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.

Before the 1700s Celtic music was kept alive through the long oral tradition of learning and memorizing tunes without the aid of pen and paper. This collection by Star Edwards features pieces found inhistorical collections dating from the late 1700s and 1800s. These fresh vibrant melodies connect us to our ancestors' desire to capture the distinctive qualities of native traditional music. Suitable for advanced beginnersto intermediate level Harp players the Celtic Harp Anthology is a compilation from twenty-one collections that were the proud work of spirited countrymen and women. Within these pages you will find the strainsof music that filled gleaming white-thatched homes with joy and boundless energy. Connect with the heart and soul of a timeless culture and experience the music that eased the hardships of living.  This book isdesigned for use with lever folk Harps (or pedal Harps) that have thirty-three strings or less with G (one and a half octaves below middle C) as their lowest note in the keys of F C G D and A. The tunes are appropriate fornylon or wire-strung Harps and two songs require lever flips.

Evoke the traditional sounds of the Celtic lands with these instrumental arrangements of songs for solo Celtic harp. These 25 tunes are Manx Welsh Irish Scottish Cornish Hebridean and Bretton including pieces by TurloughO'Carolan and Robert Burns. Notes at the end of the book give insights into the meanings of the texts of the songs aiding interpretation and inviting you to experience the ambience of the Celtic lands through their music. Lyricsfor selected songs are given in the notes in English.

Scottish and Irish Tunes for Celtic Harp. 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 Claussen?s 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.

Jesus Guridi (1886-1961) was a Spanish composer and organist who championed the continued use and preservation of Basque folk music. He is best remembered for his superb orchestral works such as Basque Melodies which were often transcribed for the Piano.Guridi wrote 7 pieces for the Harp of which Viejo Zortzico is certainly the most popular today. Composed in 1949 and premiered in 1950 it wasn’t published until 1960. Simply entitled Old Zortzico it is inspired by the traditional Basque dance of the same name a popular reel in 5/8 time.

With the exception of two pieces the arrangements in this book of traditional tunes are adapted from the collections of Francis O'Neill Edward Bunting Donal O'Sullivan Manus O'Baoill and Sean Og O'Baoill. Performance notesare included. Standard notation.

50 wonderful traditional and contemporary Irish melodies arranged by Sylvia Woods for both beginning and advanced hard players. Songs include: The Castle of Dromore * Cockles And Mussels * Danny Boy * The Gartan Mother's Lullaby * Killarney * Limerick Is Beautiful * My Wild Irish Rose * Sweet Rosie O'Grady * Warin' O' The Green * When Irish Eyes Are Smiling * Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral * and more. Also includes an alphabetical index and an index of first lines. Spiral bound.

Par PETERSON MEG. La musique Gospel est ancré dans la tradition populaire de l'Amérique. C'est la musique de l'âme et et apparaît partout où les gens se réunissent pour exprimer leur joie spirituelle. Instruments folk tels que la guitare, banjo, mandoline, ukulélé et autoharpe prêtent à ce genre de chant de groupe. Ils peuvent fournir des accompagnements simples ou transporter la mélodie dans un petit groupe d'un renouveau complet. Les mélanges de harpe à bien avec l'esprit et les harmoniques de ces hymnes. La première section de cet ouvrage est contre pour pianoter simple. La seconde section est organisée pour la mélodie, jouer, avec les numéros de la chaîne indiquée. Une collection populaire qui comprend 69 chansons ! / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Sacred - Songbooks / Recueil / Harpe