Planxty Merlin harpist Catherine Summers

An original piece of music by Joanna Mell written for a friend who lost a faithful friend in her dog, Merlin.
Harpist --Catherine Summers
Composer--Joanna Mell

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Harp Music
• joanna mell
• planxty merlin
• lever harp

[btrflyharper]

Catherine -

The song is lovely and you play it beautifully. Thanks for all your videos! By the way, I am so jealous at how you can have such beautiful nails while playing. I have to keep mine cut extremely short or they drive me crazy!

Barb

[cmmsummers]

Thanks Barb, There is a trick about the nails! It is a secret, but I will whisper it to you.... I paint half the tips white and cover with a skin tone sheer. French nail color kits... Mine are extremely short too!!! They just look way prettier now! Try it it makes you feel double glamorous...Harp....and nice finger nails.

God bless,

Catherine

[DonnaMenke]

Thank you so much Catherine for playing this for me. I feel much more confident now about how it should sound. Gotta love the slow pieces. That was such a great example of how to make a piece longer without having to learn more of the music. I am memorizing much more than I ever though possible, and I find that it makes the pieces flow so much better. Donna

[cmmsummers]

Thanks you Donna,

I am glad to help if I can. You are very right about memorizing. Once a piece is memorized you can concentrate on the actual art of your playing and the style or feelings you can give it. It takes a very long time to learn to do playing like that while sight reading . Tracking is a bit different. You learn the piece so well that your eyes track the notes and then they act as speach cheater cards at htat point.

Thank you and God bless, Catherine

[HAPPYHARPER68]

Well done Catherine, you do a great job putting up all your videos for us. It gets better each time. You have a really good hand position.

This is a lovely piece and nice the way you have extended it.

Sara

[cmmsummers]

I am glad to hear that Sara. Thank you

[cmmsummers]

Thanks Mary

[cmmsummers]

My sentiments exactly!! you can tell,

God bless,

Catherine

[lutheranwife]

Catherine,

Just beautiful. Housework? Not when there is harp playing to be done.

Lynn

[cmmsummers]

Thanks Sara, It is nice to share. One day I may be more pleased when listening to my own playing. My goal is to play almost anything at a lower advanced level that is put in front of me and play many things by memory. Yes, I aspire High. Long way to go.

God bless,

Catherine