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Preface
Guide to Reading Music
The Instrument: Parts of the Harp, The Fingernails
Tuning the Gaelic Harp
Holding the Clarsach
Hand Position |
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Lesson One | The First Steps to Making Music
A Musician's Rule of Three |
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Lesson Two | Putting Fingers to the Strings
Patterns of Music |
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Lesson Three | The First Melody and
Damping |
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Lesson Four | The First Melody and Ringing
Practice Techniques |
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Lesson Five | A Traditional Tune from Ireland |
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Lesson Six | A Traditional Tune from Scotland
Phrases |
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Lesson Seven | Two Tunes from our Primary Sources |
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Lesson Eight | Introducing the '6/8' Time Signature
Memory Techniques |
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Lesson Nine | Repeated Notes
Dynamics |
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Lesson Ten | Striking Strings Simultaneously with Different Hands
The Pickup Note |
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Lesson Eleven | Damping Two Strings in One Hand
Relaxation vs. Tension |
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Lesson Twelve | The Free Stroke
Tension and Release |
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Lesson Thirteen | Ringing Decisions |
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Lesson Fourteen | Introduction to Ornamentation
Practicing is Teaching Yourself |
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Lesson Fifteen | Building Blocks The Walking Pattern |
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Lesson Sixteen | Two Notes Struck Together in One Hand |
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Lesson Seventeen | The Flexible Thumb
Interpretation in Music |
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Lesson Eighteen | Repeating Notes with Different Fingers
Music with a Purpose |
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Lesson Nineteen | Breaking Free from Fixed Fingers
Goal Setting |
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Lesson Twenty | Moving Around the Harp |
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Appendix A | Tunes adapted for this book |
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Appendix B | Bibliography |
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Tune index |
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