greetings from australia ! ...that was great ! You play with feel and soul ...however , i have audio issues ...is it just me - or are there a couple of distorting level problems ...
I am so ashamed to admit this but you have truly made me see the autoharp in a different light. Till I saw your video, I had always kind passed off autoharps as kind of like "kiddie" instruments if you will, but after seeing this, I totally rescind that idea. I have always loved the sound of a hammered dulcimer, and that is what this reminds me off. Absolutely beautiful!!!!!
Hi, Terry. You might try getting hold of Bob Lewis at Autoharp works dot com. He deals in autoharp strings and might be able to help you out. If your Chromaharp is more than a few years old, it would probably be a good idea to replace all the strings anyway -- the overall improvement in sound would be worth the initial cost, and a good set of strings will hold up to a couple years' worth of hard playing. Good luck with your new autoharp!
I just bought a Chromaharp with 3 broken strings. I can't seem to find anyone that sells single strings. They want to charge for a complete set for $60.00 or more.
every time i see this video, it always gives me goose bumps, one of these days im hoping to reach my goal to play just as beautiful as you :)
i have been playing the auto harp for about 3 months now and i know how to play up to 10 songs, im still learning, i need to practice using my other fingers too cuz i only use my thumb pick, i need to try using my other ones for my other fingers :P
One of the most beautiful things that I have ever heard! I have a new autoharp coming and I am going to play this over and over until I can play it at least half as good as you can. I love Amazing Grace and consider it to be my theme song. Thank you for this. You are truly inspired by God. It touched my spirit.
@cocokitty55 The autoharp I'm playing in this video is a custom-made one, by Tom Fladmark. Do a search for "Fladmark Autoharps" and you'll find his website.
Incredible!! My professor in my music class said this is the best autoharp player in the world he has ever seen. I had to watch the video again. This is just beautiful! love it!
Awesome! Your playing is more rich and complex than anyone else who has posted. And I love all the harmonic colors you pull out of a diatonic. Keep posting. Evan
What a delightful sound! Thanks for sharing your gift. You have a great talent and technique. I've been playing an Oscar Schmit for 9 years and got use to picn' and grinin' with a heavy hand. Just got a new Evoharp and found the joy of playing with a light touch. You inspire! Bravo...
Jo Ann, I absolutely love the sound quality of your autoharp. Your picking and strumming are wonderful...what company made the one you play? Was in Mountain Home Arkansas last summer. Went to the McSpadden Dulcimer Shoppe. I ended up purchasing a hand made dulcimer. My intention was to buy the hammered dulcimer, still want one, but after listening to you playing the autoharp, I would be just as pleased with an autoharp. From one stringed lover to another....CHEERS!!!
@debihaley The autoharp I'm playing in this video was made by Tom Fladmark. You can find his website by Googling "Fladmark Autoharps". I have several of his autoharps and can vouch for their quality. I have a McSpadden dulcimer also and love it.
Wow. I had a auto harp given to me from some drunk guy and I haven't ever used it but after hearing you play it I think it is time to put some new strings on it and give it a shot. Do you have any info on the Osdar schmidt model 15 EBH/R
@somedguy Oscar Schmidt was good about putting a lot of information in their model numbers. Here's the breakdown: 15 = fifteen chord bars in a two-row configuration. E= includes the chords D, E-flat and F7 (unlike previous models that had C, C# and D dim 7). B= B-style body, with bridge pins instead of a solid bridge rod. H= sound hole -- some earlier models did not have one. And finally, R= imitation rosewood finish. This particular model began production in 1978.
That was so awesome! I have my 6 year old daughter on my lap and she is just in awe of your song. She says to tell you "I liked it 100%!" That's high praise indeed from a little critter!
