Kondonassis, Yolanda, On Playing the Harp
Celebrated harp soloist and Telarc recording artist Yolanda Kondonassis has written a detailed and comprehensive treatise for harp players that will be a great boon to harpists at all levels of performance accomplishment. Throughout the book, there are photographs that demonstrate proper hand positions and copious musical examples. On Playing the Harp is the perfect A to Z compendium of material for developing the multifaceted art of playing this delightful and popular instrument. 148 pages. Kondonassis has divided her book into three sections: Part I: On Building the Foundation, covers all the basic techniques and issues involved in playing the harp from elbow, hand, wrist and finger positions to the art of practicing, pedal technique and special effects possible on the harp. Part II: On Strengthening and Conditioning, features exercises and etudes for strengthening the individual fingers, facility of pedal use, scales, arpeggios and much more. Part III: On Warming Up, has recommended stretching exercises for harpists and warm-ups designed for beginning, intermediate and advanced harpists.
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