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- Mary Lattimore adapts the harp to contemporary music by incorporating improvisation and a more free-form approach.
- Mary creates her distinctive sound by embracing experimentation, using loop pedals, effects, and other instruments to build compositions around repeating loops.
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Playing the Harp in Modern Pop Music
The podcast episode features Mary Latte, a harpist who has played the instrument with pop musicians like Kesha and Beach House. Despite the harp's unconventional presence in modern music, Mary finds ways to adapt the instrument to contemporary settings, adding her improvisational touch. She explains that even using a few strings can create a beautiful melody on the harp. Mary discusses her journey of learning the harp and how she started incorporating it into non-classical genres, inspired by her love for rock music and the desire to compose music in a more free-form manner.
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