So I'm interested in possibly purchasing and learning to play one of these beautiful instruments... (I'm already a guitarist) and I was wondering how much I would expect to pay for a decent one. Any ideas? Pointers you might have for someone shopping for one? Thanks! - Michelle
@MichelleRocksOut While you can get an autoharp just about anywhere for around $250 new, it's well worth your time and money to get one from a dealer who specializes in autoharps who will make sure it's set up correctly and works the way it should. A good ballpark estimate would be around $500. Go to my YouTube channel page and you'll find a link to my web site. Go there and open the "Links" page, and you'll find a link to a PDF called "Choosing an Autoharp" which has more information.
@caulkman672 Go ahead and get one on Ebay then if that's what you want. But I wouldn't take any lessons with supposed "experts". On autoharp you can do much better if you're self-taught. Check out my band's Amazing Grace video for some pointers. (I never took one lesson!)
OH WOW! That is how I wish I could play my autoharp! I just cannot figure out how to get one string to go. How do you do that at 1:05 it is so awesome I would love to know how you do that with your fingers
That's basically a backstroke, going from high to low, using the flat portion of the fingerpick. I use my ring finger, but any finger would work. The trick is to use the flat part of the pick, rather than the pointed part, and apply pressure to the strings rather than pulling at them. Sort of a "press and glide" type of movement. Easier to do in practice than to try and put into words, but that's really all there is to it.
OMG That was so beautiful and awesome! I'd never even heard of autoharp until today b/c I'm taking a music class at my college and I'm learning how to play it. Seems fun!
This is so beautifully played JoAnn. Would love to see your left hand on this one. I'm a novice (to say the least!) who has inherited my mom's harp and would love to play it better. I find that my key buttons are loose and make a *doing* sound when I press them, interfering with the music and I'm discovering that very few music stores have any knowledge of these instruments. Any advice?
Very lovely - it has an ethereal sound!! You're a true artist on this instrument. I use mine to accompany my singing but I sure can't play it like you do!! Greetings from Nova Scotia.
I plan to play this again after many years at our local cowboy church as a solo. Thanks for this version. My version will be patterned after the hit by Judy Collins ca. 1971 when I got my first autoharp. I'll make sure I keep a smile while playing, this version is detracted from the sad look.
I had to come back and watch it again :)... I'm new to the autoharp... but hoping to make a good addition to the bluegrass band I sing in... wish you lived closer to Ohio so I could learn from you! hehe
THE best rendition on ANY instrument I've ever heard. Tears stream down my face each time I listen. This will be played at my funeral. The music is beautiful Jo Ann and so are you.
I've played guitar for 30 years and would like to think i was ok now. i bought a chromaharp to learn on and it seems easy at first pressing a button and getting a chord. try picking the melody with chord backing in time and dressed up like this-its not easy at all. this is excellent. You are an absolute honey as well (bonus)
fair enough. OK, try this then...if you can't say something nice...don't bother. If the playing was bad, then you might be tempted to offer comments less than positive. Good execution is good execution in anybody's book. It's nice that you're looking out for others smaller than you though. Nice songs you've written too...scary that I have exactly the same print of Central Park in my living room as you.
Thank You Jo Ann. I working on my playing and Nadine W. referred me to this. Someday I hope to be able to develop finger picking accuracy to approach the level of skill this exhibits. I need to learn that beautiful flourish.
Apart from all that technical stuff only of interest to Autoharpers, This was Beautiful!
So everyone who was wondering what an autoharp is this is a great example! Although this one is diatonic (so it plays in only one key but has a fuller sound cause the strings are doubled up) and mine is chromatic so plays in about 5 keys but sounds a bit thinner (and mine is electric so no soundhole)
wow that is so beautiful i have never heard anything like it, i had one when i was little and then we got rid of it hearing you play makes me wish we still had it, great job
Jo Ann, I love your playing. Thank you for sharing this. I inheirited my moms and was just strumming - until I found this. I never knew the autoharp could sound so beautiful. I only hope I can learn to play half as well. Thank you!
