THE MUSICAL ZODIAC - This collection includes twelve magical and evocative songs, easy to learn and satisfactory for late beginners and early intermediate player of all ages, paired with twelve unique and beautifully designed coloring illustrations, for your artistic pleasure.


The pieces are written for small harps (29 strings, down to G) and no lever o pedal changes are required. Some extended techniques such harmonics, xylophonic sounds, percussive effects and so on are explored in a simple and fun way.


There is a piece of music and an illustration for each of the twelve zodiac signs:


ARIES, the optimist

TAURUS, the loyal

GEMINI, the talkative

CANCER, the empath

LEO, the leader

VIRGO, the talented

LIBRA, the balanced

SCORPIO, the passionate

SAGITTARIUS, the independent

CAPRICORN, the ambitious

AQUARIUS, the altruist

PISCES, the creative

The collection is also available in a pianoforte version.

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Beautiful melody that has made its way across folk groups and Renaissance Faires. This arrangement is meticulously edited with well thought-out fingering that lays well on the strings. This wonderful addition to repertoire can be used for many occasions. Single note melody is supported by a moving arpeggiated bass line, key of G, no accidentals.

Early-intermediate for big and small harps. The song was written by Simon and Garfunkel in 1964, but it's become a meme in recent years, so it?s still very relevant today! Christy-Lyn?s intermediate arrangement is reminiscent of the finger-picking guitar in the original version of the song, with broken chords and some harmonies in the left hand and a right hand melody that's been adapted to sound best on the harp. If you learn this piece from the Video Course, you?ll get essential practice tips on how to make the piece flow and sound musical, much faster than learning on your own!..........DIFFICULTY LEVEL and SKILLS REQUIRED: Early-intermediate. This piece has a simple melody in the right hand, with a left hand accompaniment that is a step up in complexity and variation from late-beginner pieces. There are parts of the piece where the two hands play the same notes straight after each other, which can be a challenge for placing without buzzing. There is quite a lot of syncopation ? a rhythmic challenge! The left hand jumps around a fair bit, and the right hand has to place some tricky 4 finger chords. ..........TYPE OF HARP: Big and small harps, including 22 string (C to C) and bigger. ..........RANGE: Lowest note is C an octave below middle C, highest note is B almost 2 octaves above middle C...........LEVERS/PEDALS: It is in the key of G major, with no lever changes. Harps without levers can tune their F strings to F sharps. ..........WHAT'S INCLUDED: PDF download of 4 pages. Fingering and bracketing are included.

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A collection of gentle original melodies playable on lever or pedal harp. Spring Prelude, key of C is in � time,with a very sweet melody. Just One Kiss of Spring is in 4/4 key of G, slow with a few large rolled major 7th chords. Spring Clouds is in 6/8, key of A minor, fairly moving with a key change to F. There is also a C# lever change. Rain is in E minor, almost monotonous and excellent for meditation. An April Lullaby, in G and �, is marked ?tenderly,?. Good Morning to May, in G and �, is a lovely slow and simple tune. Here?s to June, in 4/4, key of G, has more drive than the preceding tunes. Spring Nocturne, in C and 4/4, is very simple to play, with only a few full chords. Although a few low notes are found here and there, all of these pieces can easily be adapted to a harp with 29 strings or even 26.

Table of Contents:
Spring Prelude, Just One Kiss of Spring, March Clouds, Rain, An April Lullaby, Good Morning to May, Here's to June, Spring Nocturne