Mariachi Harp Tutorial Pt 2 - El Siquisiri/How to Play In Octaves – Victor Alvarez – Mariachi Vargas

Описание: Kicking off with El Siquisiri, in part two of his harp tutorial Victor Alvarez teaches students how to play in octaves individually with the right hand, left hand and leads up to using both hands to play together at the same time while gradually working on their speed.

In this harp series, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán's harpist Victor Alvarez introduces students to the fundamentals of harp technique, explaining and demonstrating hand positions, fingerings, intervals, arpeggios and bass lines. He teaches basic exercises, in ascending and descending form, to be practiced up and down the three registers of the instrument.

For the full series visit:
Part 1 - Getting to Know the Mariachi Harp -    • Mariachi Harp Tutorial Part 1 - El Cascabe...  
Part 2 - Playing the Harp in Octaves -    • Mariachi Harp Tutorial Pt 2 - El Siquisiri...  
Part 3 - How To Play Chord Inversions -    • Mariachi Harp Tutorial Pt. 3 - El Huateque...  
Part 4 - How to Play El Jarabe Loco -    • Mariachi Harp Tutorial Pt. 4 - How To Play...  

This video was made possible with support from Gonzaba Medical Group, H-E-B, the San Antonio Independent School District Fine Arts department, SolarShot and Muñoz Public Relations (MPR) – producers of the 26th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza.

Spanish brief: Clase de arpa, estilo Mariachi, parte 2

Victor Alvarez, arpista del Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán nos demuestra ejercicios iniciales de bajeo en arpa folklorica mexicana enfocando en como tocar la arpa en octavos.