How to Add Finger Markings to Non-Fingered Harp Music-?Sylvia Woods has done it again! Harp Fingering Fundamentals is a must for every teacher and student. It clearly and concisely shows how to approach harp fingerings in her accessible and charming style. It will be a staple in my studio and should be in your collection too.? ? Felice Pomeranz Professor of Harp Berklee College of Music Boston MA ?Chock-full of common-sense suggestions on fingering from the simplest to the trickiest passages. A real boon for do-it-yourself Harp players and good ideas even for experienced players on how to make the unplayable playable.?? Joyce Rice Harp instructor

Translated into English by Geraldine Ruegg-Complete Method For Harp is a method for Pedal Harp written by Henriette Renié. Initially in French this edition is the English version translated by G. Ruegg. This complete method for Harp offers a full technique and a syntax-appendix. From the very beginning this method shows: how to tune a harp how to use pedals how to position yourself (with illustrations and comments); this volume is very progressive and highlights all the important aspects progressively. This book also highlights the methods for trills tremolos crossing hands the intervals by sliding and all the technicalaspects to learn to be able to play most musical works. This method seems to be the book every harpist should have in order to master a perfect technique. Henriette Renié was a virtuoso French harpist born in 1875. With professors such as Alphonse Hasselmans and Théodore Dubois she received the First Prize for the Harp in 1887. She has written numerous works for Harp including chamber music and a concerto.

First Lessons Folk Harp is designed for the beginner Harp student who has no prior music training. In this book they will learn to read music notation count rhythm implement important fingering techniques organize practice tune a Harp play common bass patterns and make a decision about which kind of Harp to play.Tips are included to help students get the most out of practicing. The songs serve as examples of Harp basics allowing the student to learn while playing vibrant melodies instead of repetitive or trite exercises. This book features traditional Irish Scottish Welsh Canadian American and Renaissance music. These songs will transport anddelight audiences with their simplicity and profound clarity. They invite us to ancient landscapes steeped in mystery and to experience the traditions of Harping throughout the ages. This book presents two new note readingmethods based on logical predictable music patterns that employ cutting edge techniques. They were developed to move students beyond reading notes as single isolated symbols. The rhythm table compares the different note valuesand rests to each other and visually shows how they are related through counting out rhythm increments.Helpful photos define how important hand positions are on the harp. These are an immense resource for students allowingthem to avoid tension in their hands and prevent injury. Accompanying audio allows them to play along as they learn. Includes access to online audio.

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 inthe 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 isgraduated 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 theHarp 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 writteninstructions with video footage so the student can visually see the method. 

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Series : Basic Series Number of pages : 80 A basic, easy-to-understand, step-by-step method about playing the harp. Extensively illustrated, this book is for musicians of all levels, requiring only an interest in learning to play the harp. The material in the book can be applied to any type of harp (with or without pedals) and any type of music. Specific topics covered include basic positioning, tuning, and techniques, etudes, and a colorful selection of folk harp solos. Each section of the book is arranged to show the most efficient way to learn quickly and as easily.

Recueil Harpe-Six Short Pieces is a set of short works for Harp composed by Henriette Renié. Written in two suites for pedal or lever Harp the volume is divided as per below: Suite 1: - Conte de Noël - Recueillement - Air de Danse Suite 2: - Invention dans le Style ancient - Rêverie - Gavotte This set of pieces is really enjoyable to play and was written for upper beginners/intermediate players. It includes chords arpeggios a few accidental alterations and some natural harmonics. Henriette Renié (1875-1956) is a French harpist who hadAlphonse Hasselmans and Théodore Dubois as professors at the Paris Conservatoire. She received a First Prize for the Harp and composed many pieces for Harp including a concerto some chamber music works and some transcriptions of other works for the Harp.

French born harpist and composer Marcel Grandjany (1891-1975) studied at the Paris Conservatoire before spending much of his working life in America. His Rhapsodie For Harp was composed in 1921 and is a sublime addition to the Harp's repertoire. Grandjany was a teacher of Harp at the Juilliard School for 37 years whilst also composing and transcribing many works for the instrument. Rhapsodie For Harp is based on a theme of a Gregorian Easter chant intended to be accompanied by Orchestra. Exploiting the Harp to a virtuosic level  Rhapsodie ForHarp by Grandjany makes for a thrilling performance for advanced harpists.

