Megan is a student at a university in Washington. She is currently spending her junior year abroad, studying Arthurian Literature, and jewelry making -- among other things! -- at a university in Wales.
Much harp music from Latin America makes use of rhythmic accompaniment patterns in the bass hand. The patterns provide a strong underpinning and a distinctive character to the music. Many of these pieces were dance tunes, so it's important to keep that strong rhythm!
2. Play them using different chords.
3. Still playing them separately, try noodling something in your melody hand (play anything!). See if you can keep that rhythm steady while you noodle!
4. Now try combining both patterns and noodling on top of that!
5. If you arrange your tunes, try using these patterns. Go ahead--try plugging them into a Celtic tune or whatever. They're great fun!
