Mel Bay Folk Harp for the Young Beginner - Edwards - Book/Audio Online

Author: Star Edwards
Format: Book with Audio Online
Instrumentation: Harp

Folk Harp for the Young Beginner is designed for beginning harpists with no prior musical experience. The book presents two new methods for reading notation built around recognizing common musical patterns over traditional single note reading. Each group of songs has fun, engaging exercises that will build the student's coordination and confidence. The material draws from timeless melodies from classical, Renaissance, Celtic, English, old-time and traditional folk repertoire.

Topics covered in this method include:

• How to tune the harp
• Reading music notation and counting rhythm, including two methods for reading ledger lines
• Recognizing basic fingering and bass patterns
• Changing keys with sharping levers
• Using brackets to help see note patterns
• Chord inversions

Additional resources include rhythm practice and workout pages to test your musical knowledge. Helpful reference photos can also be found inside. Includes access to online audio.

Contents:

• Harp Basics
• Parts of the Harp - Sharping Levers
• Tuning the Harp
• Harp Position - Hands
• Placing Fingers - Brackets
• Music Language Basics
• Music Notes - How to Read Notes
• Neighbour Notes - Every Other Notes
• Reading Treble Clef
• Old Joe Clark - Shady Grove
• Surprise Symphony
• Kaiser Waltz 1
• Black Is the Color
• Reading Bass Clef
• Aura Lee
• Amazing Grace
• Trois Gymnopedies - Pachelbel Canon 1
• Tom Dooley - Gaily the Troubadour
• Music Workout #1
• Rhythm Practice
• The Happy Farmer
• Blue Danube
• When the Saints Go Marching In
• Stewball the Race Horse
• Skater's Waltz 1
• Morning Is Come - The Ghost of John.
• Worried Man Blue
• The Ash Grove
• Welcome to Folk Harp
• Table of Contents
• Two Hands Two Clefs - Eighth Notes - Dotted Notes
• Glissandos
• Sleeping Tigers
• Two-Hand Coordination
• One-Note Bass Patterns
• A Little Night Music
• Scarborough Fair
• Eleanor Plunkett
• Spring
• Skye Boat Song
• William Tell Overture
• Two-Note Bass Patterns
• Marley Bear - Ringo the Fox
• Pachelbel Canon 2 - Lilly Bear.
• Red Wing
• Drone Bass Patterns
• Chinook Wolftime
• Lioness Cata - Timara the White Tiger
• The Minstrel Boy
• Symphony #6
• Three-Note Bass Patterns
• The Heart of Jonwah - Pachelbel Canon 3
• Skater's Waltz 2
• Kaiser Waltz 2
• Gentle Annie
• Athos-Tiger Ways
• Keep on the Sunny Side
• The Butcher Boy
• Four-Note Bass Patterns
• Tanaka Bear Tracks
• Can-Can Shuffle - Sunshine Wolf Waltz
• Jumanji Jump
• How to Change Keys
• Joy to the World
• The Two Sisters
• Bourree from Water Music
• The Merry Wassail
• Brave Guaro - Hercules the Lion King
• Minuet 2
• Music Workout #2
• Right Hand 1-3-5 Chords
• Montana March
• She's Like the Swallow
• Up Tayles All
• Inverted Chords
• The Harp that Once
• Rufty Tufty
• Southwind
• Early One Morning