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Time management for the win!
It is interesting that although electronic devices can be serious time wasters, they also have the potential to help manage time. I have...
emramey
Mar 10, 20202 min read
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The freedom of improv
I used to think there were two ways to play- just what was writen on the page, or a mistake. I learned a long time ago that you could...
emramey
Feb 22, 20203 min read
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Arranging a meal...or a song
Perhaps arranging a song is like arranging a meal. What do you want in a well planned meal? It should have unity and variety. If I served...
emramey
Feb 4, 20202 min read
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Sourdough and Music
There is nothing like a loaf of sourdough bread. No better snack than a slice of toasted sourdough bread slathered with butter. The...
emramey
Jan 31, 20201 min read
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Old English for the harp
There are so many styles of music in the world and in history. Some genres of music were composed with the harp in mind as a main...
emramey
Jan 25, 20202 min read
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Arranging music for the harp
Here is a video from Tiffany Schaefer. She has great ideas about arranging, and as you can see, this video is not her only video about...
emramey
Jan 21, 20201 min read
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Resolutions
Tis the traditional time of the year to make resolutions. The whole year ahead of us with lots of possibilities, distractions,...
emramey
Jan 5, 20202 min read
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Musings on Music
I am musing this morning on how music fits in with the rest of life. I have not blogged in a good long while, though not because I was...
emramey
Oct 30, 20193 min read
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Musings on Music
I am musing this morning on how music fits in with the rest of life. I have not blogged in a good long while, though not because I was...
emramey
Oct 30, 20193 min read
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Learning tunes from Music Together
Aside from weekly get togethers for class at the museum, families also recieve two CD's and a song book. I put one CD in the kitchen and...
emramey
Feb 5, 20181 min read
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Music Together
In early January, my son John and daughter Margaret started a music class designed for children birth to five. The class runs for 10...
emramey
Jan 30, 20181 min read
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Visual Schedules
Pictured: visual schedule from a preschool classroom, found on Pinterest When my son started preschool, I was impressed by how well...
emramey
Jan 22, 20181 min read
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Christmas Tunes
For Christmas this year, I had so much fun learning songs from Sylvia Woods' book 50 Christmas Carols for All Harps. I did my own...
emramey
Jan 15, 20181 min read
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Focus for 2018
This year I want to focus on a number of things, basically all related to one another. 1) I have heard that a metronome can be a...
emramey
Jan 8, 20182 min read
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2017 in review
It has been a tremendous year for music. After many years of dreaming and research and plotting out just what features I most wanted, I...
emramey
Dec 18, 20171 min read
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Instagram has a harp
Well, not exactly. But you can follow a lot of great harpists (or chefs, or costume designers, or other musicians, etc) on Instagram. I...
emramey
Jun 25, 20171 min read
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stretching for harpists
Early this year, I had the opportunity to see a physical therapist (about discomfort in the neck, shoulders, and arms) for six weeks. He...
emramey
Jun 7, 20171 min read
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1st video!
I am learning how to record and edit video as I learn how to play my new harp. The hardest part so far is getting a moment free when the...
emramey
May 11, 20171 min read
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Harp Column Academy
Another option for learning online. This site is designed to be used in conjunction with a harp teacher. They have some of the top names-...
emramey
Apr 12, 20171 min read
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Harp-school.com
Harp School is a site that teaches harp lessons in short, easy to understand videos. You can explore some free content, and if you like...
emramey
Apr 10, 20171 min read
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