Hi, thank you for your video presentation. I am considering buying an autoharp w/ 15 chords, but I'm not sure if that's ok. If my music usually includes the 7th's, do you think I need a 21 chord autoharp? Could you please answer me as soon as you can. Thanks, Donna
Hi, thank you so much for your playing ...it's beautiful! I'm listening to different autoharps & I notice that some sound better than others...I think they sound better when the opening is higher...what do you think? Also, I heard someone play a long time ago w/ felt picks & I liked that softer sound better...does anyone sell the felt picks? Which autoharp is easier to play the diatonic or chromatic or doesn't it matter? thanks Donna
i just wanted to say that your music is the reason i first became interested in the autoharp. nobody in my town knows or teaches autoharp. but i'm learning myself and (though i'll never sound like you!) i'm getting a little bit better everyday. you really have a gift! thanks for sharing it with us.
I've probably already commented on this before because I've watched it before but your playing is so wonderful that I just have to tell you again. Thanks for recording it for us!
dirtypaper- an autoharp is easy to play. It has keys with the chord names on them, and when you press that key and strum it, it plays that chord. My 6 year old has one she plays with a little book. However..this lady is awesome...playing the melody as well!!
You've inspired me to get my own Autoharp. I can play many songs on it now. Thank you, God bless you.
BbenjaminSsmith 19 hours ago
Thankyou, your music is very soothing....needed that
Banjozone 3 days ago
AWESOME!! Great sound..great song! You are very talented on the autoharp! and your autoharp has a very good sound! God Bless you!
LOUDNESSrocks 4 days ago
AMAZING ! =)
cargolot 1 week ago
Exceptionally beautiful! Thank you!
vanessahjkeys 2 weeks ago
1:05 oh.my.gosh.
michagainandagain 2 weeks ago
Very lovely music! God bless!
raysoflightdlt 3 weeks ago
greetings from australia ! ...that was great ! You play with feel and soul ...however , i have audio issues ...is it just me - or are there a couple of distorting level problems ...
Awesome though ! ....thanks.
TheMichaelseymour 1 month ago
Magical and soul purifying! Thank you. :) (hugs)
otas32 1 month ago
That was amazing
mentor01979 1 month ago
nailed it!
superskwrl 1 month ago
Fantastic!
Thanks for the tune!
larzonya 2 months ago
great
gilus55 2 months ago
wow...
shusaved 2 months ago
Awesome rendition. I've now got to get an autoharp. Sweet job.
TheMissouripicker 2 months ago in playlist Autoharp
Every time I look at this video, it moves me a lot.
Very inspired version.
Thanks a lot to make me cry :-)
ralphgull 2 months ago
how do you play the autoharp i think its called, is there a video or a website might help me know how to play??? help
dylan2960 2 months ago
hey i have a question??? how do you tune it???,/ love the song :) i have one but it like old
dylan2960 2 months ago
Beautifull Autoharp is good also with a guitar orchestra
demarezmichel 2 months ago
Thank you from Australia
RolandfionaRuby123 3 months ago
Absolutely beautiful
OdoylePWN96 3 months ago
Great version. Very true: this is real music ;-)
ralphgull 4 months ago
Bless you you for the great song !!
nighthawkrandy 5 months ago
Awe hell, I think I'm starting to have a crush on you! LOL
All teasing aside, I LOVE your music - it makes my heart fly and sign and that's as good as it gets. :)
NoTorr2000 5 months ago
I am really interested in getting an autoharp. I play guitar, piano, and drums. Do you think it would be easy for me to pick up?
kjRockintheMusic 5 months ago
What gorgeous expressive playing! This instrument is so underrated. Thank you.
piphilectomy 5 months ago
I have a very very old one of these. i have never heard it played. its for sale
liquidfxx 6 months ago
Made we want to learn to play the autoharp!
etherodyne 6 months ago
I can tell you really loved playing that and I'm glad you shared such an amazing experience. Thank you :)
4TessEverSo 7 months ago
Auto harps really intrigue me, I know hardly anything about them but keep coming across them and always like like what I hear.
mp2611 7 months ago
That was beautiful. Thank you for playing it so very well.
weeiain1 7 months ago
That is Superb!!!! :D Love it!
