MARIA GROSSI Method for harp / SPIRAL BOUND

[Lily-White]

Hi,

“Method for harp” or “Metodo per arpa” by Maria Grossi (with 65 Easy & Progressive Little Studies):

Does anyone know if this book exists in spiral bound format? I heard it exists, but cannot find it anywhere. Preferably in Italian, but the English edition is OK as well. 🙂

Thank you and kind regards,

Lily

[Ann Lobotzke]

It’s very easy to take a copy of the Grossi to a copy center like Fed-Ex and ask them to spiral bind your book for you.

[Lily-White]

I asked the editor, and the book doesn’t exist spiral bound (in case anyone else is interested).

Thank you Ann Lobotzke for your kind reply. I have ordered the book and will have it spiral bound for me. And a couple of other books as well, while I’m at it! 🙂

– Lily

[Ann Lobotzke]

You’re welcome. I have most of my collections spiral bound.

[carl-swanson]

Dear Lily-White,

If you want an etude book that is spiral bound, look at my Bochsa Revisited, published by Carl Fischer Music. You can find it in a number of places, including my web site http://www.swansonharpcompany.com. You can even print out examples of a number of the etudes and try them out to see if they fit your level of playing. Lastly, there is a version for pedal harp and another version for lever harp. Both are spiral bound.

Carl Swanson

[Lily-White]

Hi Carl,

Thank you, I already have your book! I ordered it from your website a while ago. It felt a little difficult at the time, so now I have both books, yours and the Grossi. 🙂

There’s a big difference in approach from what I can see. Your book looks more fun to play, while Grossi might be a little bit boring. On the other hand, Grossi is for all levels. And I love to play arpeggios and stuff, so maybe I’m a little boring too! 😀

I will try both of them and see which one I prefer. I will also have a chat with my harp teacher about which one she recommends for me right now. And one doesn’t exclude the other, at least in the long run…

Kindly,

Lily

[carl-swanson]

Hi Lily,

The thing that I love about the Bochsa etudes is the variety of patterns. Each etude is built on a different pattern, and playing different patterns until you have muscle memory for that pattern is how you build technique. The one deficiency- and this is true of virtually all 19th century etudes- is that they are all very right handed. The left hand can phone in its notes! That’s why I wrote an “etude variation” for each of the original etudes that puts all the technical material into the left hand, thus giving both hands an equal workout.

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