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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 24, 20171 min read

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

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

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

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