BriannePacker 7 months ago
AMAZING! 1:05 gets me every time, I swoon its sooo beautiful!
Jennalovesrainbows 7 months ago
I am so ashamed to admit this but you have truly made me see the autoharp in a different light. Till I saw your video, I had always kind passed off autoharps as kind of like "kiddie" instruments if you will, but after seeing this, I totally rescind that idea. I have always loved the sound of a hammered dulcimer, and that is what this reminds me off. Absolutely beautiful!!!!!
dartanyon77 8 months ago
You are amaizing!!!!!!! Beautiful instrument!
Darubiesiako 8 months ago
Hi, Terry. You might try getting hold of Bob Lewis at Autoharp works dot com. He deals in autoharp strings and might be able to help you out. If your Chromaharp is more than a few years old, it would probably be a good idea to replace all the strings anyway -- the overall improvement in sound would be worth the initial cost, and a good set of strings will hold up to a couple years' worth of hard playing. Good luck with your new autoharp!
autoharpist 9 months ago
I just bought a Chromaharp with 3 broken strings. I can't seem to find anyone that sells single strings. They want to charge for a complete set for $60.00 or more.
Can you help?
The broken ones are E, F#, A
thanks,
Terry
terry75115@yahoo.com
Thouchins 9 months ago
moving. beautiful. inspiring!
leahtmusic 9 months ago
beautiful!
Namaste~
ascend2consciousness 9 months ago
every time i see this video, it always gives me goose bumps, one of these days im hoping to reach my goal to play just as beautiful as you :)
i have been playing the auto harp for about 3 months now and i know how to play up to 10 songs, im still learning, i need to practice using my other fingers too cuz i only use my thumb pick, i need to try using my other ones for my other fingers :P
jinksflamez08 10 months ago
that was absolutely amazing
Freethinker12341 10 months ago
Delightful.
heckmacbuff 10 months ago
One of the most beautiful things that I have ever heard! I have a new autoharp coming and I am going to play this over and over until I can play it at least half as good as you can. I love Amazing Grace and consider it to be my theme song. Thank you for this. You are truly inspired by God. It touched my spirit.
Tinstar2 10 months ago
This is fantastic. :)
PowerThirteen 11 months ago
is your autoharp model a
OS110 21 Ozark?
cocokitty55 11 months ago
@cocokitty55 The autoharp I'm playing in this video is a custom-made one, by Tom Fladmark. Do a search for "Fladmark Autoharps" and you'll find his website.
autoharpist 11 months ago
Hello it's beautiful, I play this song with my Alphorn together it will be fantastic
Ciao Alex from Switzerland
maxalou1 11 months ago
you play beautifully
santiagog1000 1 year ago
Wonderful!! :)
MidnightPupster 1 year ago
That was beautiful, Just beautiful. God bless you.
TOPOFFMAN 1 year ago
I love autoharps, it looks like you're constantly hugging music..
ingzingaingi 1 year ago
Superb!
Durgasinghni 1 year ago
very beautiful!
thecmonster93 1 year ago
Listenin u play, i feel a ''happy sadness''
ferdinando111 1 year ago
I dont even know what instrument this is...but that was pretty good
mesa134 1 year ago
Awesome playing.
OverlordJake 1 year ago
wow I simply enjoy your playing. I was thinking of purchasing a Chormatic Autoharp. Is their any tips you can give me so I can learn how to play it?
jinksflamez08 1 year ago
Incredible!! My professor in my music class said this is the best autoharp player in the world he has ever seen. I had to watch the video again. This is just beautiful! love it!
stu711 1 year ago
Awesome!
anko8aug 1 year ago
Oooh, pretty! ^^ First time I've seen or heared the autoharp and I'm in love already.
laellagos 1 year ago
Truly an inspiring artist and generous teacher with a divine sound.
vertig2k 1 year ago
not very up on the theory of this, but very much enjoy the practice. Lovely bounce joy
diskgrinder 1 year ago
beautiful.
