Wednesday is the day....

....that we'll visit a local recording studio, so you would think that all practice would be focused on our 3-4 songs. Haha, all these other hornpipes and jigs from a new collection I got seem to be taking over. I am not a big believer in over-practicing, though; going over and Over and OVER something seems to make me a little TENSE (!) so it's probably just as well. Here is the CD cover or label I'm thinking of using, there seems to be no copyright involved:

Thank you both for your encouragement. It was a wild few hours, and I certainly learned a lot! The studio is known for acoustic recordings, but I think I was their first harper - I said I wanted to set up somewhere in the studio where there were no verticals behind the harp strings, and the engineer had to stop and think about it for a bit. I was not as nervous as I sometimes am when I play out, and after a few re-starts I realized: where else can you make mistakes and know that they'll be cleaned up in the mixing? Ugh, I think it's time to have my harp re-strung, although maybe when I hear the master the strings will sparkle a little more. We were so busy listening and experimenting that we forgot to take photos. But that's OK- at least we'll have a 3-track CD that we can use as PR/give away to friends. My new, USB-charging tuner is on its way, so thanks for that idea as well. A quick question: when you travel long-distance with your harp underneath a hatchback window, doo you use a space blanket to reflect the heat? I would be swearing up a storm if I was on my way to Parsipanny and heard popping strings behind me......

Thursday - Nothing, not one string was vibrated on this day.
Friday - Beginning to sight-read through a recent mail delivery: Irish Dance Tunes for all Harps. So many songs that I have heard before but never knew by name. Hate, hate, hate paying attention to fingering, but love that someone has done much of it for me and most is so comfortable. Going away for the weekend, and back to school next Monday, so this is it as far as intense practicing for a while. 

Saturday - Home early, ran through a few just-sight-read songs. New tuner arrived in the mail, can't wait 'til the battery is charged. Made a business card. That's it. Happy Saturday!