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.

Solos and duets from Celtic lands with additional flute or fiddle parts. Some selections are for duets.

Table of Contents:
A Bruxa, (The Sorceress) by Anton Seoane, Glaicia, Spain with flute/fiddle parts; Bianco Fiore, an Italian piece, with flute/fiddle parts; The Earl of Essex Galliard, by J. Dowland; Summer Morn, by B. Kolle; Summer Night by Geirr Lystrup and Aslaug L. Lygre; The Streams of Bunclody, traditional Irish with flute/fiddle parts; When Morning is Breaking, traditional Welsh, with flute/fiddle parts; Have You Been to Carrick?, traditional Irish; Hardiman the Fiddler, traditional Irish slip-jig; Los Bilbilicos (The Nightingales), traditional Sephardic with flute/fiddle parts; Sheba?s Bellybutton, by B. Kolle with flute/fiddle parts; Bonnie at Morn, traditional Northumberland lullaby with flute /fiddle parts; Voyage South, by B. Kolle; The Lass of Aughrim, traditional Irish ballad with separate solo, duet score, and harp one and two; The Humours of Ballyloughlin, traditional Irish; Saguaro by L. Riley & M. MacBean, harp one and two parts.

24 Folk Songs and Memories is a lovely book for you and your double-strung harp. All of the arrangements include chord symbols. The book varies from early intermediate to advanced intermediate, with most of the music falling somewhere in between.

The book includes \"All the Pretty Little Horses,\" \"All Through the Night,\" \"The Ash Grove,\" \"Barbara Allen,\" \"Bicycle Built For Two,\" \"Carolan\'s Dream,\" \"Cockles and Mussels,\" \"Down By the Sally Gardens,\" \"Down in the Valley,\" \"Flow Gently, Sweet Afton,\" \"Grandfather\'s Clock,\" \"Home On the Range,\" \"Home, Sweet Home,\" \"Loch Lomond,\" \"Londonderry Aire,\" \"Long, Long Ago,\" \"My Bonnie,\" \"Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Be?\", \"Oh, Shendandoah,\" \"Red River Valley,\" \"Scarborough Fair,\" \"Simple Gifts,\" \"Streets of Laredo,\" and \"Sweet Betsy From Pike.\"

I have included five sample pages so you can see what the arrangements are like. The audio sample is \"Flow Gently, Sweet Afton.\" It was digitally produced.

Arirang - pedal harp solo
On an old traditional melody from Korea.
Arranged by Regina Ederveen - harpist in The Netherlands
Also playable on piano.
Level: advanced intermediate.
Duration: 3'24''
There's also a version for folk harp (no lever changes!) by Regina Ederveen, on this website.
For information contact via www.reginaederveen.nl