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14 Aug

Bar Chords

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by Jamey Mann Catoctin School of Music  One of the most difficult techniques new guitar students face is the dreaded bar chord.  A bar is when a guitarist uses one finger to hold down 2 or more strings. Unfortunately, this technique is often made more difficult than it has to be. If a student is not made aware of body mechanics, how a guitar is supposed to...

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21 Apr

Folk Instruments Series: The Autoharp!

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To continue our series on folk instruments, let’s take a look at the Autoharp!  What is an autoharp? Autoharps are part of the zither family. The instrument consists of a trapezoid-shaped soundbox with a round sound hole. The soundbox is mounted with loop-ended strings (CSM’s has 36!) that stretch across a low metal bridge and wind around tuning pegs. A set of chord bars is mounted perpendicular...

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