Harp: Basic Features
July 20, 2008 1:11 pm ArtsThe harp has the C Major Scale well represented as it has a one row of strings for each note in it (especially in the case of harps originating from Europe). The player can easily tell which string is which when strummed because all F strings are black/blue and all C strings are colored red/orange. Commonly, the first four fingers of each hand are used to pluck the strings. Casually, the little fingers aren’t used to play the harp as they’re too short to reach the correct string position and they might distort the position of the other fingers. Also, the little finger is not strong enough to pluck a string. Plucking with various degree of force creates dynamics. Different tones can be produced: a fleshy pluck (near the middle of the first finger joint) will make a warm tone, while a pluck near the end of the finger will make a loud, bright sound.