ISBN 9781513455907. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Discover over two dozen traditional tunes from Scotland and Ireland: a mix of novel and familiar jigs, reels, airs, marches, and strathspeys. Intermediate through advanced harp players will enjoy these lovely melodies and their fresh, sparkling accompaniments. The arrangements include several optional transitions for combining tunes into sets, as heard on Claussens album The Road Home from Skye. Suitable for harps with a range of at least two octaves below middle C. Contains dynamics, chords, practical technical exercises, and fingering suggestions.

Carolan's beautiful air, Eleanor Plunkett, arranged for three part harp ensemble by Tiffany Schaefer. This has been arranged for varying levels of harpists. Harp 1 is the easiest and includes fingering suggestions. Harp 2 is the most challenging, with both chords in the left and melody and chords in the right. Harp 3 is mostly rolled chords with both hands. Included in the download is the full score, and also each part separate. Video tutorials for all three parts can be found at Patreon.com/tiffanyharpandsong.

A collection of Scottish tunes from the nineteenth century and earlier have been carefully selected for their suitability on harp. They lay well under the fingers, are enhanced by the rhythmic and tonal properties of the plucked string and its overtones, and are musically interesting. Airs were chosen for their melodic beauty. Arrangements are traditional in style with ornamented melodies, open chords, and spare harmonies. Tunes are given in two keys, one in all naturals or one sharp, the other in one or two flats. Suggestions for fingering are given, levers or pedals need to be set only at the beginning of each piece, except for the Boat Songs, which require one lever or pedal change. Finally, historical and performance notes on the music are provided, together with a list of sources that are available from U.S. or Scottish distributors.
Table of Contents:
Highland Boat Song and Arran Boat Song (medley), MacDonald Lord of the Isles, Mary Young and Fair, Soldier?s Joy, Garthlands, Niel Gow?s Lament for the Death of His Second Wife, Cradle Song, and St. Mungo?s Welcome to Scott Skinner.

?Anthology? is a collection of fifty themes and melodies in a smart format developed by Ray Pool. It is in ?enhanced lead sheet? format that includes fully fingered melody lines, and in-depth liner notes, unlike traditional fake books. Conveniently indexed according to topic (folk, Celtic, children, hymns, spirituals, plainsong, Jewish, Christmas, opera, and classical), alphabet, and level so that no matter what, the harpist may always find his/her music. It includes four pages of basic chord progressions, and helpful performance notes. Perfect for the harpist of any type or level!
Includes: Air (?Water Music?), All Through the Night, Amazing Grace, Angels We Have Heard on High, Aura Lee, Away in a Manger, Barcarolle, Blest Be the Tie That Binds, Candle Blessing, Chanuka Chag Ya?fe, Cockles and Mussels, Creator of the Stars of Night, Down By the Salley Gardens, Eine Kleine Nacht Musik, Erev Shel Shoshanim, Fairest Lord Jesus, Hinnei Mah Tov, Humbly I Adore Thee, I Gave My Love a Cherry, I Know Where I?m Goin?, I?m a Little Teapot, Intermezzo, Jacob?s Ladder, Kum Ba Yah, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, Let Us Break Bread Together, Loch Lomond, London Bridge, Lord, I Want To Be a Christian, Lullaby (Brahms), Morning, Musetta?s Song, O! mio babbino caro, Old Hundredth, Polovetzian Dance #1, Rondo in C (Clementi), Shalom Chaverim, Sheep May Safely Graze, Shenandoah, Silent Night, Sonata in C (Haydn), Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, The Farmer in the Dell, The Harp That Once, The King of Love, This Old Man, To a Wild Rose, Traumerei, Un bel di vedremo.

ISBN 9781619118676.

This collection of melodies for quiet times draws mostly on the rich repertoire of the Celtic folk tradition. The song Tender Shepherd is not included in this book.

A revised collection of Jewish melodies from around the Mediterranean and Celtic music from the British Isles, woven together to celebrate the unique role harp has played in folklore and music from both traditions. Intermediate level, harmonics, well-marked accidentals, guitar chords, keys of C, Bb, G, F, and D. The accompaniment is very "harpistic" in nature with nice arpeggiated chords and flowing lines.

Table of Contents: Adio Querida, Árvoles Lloran, Carolan's Draught, Carolan's Farewell, Eleanor Plunkett, Garfalia, Jerusalem, La Rosa Enflorece, The banks of the Suir, Scarborough Fair, Ya Ribon (two versions), Yo m'enamori d'un aire.

A tremendous welcome to the repertoire available to modern harpists. The double-strung harp, consisting of two parallel rows of strings, has gained popularity over the past several years, probably since the 1996 International Folk Harp Conference chaired by Laurie Riley. Included are valuable instructions on double-strung harp history, harp techniques possible on a double strung harp, doubling melodies, dividing melodies in half, overlapping chords, setting levers for accidentals, getting your hands working, repeated notes, left hand exercises, two-handed exercises, getting used to looking at the strings, and the actual arrangements themselves.

Contains:
The Rooftops of Langley, Mazurka Michel, Scarborough Fair, Dinny Delaneys, Whelan's Jig, Are You Sleeping Maggie, Slides, La Noche Pasa, Refraction, Greyhound, The Reel of Mullinavat, Fantasy on Leyenda, Noel Nouvelet, Masters in this Hall, and Carol of the Bells.

ISBN 9781619118331.

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

Beautiful, timeless melodies transcribed from Sunita Staneslow's recording of the same title. These flowing arrangements lay nicely under the fingers, well edited with some fingerings marked.
Titles: Wild Mountain Thyme, She Moved Through the Fair, Cape Clear, Down by the Salley Gardens, Skye Boat Song,
My Love is Like a Red, Red, Rose, Highland Boat Song, Jock O?Hazeldean, Bridget Cruise, Third and Fourth Airs, The Water is Wide.

Item Number: S0.645573

Unusual Celtic carol with an improvisatory feel. Few lever changes and awkward passages make these beautiful songs quick to work up for busy harpists who don't have time to start learning Christmas repertoire in July! One tune is in a key with three flats, four carols require one flat. Seven our of ten pieces require NO lever or pedal changes.
Titles: Christ Child?s Lullaby, Lullaby of the Virgin Mary (Manx), Away in the Manger (Scottish melody), Deck the Hall, The Virgin?s Lullaby, Christmas Day is Come, Blessed Mary, That Night in Bethlehem, Baloo Lammy, and What Child is This?. .