In “At the Movies” I link to TV shows and/or movies that have music in them…often harps (of course!). These might (or might not) be resources you’d like to add to your lending library or assign for students to find as some fun, away-from-the-instrument homework!
Today’s installment features an episode of The Munsters. You can see the harp in many episodes of this series. In “Munster Masquerade,” the babysitter (Mrs. Morton) does a sort of descending glissando, then the harp play an ascending glissando itself. Here are a few questions you might ask your students if they watch this:
Today’s installment features an episode of The Munsters. You can see the harp in many episodes of this series. In “Munster Masquerade,” the babysitter (Mrs. Morton) does a sort of descending glissando, then the harp play an ascending glissando itself. Here are a few questions you might ask your students if they watch this:
- Does the babysitter play an ascending or descending glissando?
- How is her technique?
- How many times do you see the harp in this episode?
- Should you allow cobwebs to grow on your harp?
By the way, did you see my video of The Munsters theme on harp?
-Barbara
What have you been enjoying on the tube lately? Let me know in the comments!
-Barbara
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Barbara Fischer runs Fischarper, LLC and loves her job as a harpist and private music educator. She enjoys blogging about various aspects of the music field on fischarper.com/blog. For more music resources, check out her free ecourse, “Breezing Through Bass Clef,” the Fischarper Teachers Pay Teachers Store, & Making Harp Lessons Exciting For Young Children, 3rd edition, written by Bambi Fischer (Barbara’s mom!) and revised and edited by the author Barbara. You can connect with Barbara all over the interwebs on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and YouTube. And you can sign up to receive Fischarper updates by joining the email list.
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From the archives…At the Movies Vol 7 – The Addams Family.
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Barbara Fischer runs Fischarper, LLC and loves her job as a harpist and private music educator. She enjoys blogging about various aspects of the music field on fischarper.com/blog. For more music resources, check out the Fischarper store. Find out where you can find Barbara on the interwebs here. And you can sign up to receive Fischarper updates by joining the email list.