McCall Geller, Janna & Geller, Mallory, Exploring the Folk Harp
This book covers a multitude of areas and questions commonly asked by harpists. Chances are, if you have a question about playing the lever harp, this book has an answer. Part One covers choosing the correct size and style harp for your needs and desires. It also discusses the issue of teaching yourself to play the harp, something many people are interested in. Part Two covers the basics of using and maintaining a harp: tuning, caring for your harp, holding your harp, etc. Part Three gets into actually making music. They discuss various playing techniques, basic harmony and music theory, playing by ear, playing with other musicians, and adapting "non-harp music." They even offer tips for singing and playing your own accompaniment. Part Four is a series of finger exercises, and many pieces for you to play. There are folk songs, songs from the English Renaissance (including tips on "developing historical sense and style") and a selection of pieces from famous classical composers. There are also several appendices on topics such as tuning by ear, building your own harp, amplification, and music reading basics. Pieces include: Ballads and Folk Songs: Ash Grove - Amazing Grace - Annie Laurie - Auld Lang Syne - Barbara Allen - Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms - Blind Mary - Cielito Lindo - Danny Boy - The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry - I Know Where I'm Going - Jock o'Hazeldean - La Paloma - The Lichtbob's Lassie - Londonderry Air - The Parting Glass - Raggle-Taggle Gypsies-O - Red River Valley - Scarborough Fair - Separation of Body and Soul - Shalom Chaverim - Wayfaring Stranger Songs from the English Renaissance: Ding Dong Merrily On High - Essex's Last Goodnight - Fortune My Foe - Greensleeves - The Hunt is Up - In The Glade - Lord Willoughby - The Old Year Now Away is Fled - Pastime with Good Company - The Spanish Lady - Three Ravens - What Child is This? - Yonder Comes a Courteous Knight Baroque and Classical:
Bartok - Mikrokosmos #3, #16, #22
Beethoven - Russian Folk Song (original and transposed for small harp)
Leopold Mozart - Minuet
Telemann - Minuet
Satie - Gymnopedie No. 3
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