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This is Part 1 of a ~12 minute introduction to the new musical instrument called the harpejji by Marcodi Musical Products, LLC. The harpejji is a tapping instrument designed with piano instinct and guitar soul. This video contains a basic tutorial and several musical examples. Various outboard electronics effects are demonstrated as well.

Duration : 0:5:33

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Demonstrates 2 handed fingering patterns for arpeggios on a sonome, featuring Opal’s ‘Gecko’ model. The hands switch roles for accessing the nearest keys for each next chord.

Duration : 0:0:56

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Jim’s Zapperesque draft promo for ‘Shape Of Music’s (then) new ‘Opal’ range of MIDI controllers. Includes young Kate & Alice playing it for the first time, me playing Beethoven’s “Fur Elise” with bass & Melody played with left and then right hand alone, Bessie Smith’s blues “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out” and Jim’s improvisation. The 3 instruments used here are prototypes of the Opal models: Chameleon and Gecko

Duration : 0:3:24

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