Beginner's Harp Book 1

Schlomovitz, Phyllis

Difficulty: Very Easy

Intented to supply the beginning harpist with the material needed for the first one to two years of study. This tutor includes diagrams and examples and may be used for self-teaching. Includes:

1. Twinkle,Twinkle Little Star
2. Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms (Flute or Violin and Harp)
3. Mary Had A Little Lamb
4. Valse - Carlson (Harp Solo or Harp Duet)
5. Happy Birthday
6. Allegretto - Soler
7. Jingle Bells
8. When the Young Leaf Buds
9. He is Born
10. Greensleeves / What Child is This
11. plus original compositions by Phyllis Schlomovitz

Musical Terms; Practical Advice; Harp Structure; Notation; Notes on the Harp; Tuning; Position; Note Finders; Notes and Rhythms; Dotted Notes Skips and Steps; More Skips and Steps; Skipping Rope and Stepping Stones; Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Church Bells; Using Two Fingers; Japanese Sunset and Intervals; Carnival; Unbroken Thirds and Bunny Hop; Using Three Fingers; Three-Note Scales; Blind Mice Song and Ryhmin Song; Notes on Triads; Triads; Little Harper; New Division of Beats; Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms; New Techniques and Buzzing Bee; New Division of Beats and Spanish Dance; The Inverted Triad; Minor Keys; Arpeggiated Triads; The Little Black Swans; Harmonizing a Melody; Sakura and Mary Had a Little Lamb; Key Signatures; Key of F Major; Boating; Four Fingers; Dominant 7th Chord; Added 6th Chords Skyscrapers; Valse; Happy Birthday and Key of D Minor; Allegretto; Jingle Bells; Triplets and Ballerina; When the Young Leaf Buds; Key of G Major; Butterflies; He is Born; Key of E minor;Greensleeves.