Everything you ever wanted to know about how to play the Blues on your PEDAL or LEVER HARP! Beginner to intermediate level. Five new tunes, blues history, improvisation, wonderful and clever illustrations, hands on training, the four special scales! Everything you ever wanted to know about how to play the Blues on your PEDAL or LEVER HARP!

The Four Special Scales used by blues players
How to improvise your own solo
Special exercises to "see" the Blues Strings
Lots of blues licks to use in your improv
How to comp using shuffle, syncopation, riffs
Learn the secret BLUES TUNING

From Carol Robbins, jazz harpist with many TV credits: "Congratulations on a book that is creative, well researched, and beautifully illustrated"

From Louise Trotter, "A book on blues for harpists is long overdue, since the subject has been sorely neglected. I. Mac Perry has given us a practical workbook to appeal to classical and pop harpists alike. A valuable contribution."

You just can't beat some of these American folk tunes, and Louise Trotter's editing and arranging skills make them so fun to play and hear. Left hand takes some of the melody for ease in playing. Nicely fingered and easy to read.
Contains: Red River Valley, Arkansas Traveller, and Turkey in the Straw

Six traditional American melodies arranged for harp solo by Louise Trotter. They were originally improvisations Louise recorded on an album for Sampler Records in 1990, called Shenandoah. Beautiful renditions, in free-form style, notated after the recording was completed. Old Joe Clark is arranged as a hoe-down. Wayfaring Stranger is a lush rendition using extended harmonies. Of intermediate difficulty, these American tunes should be satisfying elements of your repertoire.
Table of Contents: Old Joe Clark, Shenandoah, Black is the Color, Deep River, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen and Wayfaring Stranger.