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First Steps to Harp Improvisation

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For solo lever or pedal harp, Louise Trotter’s First Steps to Harp Improvisation is a collection that includes written advice, musical figures, audio recordings, and short pieces designed to help you practice improvising. There are bass, melody and arpeggio patterns as well as one page of suggested improvisational styles that you can put on your music stand for reference. Whether compositions are written according to style and form, or consist of random chords, arpeggios or glissandos, it is possible to be harmonious and effective with the help of this publication. Scroll down for contents.

This collection is a PDF download for $15.00.
(Includes PDF book as well as accompanying mp3 sound files.)

Length: 23 pgs.

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Suggestions for Getting Started
Bass and Melody Patterns
Etude 1 Reflections (two bass patterns)
Etude 2 Aquamarine (arpeggios in 3 & 4-finger patterns)
Etude 3 Mountain Trail (repetition, suspended chords)
Etude 4 Alpine Lake (L.H. arpeggiated figure)
Etude 5 Bluebonnet Waltz (stride bass in 1, 4, and 5 chords)
Etude 6 Icy Stream (arpeggios in 1, 6, 2, 5 chords)
Balloon Flight (interlocking hands)
Etude 8 Kaleidoscope (intervals of 4th & quartal chords)
Etude 9 Whirlpool (descending triplet figures)
Etude 10 Foggy Dawn (L.H. melody, R.H. glisses)
Etude 11 Gypsy Caravan (rhythmic, in key of E minor)
Etude 12 Prairie Mirage (piece using several techniques)

 

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