DiCasaFilm 1 year ago
I think I love you...
chesketh 1 year ago
Awesome! Your playing is more rich and complex than anyone else who has posted. And I love all the harmonic colors you pull out of a diatonic. Keep posting. Evan
suziepwilliams 1 year ago
What a delightful sound! Thanks for sharing your gift. You have a great talent and technique. I've been playing an Oscar Schmit for 9 years and got use to picn' and grinin' with a heavy hand. Just got a new Evoharp and found the joy of playing with a light touch. You inspire! Bravo...
apetersen13 1 year ago
amazing, your so gifted GOD bless you x
sandrahassan42 1 year ago
beautiful wow
sandrahassan42 1 year ago
Jo Ann, I absolutely love the sound quality of your autoharp. Your picking and strumming are wonderful...what company made the one you play? Was in Mountain Home Arkansas last summer. Went to the McSpadden Dulcimer Shoppe. I ended up purchasing a hand made dulcimer. My intention was to buy the hammered dulcimer, still want one, but after listening to you playing the autoharp, I would be just as pleased with an autoharp. From one stringed lover to another....CHEERS!!!
debihaley 1 year ago
@debihaley The autoharp I'm playing in this video was made by Tom Fladmark. You can find his website by Googling "Fladmark Autoharps". I have several of his autoharps and can vouch for their quality. I have a McSpadden dulcimer also and love it.
autoharpist 1 year ago
@autoharpist I have an Oscar Schmidt, how difficult is it to get different chord keys and install them?
wbwillie 1 year ago
Wow. I had a auto harp given to me from some drunk guy and I haven't ever used it but after hearing you play it I think it is time to put some new strings on it and give it a shot. Do you have any info on the Osdar schmidt model 15 EBH/R
somedguy 1 year ago
@somedguy Oscar Schmidt was good about putting a lot of information in their model numbers. Here's the breakdown: 15 = fifteen chord bars in a two-row configuration. E= includes the chords D, E-flat and F7 (unlike previous models that had C, C# and D dim 7). B= B-style body, with bridge pins instead of a solid bridge rod. H= sound hole -- some earlier models did not have one. And finally, R= imitation rosewood finish. This particular model began production in 1978.
autoharpist 1 year ago
that music is almost as beautiful as you :)
cbrnate 1 year ago
amaizing...plzzzzz upload a video lesson for this plz plz plz plz
magaritipivar 1 year ago
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certificate18flix 1 year ago
a guitar and piano in one!
muzimitsu 1 year ago
greets from germany - isle ruegen. thanks!!!!
exsaxpommernjung 1 year ago
I could listen to her anytime, she is an inspiration to everyone. thank you for your music.
edpar45 1 year ago
That was so awesome! I have my 6 year old daughter on my lap and she is just in awe of your song. She says to tell you "I liked it 100%!" That's high praise indeed from a little critter!
NoTorr2000 1 year ago
I dont know what to say. I can't get over it. Moved me to tears. Thank you so much.
evergreenpinecone 1 year ago
wow it sounds amazing!!
Vlican 1 year ago
i love your smile jo ann! you're so beautiful for your age!
Freethinker12341 1 year ago
So I'm interested in possibly purchasing and learning to play one of these beautiful instruments... (I'm already a guitarist) and I was wondering how much I would expect to pay for a decent one. Any ideas? Pointers you might have for someone shopping for one? Thanks! - Michelle
MichelleRocksOut 1 year ago
@MichelleRocksOut While you can get an autoharp just about anywhere for around $250 new, it's well worth your time and money to get one from a dealer who specializes in autoharps who will make sure it's set up correctly and works the way it should. A good ballpark estimate would be around $500. Go to my YouTube channel page and you'll find a link to my web site. Go there and open the "Links" page, and you'll find a link to a PDF called "Choosing an Autoharp" which has more information.
