music for adult beginners.

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March 26, 2007 at 4:05 am #87920

unknown-user
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Hi all,

Can anyone recommend music for adult beginners? I’m thinking of those that have not played an instrument before and

March 26, 2007 at 10:23 pm #87921

unknown-user
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I’m an adult

March 26, 2007 at 10:30 pm #87922

unknown-user
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As for exercises, you might enjoy:

Conditioning Exercises for Beginners and Advanced Harpists, by Carlos Salzedo.

I’m working though this booklet with my teacher, and I am quite enjoying it. The exercises give your fingers a good workout and they really help form a solid foundation to build on.

March 26, 2007 at 11:38 pm #87923

David Ice
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I’ve always liked Betty Paret’s FIRST HARP BOOK.

March 27, 2007 at 1:01 am #87924

Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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Yes, I use Sam Milligan’s Fun from the First, and Medieval to Modern,

March 28, 2007 at 5:28 am #87925

unknown-user
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Thankyou all for your terrific advice. It’s very helpful and I will explore all the works you all mentioned, as for different pupils different texts are often suitable.

Much appreciated,

Rosemary.

March 28, 2007 at 12:07 pm #87926

Kathleen Clark
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The books I see adult students going through the most are all of
Kathryn Cater’s books published by Afghan Press. Every one of her
pieces is a little gem, each teaching a different skill. More than one
of my adult harp pals has mentioned that they enjoy playing “Cater”
because it isn’t just scales and arpeggios. When you finish learning a
skill you actually have a really nice little piece for your repertoire.

I’ve been at the Sylvia Woods Harp Center and have overheard other
adult students showing her books to other adult students, over and over
again, so they are really making the rounds. The first piece I ever
played in public was Cater’s “Monarch Wings” from her ‘bug’ book. I
don’t even remember the title of her books any more. Adults just call
them the “bug” book, the “horse” book, the “bird” book, etc., and
everyone knows which book they mean, that’s how popular they are.

For myself, after I finished Cater’s books I started Mary K. Lloyd’s
books (again from Afghan Press). I play a lot of her pieces now at City
of Hope. They have a

March 28, 2007 at 12:58 pm #87927

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Hi Kathleen,

Thanks for much for your lovely post – I really appreciate hearing about the feelings of adult learners and what their experiences are, it is so helpful!

Those books sound perfect for alot of the adult students that are down here in Tasmania (yes, the other end of the world!). There are alot of alternative lifestyle type people, and alot of those that take up harp are definitely of the “New Age” variety.
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