Fundamental Exercises for the Harp, Volume 2

Note from the author

Exercises in this volume:

Scales – two octaves, hands together.

Triads – rolled and broken. One octave, hands together with V – I cadence.

Four note chords: major/minor, and dominant/diminished sevenths. Rolled and broken, 1 octave, hands separately.

Arpeggios – major/minor and dominant/dimished sevenths, 3 octaves.

Range: exercises in this volume should fit on a 36-string harp, however exercises may also be modified to be played in different ranges.

Key included in this volume: C, G, D, F, B flat, and E flat major; A, E, B, D, G, and C minor.

Lever harpists: All keys used in this book are playable on a lever harp with a full set of levers tuned in the key of E flat major, with the exception of some exercises in B minor.