claude Debussy's First Arabesque Harp Interpretation
💡 TOPICS IN THIS VIDEO 💡
• Practice With Purpose To play It Properly
• Achieving Rhythmic Integrity
• Metronome Harp Practice
• Pedal Harp Overview
• Difference Between Pedal and Lever Harps
• Troubadour Harp Lever Harp and Pedal Harp Differences
• You Have To Work Like The Devil To Play Like An Angel
• Flat Natural or Sharp Positions For Pedals
• Harp Music Theory To Practice Scales and Triads
• Harp Hand Positions
• 3 Strings Create 3 Different Instruments Inside The Harp
• A Standard Harp Lesson
• Playing For Inspiration
• Harp Interpretation Of Claude Debussy's First Arabesque
If you enjoy Rajiv's videos and would like to see more, please contribute to the
gofundme campaign that is raising the funds to produce the content on this channel: gofund.me/fbcb3a22
✅ Instagram: instagram.com/rajivsurendra
✅ TikTok: tiktok.com/Rajivsurendra_
✅ Twitter: twitter.com/RajivSurendra
🔴 *** ABOUT THIS CHANNEL ***
Welcome to my YouTube Channel! I've been immersed in the creative and domestic arts for all my life and its a real honor to be sharing my interests with you.
Click here to subscribe: youtube.com/rajivsurendra
🔎 HASHTAGS
#Rajiv
#Rajivsurendra
#harp
#playingtheharp
#Harplesson
Practicing music is an important part of Rajiv's life and his harp is his most cherished instrument. Sitting down and practicing every day is a task that Rajiv tries to work into his schedule, but having a teacher and regular lessons is vital to constructive practice. Today Rajiv is joined by his teacher, Kristi Shade, who introduces us to the mechanics of a concert grand harp and shares an approach to learning music that can be applied to any instrument.
For more information on harps, and particularly Rajiv's Style 30 Harp, visit
lyonhealy.com
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🎥 VIDEO: Use your nicest things every day: youtu.be/ClAqiBqqtu0
🎥 VIDEO: Flower Arrangements Tutorial: youtu.be/JAkgUaMSu6o
🎥 LIST: Rajiv Surendra's Playlist Season 1: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8oeCSojnMR42JWN44vX_hmJ0xCF1ZLG-
★ TABLE OF CONTENTS ★
• 1:12 Introducing Kristi Shade Who Plays The Harp On Broadway In Wicked, Camelot, And Sweeney Todd
• 2:50 Played with Florence and the Machine at the Met Gala (small demo)
• 5:40 A Harpist’s Career
• 7:00 Know How To Practice
• 9:30 The Pedal Harp
• 10:24 The Pedal Harp Overview
• 11:27 Pedals Used for Flat, Natural, Sharp For The 47 Strings
• 13:30 Brief History Of The Harp And What The Strings Are Made Out Of
• 16:12 Materials Of The Harp
• 18:00 Rajiv’s Lesson And The Basic Harp Warmup
• 25:00 Connecting Your Brain To What You Are Playing Harmonically Idea
• 26:34 The Arpeggio Warmup
• 30:17 Practice To Fix Mantra
• 33:00 Pre-Setting Pedals And Marking Pedal Changes For Practice
• 42:00 It’s Very Hard To Play With All Of You Watching!
• 45:00 Kristi Shade's Harp Interpretation
• 48:00 Playing something To Inspire And Claude Debussy's First Arabesque Harp Interpretation
💡 TOPICS IN THIS VIDEO 💡
• Practice With Purpose To play It Properly
• Achieving Rhythmic Integrity
• Metronome Harp Practice
• Pedal Harp Overview
• Difference Between Pedal and Lever Harps
• Troubadour Harp Lever Harp and Pedal Harp Differences
• You Have To Work Like The Devil To Play Like An Angel
• Flat Natural or Sharp Positions For Pedals
• Harp Music Theory To Practice Scales and Triads
• Harp Hand Positions
• 3 Strings Create 3 Different Instruments Inside The Harp
• A Standard Harp Lesson
• Playing For Inspiration
• Harp Interpretation Of Claude Debussy's First Arabesque
If you enjoy Rajiv's videos and would like to see more, please contribute to the
gofundme campaign that is raising the funds to produce the content on this channel: gofund.me/fbcb3a22
✅ Instagram: instagram.com/rajivsurendra
✅ TikTok: tiktok.com/Rajivsurendra_
✅ Twitter: twitter.com/RajivSurendra
🔴 *** ABOUT THIS CHANNEL ***
Welcome to my YouTube Channel! I've been immersed in the creative and domestic arts for all my life and its a real honor to be sharing my interests with you.
Click here to subscribe: youtube.com/rajivsurendra
🔎 HASHTAGS
#Rajiv
#Rajivsurendra
#harp
#playingtheharp
#Harplesson
