Written in the Key of C. Can be used by all harps with additional sections just for pedal harp.
Twenty-two chapters of in-depth discussion on topics ranging from technique, practicing, memorization, and performance to tuning, history mechanics, harpistic notation, and contemporary effects. More than fifty pages of targeted exercises on the major elements of harp technique with step-by-step instuctions and practice suggestions. Over twenty detailed photo illustrations on hand position. Comprhensive warm-up routines in three graded levels for beginning, intermediate, and advanced/professional harpists. A guide to beneficial stretches for harpists and a chapter devoted to discussion of hand and body care that features an interview with one of the world's leading specialists in arts medicine.