autoharpist 1 year ago
@MichelleRocksOut you can go EBAY they many of them to bid or buy it now different price remember only at EBAY ........thank god for ebay
hawkman672 1 year ago
@caulkman672 Go ahead and get one on Ebay then if that's what you want. But I wouldn't take any lessons with supposed "experts". On autoharp you can do much better if you're self-taught. Check out my band's Amazing Grace video for some pointers. (I never took one lesson!)
number1covers 1 year ago
wow.....wow...............super....mastery.
johnr321111 1 year ago
Very nice. You have some really cool chords thrown in there. Some of your picking patterns are really creative, too.
dustyturtle 1 year ago
Thanks!
autoharpist 1 year ago
OH WOW! That is how I wish I could play my autoharp! I just cannot figure out how to get one string to go. How do you do that at 1:05 it is so awesome I would love to know how you do that with your fingers
Jennalovesrainbows 1 year ago
That's basically a backstroke, going from high to low, using the flat portion of the fingerpick. I use my ring finger, but any finger would work. The trick is to use the flat part of the pick, rather than the pointed part, and apply pressure to the strings rather than pulling at them. Sort of a "press and glide" type of movement. Easier to do in practice than to try and put into words, but that's really all there is to it.
autoharpist 1 year ago
Very nice piece of music played wonderfully.
Thanks!
wa4aos 1 year ago
That was amazing.
MichelleRocksOut 1 year ago
it sounds like a piano, so cool....
campfirestring 1 year ago
Amazing , That is the right word , *ggg* 5***** to you , , Greetings again -Roger -Sweden
lund6565 1 year ago
Bravo Jo Ann! Beautiful!
IaIaCthulhuFthagn 1 year ago
accoustics are wonderful in tiled areas - hence buskers in the underground
southernsofti 1 year ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
What, are you hiding in your bathroom with a sheet stuck to the walls?
By the way, that's not how this song goes either. Why don't you learn how to play before you upload videos?
tonyblueyz 1 year ago
This is beautiful! The autoharp seems like a pretty difficult instrument to play, but you play it masterfully, what a lovely job!
wishiwasreading 1 year ago
OMG That was so beautiful and awesome! I'd never even heard of autoharp until today b/c I'm taking a music class at my college and I'm learning how to play it. Seems fun!
DanceInstrumentalist 1 year ago
This is so beautifully played JoAnn. Would love to see your left hand on this one. I'm a novice (to say the least!) who has inherited my mom's harp and would love to play it better. I find that my key buttons are loose and make a *doing* sound when I press them, interfering with the music and I'm discovering that very few music stores have any knowledge of these instruments. Any advice?
mustangsallyo 1 year ago
Very lovely - it has an ethereal sound!! You're a true artist on this instrument. I use mine to accompany my singing but I sure can't play it like you do!! Greetings from Nova Scotia.
silharima 1 year ago
Very Impressive
lostkyman1 1 year ago
AWESOME!!!!!! you like an angel playing that song with that instrument!!! GREAT!!!!
rushlander 1 year ago
Absolutely beautiful!
anmoose 2 years ago
I plan to play this again after many years at our local cowboy church as a solo. Thanks for this version. My version will be patterned after the hit by Judy Collins ca. 1971 when I got my first autoharp. I'll make sure I keep a smile while playing, this version is detracted from the sad look.
k4jdp 2 years ago
wow,.. fantastico. thanks for sharing your talent with the world. God bless. best regards from Puerto Rico
myers569 2 years ago
I had to come back and watch it again :)... I'm new to the autoharp... but hoping to make a good addition to the bluegrass band I sing in... wish you lived closer to Ohio so I could learn from you! hehe
joeygirlmb 2 years ago
Ma quanto è brava :)
Fenan75 2 years ago
Wonderful!
Any advice on buying your first autoharp?
joeygirlmb 2 years ago
Great...all the best from good ole Germany
CashCarterTribute 2 years ago
NO COMMENT . 5/5. SUPER !!!
HaidauDan 2 years ago 4
@HaidauDan No comment is a comment. Not to mention you made another comment after saying no comment.
ihatecolereynolds 6 months ago
Super . God bless you.