Two solos in jazz idiom for pedal or non-pedal harp-Two solos in the jazz idiom for Pedal or Non-Pedal Harp by Stewart Green. Stewart Green began writing music for the Piano at an early age. Taking up the Viola and Oboe in his teens he later went to the University College of North Wales (Bangor) where he studied composition with among others William Matthias and Reginald Smith Brindle. Gaining a B. Mus. (hons) degree in 1960 he returned to his old school in Richester to teach class and instrumental music. Four years later he enlisted as oboist to the Band of HM Coldstream Guards which opened many doors including performances of his compositions and arrangements in many National venues on discand broadcast by the BBC on Radios 2 & 3. His years at Bangor had enabled him to fulfil a childhood dream of learning the Harp which he was later able to develop when he left the army and moved with his wife Sue and young family to Lowestoft as a peripatetic woodwind tutor for Suffolk County Music Service. His Flights Of Fancy and Blistering Along! appear on ABRSM and Trinity College Harp examination syllabuses while the Spartan Press publication Saxofun is on Suffolk's own exam syllabus. Since 1999 Stewart has been senior Woodwind Tutor for Suffolk and since 2002 Harp tutor as well! Stewart's recent publication She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain was written for the North Suffolk String Orchestra as was Haunted House. Spookily this received its first performance at Lowestoft accompanied by a July Thunderstorm!

This book contains 41 of the world's greatest pieces of classical music specially arranged for the pedal-free Harp. Each piece has been carefully selected for its suitability although some of the pieces require retuningthe Harp in the key of E-flat. Biographical information on many of the composers is also featured. The online audio tracks include all of the songs from the book as performed on solo Harp by author SusanPeters.

from The Wizard of OZ; This sheet music includes two solo harp arrangements of Over the Rainbow from the classic film The Wizard of Oz. Both versions can be played on either a lever harp or a pedal harp. The easy arrangement is playable by advanced beginners, and requires 2 sharping lever changes. The advanced arrangement includes more chords, and additional sharping lever changes. Fingerings are included. Both versions include the little-known opening verse to this beloved song. The lyrics are printed in the music, so you can sing along as you play! These arrangements are reprinted from Sylvia Woods' harp book of music from The Wizard of Oz.

This book is the second volume of arrangements for the Celtic harp by MonikaMandelartz. The material encompasses diverse songs and tunes from the British Isles, commonly described as 'Celtic Music'. This type of music is often associated with the English publisher John Playford. In the 17th century, he published The English Dancing Master, which contains traditional music as well as tunes of his day (up to the Renaissance). Author Monika Mandelartz, a specialist in historical performance practice, followsPlayford's tradition by arranging parts of the collection for Celtic harp. Thereby, Mandelartz points out that her arrangements constitute a 'snapshot in time'. Her workemphasizes the idea that lively music always allows for change and variation - it must in order to survive. The book includes tunes such as De`il Take the Wars, Scot Cap (Edinburgh Castle), Upon a Summer's Day, Parson's Farewell, Welcome Home Old Rowland, Dissembling Love (The Lost Heart), An Italian Rant, Porter's Lament, Greenesleeves and Pudding Pies (Greenesleeves and Yellow Lace), Jenny Pluck Pears, Remember Me My Deir, Enfield Common, The Sword Dance, and Drive the Cold Winter Away. This book is the second volume of arrangements for the Celtic Harp by Monika Mandelartz. The material encompasses diverse songs and tunes from the British Isles, commonly described as 'Celtic Music'. This type ofmusic is often associated with the English publisher John Playford. In the 17th century, he published The English Dancing Master, which contains traditional music as well as tunes of his day (up to the Renaissance). Author Monika Mandelartz, a specialist in historical performance practice, follows Playford's tradition by arranging parts of the collection for Celtic Harp. Thereby, Mandelartz points out that her arrangementsconstitute a 'snapshot in time'. Her work emphasizes the idea that lively music always allows for change and variation - it must in order to survive. The book includes tunes such as De`il Take the Wars, ScotCap(Edinburgh Castle), Upon a Summer's Day, Parson's Farewell, Welcome Home Old Rowland, Dissembling Love (The Lost Heart), An Italian Rant, Porter's Lament, Greenesleeves and Pudding Pies (Greenesleeves and Yellow Lace), JennyPluckPears, Remember Me My Deir, Enfield Common, The Sword Dance and Drive the Cold Winter Away./ Recueil / Harpe

Born in 1929 French composer Pierick Houdy was a student of Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire. He led a successful career as director of many institutions and choirs and his compositions remain known to this day Sonata For Harp being no exception. Composed in 1983 Sonata For Harp contributes to a substantial catalogue of works by Houdy. The Sonata comprises three movements and a typical performance lasts about twelve minutes. The work is modern in style and addresses a range of technical features. Suitable for advanced harpists Houdy's Sonata For Harp is anexciting addition to the contemporary Harp repertoire and makes for a evocative performance.

Stanley Chaloupka was the principal harpist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 40 years. He wrote this book for composers and arrangers to ?assist them in achieving their desired harp scoring objectives and also encouragea profusion of creative logical harp scoring. The enigma of harp pedals and their function is explained in detail. Glissandos are also extensively discussed as well as chords arpeggios scales harmonics and various specialeffects. 'Rules of thumb' as well as certain basic standards are set and some 'do nots' are specifically listed.? 47 pages paperbound.