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VIDEO HARP LESSONS with Kim Robertson
Beginning Folk Harp Video (VHS) $30
Learn the nylon-strung folk harp step by step. Exercises to develop tone and strength. Go on to chords, special effects, accompaniment, improvisation. Many sample tunes.
The Harp Plays, by Betsy Goodspeed - book/CD $24.95
This book teaches harp students to be musicians an well as harpers. Songs were written to teach players to read intervals, recognize parallel patterns and use chord progressions. Introductions to ambient music and fake sheets complete a simple repertoire that incudes commercial songs such as Theme from Exodus, Charade, and Try to Remember. The 50 page method has a companion CD of the music and concludes with samples from Betsy's other CD's to inspire those who want to play pop music, sing with the harp, or learn to improvise.
Basic Harp for Beginners, by Laurie Riley - book $12.95
An easy-to-understand, step-by-step method for playing folk harp. Covers positioning, tuning and basic techniques. Offers several etudes and a colorful selection of folk harp solos.
You Can Teach Yourself Lever Harp, by Laurie Riley and Beth Kolle - book - $19.95
An updated step-by-step method for playing the harp.This book can be used alone or with a teacher. The easy-to-follow method produces results for musicians of all levels, even if you have no prior experience. Varying levels of difficulty are presented in arrangements of familiar musical pieces.
Harp Exercises For Agility and Speed, by Deborah Friou - book $18.95
This book of exercises was designed to help harp players develop and maintain strength, suppleness, and agility in the fingers and hands. It is useful to players of all levels. All exercises, etudes and pieces are in C tuning.
Music Theory and Arranging for Folk Harps, by Sylvia Woods - book $18.95
This book teaches harpers at any level the music theory and techniques they need to make theor own arrangements. Subjects covered include chords, keys, inversions, transposing, accompaniment patterns, and more. There are many examples and more than 90 pieces on which the student can practice their newly gained skills. Most pieces are in C.
Arranging For Folk Harp, by Kim Robertson - book $10.95
Imaginative use of chords to accompany a melody is the key to creative harp arrangement. This illustrates a variety of accompaniment patterns & arranging techniques for harpers. First part is a beginner's basic guide to chords, accompaniment patterns, arranging techniques, all in the key of C, including Pachelbel's Canon.The second part includes chord variations,arrangement ideas, special effects, and steps for successful arranging.
Exploring the Folk Harp, by Janna McCall Geller & Mallory Geller - book $25.00
Comprehensive guidebook for beginning and intermediate harpers. Includes information on choosing a harp, how to sing while playing, developing your personal style and technique, improvisation, chord reading, and playing by ear. Also adresses accompaniment styles, theory and harmony. Presents Renaissance songs, traditional ballads, folk songs, classics with lyrics.
The Small Harp - a step by step tutor, by Alison Kinnaird -
book/CD set $24.95
Alison Kinnaird is one of Scotland's leading clarsach (small harp) players. This 90-page tutorial is a great way to begin learning the harp, especially for those interested in learning Scottish or Irish ornamentation. There are basic lessons, exercises, simple to advanced ornamentation techniques, and 40 tunes, from elementary to advanced (in key of C or sharp keys).
Colorful Adventures on the Harp, by Bonnie Mohr - book $17.95
This beginning harp book for children is designed to give students with no previous music experience the basics of harping. Through the use of color, it introduces and develops note-reading, hand position, placing, tuning, and other harp basics. The student will be introduced to basic chords and learn to use them in different melodies.
Alternative Tunings for the Lever Harp:
How to Fully Utilize Your Levers, by Aedan MacDonnell - book $4.95
There are several ways to tune your lever harp to take full advantage of your sharping levers. This handy new reference book takes the mystery out of levers, tuning, and keys. With its simple yet powerful diagrams, this lever guide was written especially for those without an understanding of basic music theory. 22 pages.
Folk Songs for Small Harps, arranged by Julianne Johnson - book $6
Easy transcriptions of children's folk songs written especially for 22-string (G-G) harp, playable also on large harp. Good fingerings are included. Fifteen pieces including: Alouette, Au Clair de la Lune, London Bridge, Mary had a Little Lamb/Muffin Man, Sur le Pont D'Avignon, This Old Man, Cuckoo, Galway Piper,and more.
Small Tunes For Young Harpists $10.95
A Bouquet For Young Harpists $6.95
by Bonnie Goodrich
These books are for very young kids with little or no musical training. These imaginative character pieces encourage a secure development of note and rhythm skills, and an understanding of structure & phrasing.They feature a progressive use of single notes, 2-finger chords, scales, triads, intervals, and arpeggios, with exciting dynamics and phrasing to make the music fun!