1961Marta 2 years ago 11
THE best rendition on ANY instrument I've ever heard. Tears stream down my face each time I listen. This will be played at my funeral. The music is beautiful Jo Ann and so are you.
ladyhardhat 2 years ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
Once I "master" the Mountain Dulcimer, I want to move on to the autoharp.
GloomMaven78 2 years ago
So cool :D
LenntBear 2 years ago
magnifique
scar504 2 years ago
GORGEOUS
garrettmaria74 2 years ago
Ive Already Mastered Recorder And Piano Is It That Hard? Because Their Way Different Instruments?
ChazHaz006 2 years ago
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Pollther 2 years ago
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Pollther 2 years ago
Now, you can move on to mastering English.
Pollther 2 years ago 2
Do You Write You Own Music? This Is Beautiful!
ChazHaz006 2 years ago
How Are You Doing That?
ChazHaz006 2 years ago
Fantastic playing! ;)
KarenEng 2 years ago
Very nice. Five stars
xxxxMockingbirdxxxx 2 years ago
gorgeous playing beautiful
stevensartifacts 2 years ago
That was awesome
chefred420 2 years ago
Hey, didn't Spock from Star Trek pay this instrument?!
stansell1 2 years ago
This rendition of Amazing Grace is beautiful! Excellent! (Note to Jo Ann: Great job playing that song!) :)
LittleItalianGal33 2 years ago
just lovely!! I just got an autoharp can't wait to master it
Strrumr 2 years ago
♪ ♫ This is one of the most beautiful renditions of Amazing Grace I have ever heard!!! Glorious! ♫ ♪
jagoins98 2 years ago
Very Very Wonderful
Fenan75 2 years ago
I've played guitar for 30 years and would like to think i was ok now. i bought a chromaharp to learn on and it seems easy at first pressing a button and getting a chord. try picking the melody with chord backing in time and dressed up like this-its not easy at all. this is excellent. You are an absolute honey as well (bonus)
bigchappy1970 2 years ago
i think mine must be broken, haha
youtoobeiz4loosers 2 years ago 2
And there was me thinking that an autoharp was the poor cousin of the string family. Beautifully done.
rawmusic 2 years ago
it still looks like and sounds like it to me.
thebrinksf 2 years ago
there just isn't pleasing some people - open mind man...
rawmusic 2 years ago
you can't please everyone. saying open mind doesn't make it so. there is preference in the world and we don't have to be judged for it.
ButchBerryMusic 2 years ago
fair enough. OK, try this then...if you can't say something nice...don't bother. If the playing was bad, then you might be tempted to offer comments less than positive. Good execution is good execution in anybody's book. It's nice that you're looking out for others smaller than you though. Nice songs you've written too...scary that I have exactly the same print of Central Park in my living room as you.
rawmusic 2 years ago
That was AMAZING!
MsVcharles 2 years ago 2
Thank You Jo Ann. I working on my playing and Nadine W. referred me to this. Someday I hope to be able to develop finger picking accuracy to approach the level of skill this exhibits. I need to learn that beautiful flourish.
Apart from all that technical stuff only of interest to Autoharpers, This was Beautiful!
Thanks Again.
dredeyedick 2 years ago
Sounds so beautiful! *__*
legato29 2 years ago
Beautiful. Played with such grace, love it.
xfightmenowx 2 years ago
okay! I am teary eyed thanks! My most beloevd song. Bagpipes too are amzing.
davidgmetoo 2 years ago
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davidgmetoo 2 years ago
amazing
mystimayhem 2 years ago
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Fnyar 2 years ago
Fantastic!
