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Oh, the things I have to say!
1. I learned, from my study of harp as my second instrument at the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam, that a plucked note cannot sustain. Therefore, the harpist must make a MOTION (after the pluck) to show the style meant...
2. I learned, from a bass guitarist, the sound that can be made by a straight finger plucking the string horizontally, with NO hand motion!
3. Many conductors try to cue pizzicato with a DOWNWARD motion on the beat. However, pizzicato is an UPWARD motion from the string. If the conductor ...arrives a little BEFORE the cue and "gives" the pizzicato (as if the baton were plucking the string.)