Harp Warm-ups, Book One

“Warm-ups are an often over-looked, under-emphasized part of a harpist’s practice time.  Like any trained athlete we should spend time stretching and warming-up our muscles before embarking on a strenuous work-out/practice session.  This is true for beginners and advanced players…Remember if you can play well in a warm-up you can play well in your repertoire (and, unfortunately, visa-versa).  Warming-up is not about speed; it is about perfecting your technique…If you encounter a problem in your basic technique and you honestly say to yourself, “I always have that problem”, then the place to find your solution is in your warm-ups…”  Marcia Dickstein