Joystrings Music
Joystrings Music
Joystrings Music
Joystrings Music
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Welcome!
Thank you for purchasing a Joystrings harp, and welcome to the family of
Joystrings harp players. Whether you play your new harp alone, with family
and friends, or in a Joystrings harp group, this manual will show you how to
care for your new harp and how to get the most enjoyment from it.
Music is for everyone!
What makes this harp unique?
Anyone who has tried to learn to play a traditional musical instrument knows
what a challenge that can be. It can take months or years of practice to read sheet
music well – translating all those marks on paper into hand movements, and
doing it fast enough to keep up the rhythm. Even playing “by ear” (that is,
without sheet music) still requires you to memorize which hand movement
produces which note, and to work out – while you’re playing! – which note to
play next. Either way, playing a traditional instrument can be a daunting task.
No wonder so few of us ever experience the joy of playing a real instrument.
But with the Joystrings harp, all the hard work of deciding
which
note comes next
and
where
to find it on the instrument has already been done before you sit down
to play. All you have to do is play! The note-map fits right under the harp’s
strings, so you just pluck where you see the notes. A line leads your eye from
each note to the next, all the way to the end of the page. Most people can play a
simple tune the very first time they sit at a Joystrings harp, even if they’ve never
played any instrument before. And with a little patience, most people can even
write their own music for the Joystrings harp! No wonder we say:
Music is for everyone!
If you already play another instrument
The Joystrings harp is a great way to extend your musical experience to another
instrument. Everything you already know will be useful as you play this harp
and arrange music for it. You can also play duets with friends or relatives who
have no musical training – you play your instrument, and they play the harp.
With a Joystrings harp,
Music is for everyone!
