{"id":608,"date":"2017-04-01T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T15:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jafhome.fattaleh.org\/?p=608"},"modified":"2023-01-14T15:09:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T15:09:50","slug":"mini-mountain-laurel-autoharp-gathering-mlag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jafhome.fattaleh.org\/?p=608","title":{"rendered":"Mini-Mountain Laurel Autoharp Gathering (MLAG)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The afternoon of April 1, 2017 became of day of great joy\u00a0and sadness as the last in a series of workshops and concerts sponsored by\u00a0George Orthey came to a energetic end.\u00a0\u00a0This final event, in what has been many years of promoting the artistry\u00a0and methods for playing the Autoharp, was conducted by Lucille Reilly and\u00a0attended by a large number of Autoharp enthusiasts eager to learn and play together.<\/p>

Lucille provided a unique and engaging workshop centered on the premise of conducting the Autoharp orchestra.\u00a0 This provided a means to provide a workshop that would appeal to all levels of\u00a0players as she first prepared our large gathering to play though two songs where different elements of playing could be employed.\u00a0\u00a0 Those that enjoyed rhythmically strumming were encouraged to do so.\u00a0\u00a0 Attendees that could play melodies were allowed to carefully learn each song.\u00a0\u00a0 While other fun methods such as “noodling” was demonstrated and encouraged to try.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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