Natural Tales with Harp
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Natural Tales with Harp
Develop & accompany stories with harp
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After this workshop participants will be able to
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Remember a story without reading it
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Breakdown a story to its ’story bones’ and remake it as their story
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Use the fundamentals of improvisation to accompany a story with harp
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Use their harp to make sounds
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Number of meetings
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14 hours total (7 meetings)
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12 hours developing and learning stories (6 meetings)
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2 hours meeting for practice and development (One meeting)
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In addition: Harp Story Circle Meeting where performers can invite family and friends (the last scheduled meeting)
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About the stories
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These stories are usually short
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Each participant will learn between 2 to 8 stories
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Practice time
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You will probably need about 15 - 30 minutes a day to practice daily
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Some people need more, others less.
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Other information
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While we start with a written text, we work on the stories orally
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If the workshop is full, please email me! I will hold a second workshop if there are enough people interested.
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Number of participants
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Maximum 8 people in this workshop, minimum 3
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Level
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This workshop is ideal for anyone who hasn’t told stories before, although experienced storytellers should also enjoy the workshop.
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We will move at a comfortable pace, giving you time to develop and enjoy yourself without pressure.
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Harp
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You need a harp which can tune into C - G - D, more than 20 stings is best
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Our focus is on using the harp in stories, so technique is not a subject addressed in the workshop.
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Materials:
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"The Natural Storyteller, Wildlife Tales for Telling” is a book of 48 tales with exercises to spark imagination. While the book is written for children, the stories are timeless, for people of all ages. Harp & Story Handbook, provided with the course.
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Course fee does not include the "The Natural Storyteller, Wildlife Tales for Telling”, the book is required when attending this online course, it costs around 25 USD or 45 AUD.
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Note: Fee can be paid in installments. If you want to take the course but find it is out of your budget, send me an email.
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