You Can Teach Yourself Lever Harp: Includes Online Audio - Softcover

Riley, Laurie; Kolle, Beth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786688343 ISBN 13: 9780786688340

Publisher: Mel Bay Pubns, 2015

Synopsis

An updated, step-by-step method for playing the harp. This book can be usedalone or with a teacher. The easy-to-follow method produces results for musicians of all levels, and even if you have no prior experience, and varying levels of difficulty are presented in arrangements f familiar musical pieces. All basic techniques and tunes are clearly and thoroughly explained. Specific topics include: how to use this book, how to sit with your harp, how to tune your harp, how to use your hands, plucking the strings, finger placement, basic structural concepts of music and 14 tunes. Includes access to online audio.

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About the Author

"I didn't know a harp could do that!" is a remark often heard at Laurie Riley's concerts. Known for her ability to make a harp sound like a whole new instrument, she can make it speak, make it laugh and cry. Audiences feel her music as a visceral experience. A professional musician since the age of ten, Laurie has toured throughout the US, in Canada, and in Ireland. She plays selections from around the world, from historical times, as well as compositions of her own. "The richness of various cultures' musical styles offers endless ways to express what I play. Whether it's Celtic, South American, Scandinavian, Israeli, Ukranian... there is something new in each tradition." Through her playing, the double-strung harp has emerged as an exciting new sound in the world of harps. She was instrumental in designing the modern double-strung harp which has become popular in recent years among harpers. Two rows of strings played at the same time make this instrument sound like a duet of two harps. She has recorded eleven albums of harp music, authored five books, and made five instructional videos. She also judges harp competitions and teaches for harp organizations in the US and abroad. "As a musician, I am gratefully aware that I hold in my hands the experience of music as a metaphor for life, which is offered as a gift to all who gather to listen." Beth Kolle performs Celtic and Nordic music on harp, flute and Irish pennywhistle, both as a soloist and with various groups in Seattle. She travels in the US, Canada, Europe and Scandinavia to teach and perform. Beth has taken groups of harp players with her to Scandinavia on two performance tours to wide acclaim. As a member of Greensleeves and The Seattle Harp Duo, Beth brings to her performances both a solid classical background and her passion for traditional folk music to enthusiastic audience. Beth studied classical piano and flute at the University of Washington and received a BA in Music. She has released six CDs and has published nine books of harp arrangements.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mel Bay Pubns
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786688343
• ISBN 13: 9780786688340
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120