What is a crystal harp? Sound, construction and the first step to playing

Transparent tubes in one frame look like a small sound sculpture. However, a slight movement of the mallet is enough to hear the instrument: clear notes, long decays and a melody that you create with your own hand. A crystal harp combines a simple start with the ability to constantly discover new phrases.

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Crystal harp or singing bowls? Two ways of building musical space

The bowl begins to sing as you move the mallet around its rim. The tone continues, its character shifting with your touch. A moment later, the harp adds three distinct notes that form a short melody. Both instruments can sustain their sound, but each invites your hands and imagination into a different kind of playing.

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Eight reasons why we like playing the crystal harp

What we like most is the moment when a few sounds stop being an instrument rehearsal and become their own music. You repeat the phrase, respond with your voice, change the last note. The harp is still the same, but the way of playing becomes yours. At Sacred Forest, that pleasure is our starting point when we talk about our instruments.