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."

ISBN 9781619117570.

The Harpsicle Harp method book is an excellent tool for learning to play the Harpsicle Harp or any size harp from the very beginning. No musical knowledge is necessary to use this method. All the music is written in the keys of C Major and A minor, so no sharping levers or pedals are needed. The guitar chords are displayed above the staff, so the students can add to the written music, or other instruments can accompany the harp. The music is graduated from two fingers to playing with both hands. The music is labeled to allow the students to gradually learn the notes and fingering without stress or frustration. The method contains lessons on the parts of the harp, tuning, stringing, and taking care of your instrument. Also included in the method are reading music, time signatures and counting, placing and bracketing, finger drills, and much more. There are also eighteen songs, starting from very easy and continuing to add to the music, as the student progresses. All songs have labeled notes, to help the students learn notes and fingering. Online video compliments the book, and follows up the written instructions, with video footage, so the student can visually see the method. Includes access to online video.

"La Source" is a cornerstone in the pedal harp literature. Written in 1898 by the Belgian-born French composer Alphonse Hasselmans, this etude has become a favorite of all harpists, thanks to its tender melody and its rich and luscious harmonies.Now you can also play it on a lever harp.
This paraphrase preserves the two principal themes, the first in F major and the second in D minor.
The sections with the wider modulations are rewritten using original fragments rearranged in a new order.
The accompaniment is slightly simplified into arpeggiated triplets.
Very few lever changes are required.
Inside the book you will also find a reduced score (melody with chords symbols) printed on only two pages. This is a useful reminder tool for your study sessions and performances.

A compilation of ideas, suggestions, and helpful hints from experienced harp teachers. Contributors to this book included Stephanie Curcio, Sue Richards, Kim Robertson, Ellen Tepper, Derek Bell, Liz Cifani, Wendy Kerner Lucas, Louise Trotter, and many more. It was compiled at the Professional Harpers Gathering on the East Coast in the early 1990's. Sixteen chapters, well over 100 pages, and a complete index.This is an excellent resource for any teacher of harp.

Table of Contents:
The First Lesson, Group Lessons, Tuning, Relaxation, Theory, Practicing, Sightreading, Memorization, Musicality, Choosing Repertoire, Playing by Ear, Improvising, Sessions, Accompanying and Arranging, Orchestral Playing, Becoming a Confident Performer, Stage Deportment.

This 102 page manual has been written as an aid to composers who wish to write for the harp but are unfamiliar with its technical capabilities. A concise, non-technical manual containing all of the information needed to write effectively for any type of harp. Also includes chapters on harp history and construction, special notation symbols, special effects on the harp, copyrights and publishing, and much more. Used by professors at the Berklee College of Music.

ISBN 9781610657389.

Part One of this highly regarded method includes basic music theory and details Evo's easy 4-step method. Part Two includes rhythm strumming instructions, melody chord changes, and lyrics to 18 well- known American folk songs and southern fiddle tunes in the keys of G, F, C major, and A modal (keys that are provided on standard 12, 15 and 21 bar harps). Also included are instructions for transposing to other keys. Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781619119291.

Many autoharp books are geared towards teaching accompaniment styles,but not this one! Utilizing the unique color-coded tablature system proposed in this book with online audio method, autoharp students at any level can learn to play melodic lines in any style. Includes performance notes plus standard notation and tab for 29 popular melodies. Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781619117563.

One of Meg Peterson's finest books. This comprehensive text presents all of the strums and techniques needed to play back-up and melody on autoharp. Contains excellent teaching on various strum and fingerpicking styles. In addition, arrangements are included on 57 country favorites.