Any harp-centric tutorials, references, or MS harp 'experts'?
Looking for info that helps those of us who know we're really not adept at harp notation... I know I approach the harp like a piano -- which is likely a big disservice to harpists who are presented with my compositions that include harp.
Given MS4 is in the works, seems to me now would be an excellent to promote whatever notation improvements / refinements are appropriate. I can't seem to find any helpful info in MS documentation. Thanks.
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There aren't any specific changes for harp in current builds, although in general cross-staff notation working a bit better overall than in MU3. In a future update (post-4.0), there will be a series of harp-specific improvements coming courtesy of work done as part of the Google Summer of Code.
Meanwhile, I did do a session on harp as part of my MuseScore Café series not too long ago - see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThcZFdtJuHs&list=PLpx1s2WkyujZEH_XzG_3L…. I had a guest harpist on the session. We were having trouble with her feed audio feed, but she still participated via the chat.
In reply to There aren't any specific… by Marc Sabatella
Watching what I can of the session right now... Does harpist Maria R. have a web presence you know of, or could share?
Geeze, so much to learn, just about one instrument.
In reply to Watching what I can of the… by Are Jayem
If it's any consolation, harp is probably the one instrument that feels most "foreign" to most people and thus has the most to learn about. I mean, every instrument has its unique qualities, but few match harp in terms of the complexities of understanding what's even possible to play or now to notate what you want to hear for even relatively simple passages.
You can learn more about Maria here - http://mariarindenello.squarespace.com/
In reply to If it's any consolation,… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks for the link. It's quite interesting watching the harpist's feet while performing. Not even close to what a pianist does. I'm thinking how Jethro Tull / Ian Anderson brought the flute to a whole different realm, and Bela Fleck w/ the banjo, I'm much more interested in harp and how to integrate it.