TonyMcWatt 2 years ago
you are rocking out :) It took me half the vid before i realized you weren't going to sing anything. sounds good though
cellphoneringer 2 years ago 3
beatuiful stuff... pretty girl. like a harp goddess, not a harpie :P
llieske 2 years ago
whoh. THATS AWESOME!
abbyvic 2 years ago
she looks so happy
zachariot 2 years ago
What tuning are you using?
scattt 2 years ago
So everyone who was wondering what an autoharp is this is a great example! Although this one is diatonic (so it plays in only one key but has a fuller sound cause the strings are doubled up) and mine is chromatic so plays in about 5 keys but sounds a bit thinner (and mine is electric so no soundhole)
soulgirl3000 2 years ago
wow that is so beautiful i have never heard anything like it, i had one when i was little and then we got rid of it hearing you play makes me wish we still had it, great job
Hellomelloxo 2 years ago
I love it!!
You are so much better then me, sometimes mine sounds like im killing a cat.
RidingWithBigBrown 2 years ago 2
Beautiful, great sound, I'm lost for words how you can do all of that on this instrument. 10 out of 10
Best wishes
Mark :-)
oldstrat1 2 years ago
SUPER !!!!!!!!! Greetings from Sweden //Roger
lund6565 2 years ago
Jo Ann, I love your playing. Thank you for sharing this. I inheirited my moms and was just strumming - until I found this. I never knew the autoharp could sound so beautiful. I only hope I can learn to play half as well. Thank you!
mustangsallyo 2 years ago
Wow! That was fantastic! You are gifted musically, and I enjoyed this so much! Thank you for sharing!
DollyPorterfan 2 years ago
Hi, thank you for your video presentation. I am considering buying an autoharp w/ 15 chords, but I'm not sure if that's ok. If my music usually includes the 7th's, do you think I need a 21 chord autoharp? Could you please answer me as soon as you can. Thanks, Donna
ChristinaEleanor 2 years ago
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Hi, thank you so much for your playing ...it's beautiful! I'm listening to different autoharps & I notice that some sound better than others...I think they sound better when the opening is higher...what do you think? Also, I heard someone play a long time ago w/ felt picks & I liked that softer sound better...does anyone sell the felt picks? Which autoharp is easier to play the diatonic or chromatic or doesn't it matter? thanks Donna
ChristinaEleanor 2 years ago
i just wanted to say that your music is the reason i first became interested in the autoharp. nobody in my town knows or teaches autoharp. but i'm learning myself and (though i'll never sound like you!) i'm getting a little bit better everyday. you really have a gift! thanks for sharing it with us.
robbyjones87 2 years ago
That was was truly "Amazing"! :D well done
doctorh2005 2 years ago
wow thats really pretty!!! i love how you play rhythm and melody and harmony all at the same time!!!! absolutly briliant!!
Nagap 2 years ago
This is amazing!!!!
onikumo 2 years ago
I've probably already commented on this before because I've watched it before but your playing is so wonderful that I just have to tell you again. Thanks for recording it for us!
Ginasong 2 years ago 4
Very Beautiful I would buy the Aibum
edpar45 2 years ago 3
I may be a lotr geek but you are as gracious as an elven lady. Hypnotizing.....in a good way.
davaeron666 2 years ago
God given talent you have Jo Ann. thank you so much for sharing with us. i am in awe.
tipafew2many 2 years ago 3
that was beautiful
gcvavolleyball 2 years ago 3
All I can say is...wow
jrlaker 2 years ago 3
I was gifted an Autoharp recently thanks for the inspiration
margonaut 2 years ago 2
Very sweet, Jo Ann. Greetings to you from Colin, in Jarrahdale, in wonderful Western Australia.
Jarrahnut 2 years ago 2
awesome
groovemonzter 2 years ago 4
Jo Ann's performances are absolutely beautiful- she's truly a master of the Autoharp! If there's music in heaven this is it.
gemini16th 2 years ago
Beautiful. Thanks so much.
madnell 2 years ago
dirtypaper- an autoharp is easy to play. It has keys with the chord names on them, and when you press that key and strum it, it plays that chord. My 6 year old has one she plays with a little book. However..this lady is awesome...playing the melody as well!!
Maranatha80 2 years ago
theremin's easy, unless you want to make music with it.
Actually, same goes for just about any instrument. :p
Beatboxbob 2 years ago