First Lessons Folk Harp
Lesson #1: Music Basics.....................................................................................................................4
Ledger Lines and Time Signatures...................................................................................................5
Rhythm Table....................................................................................................................................5
Lesson #2: Parts of the Folk Harp......................................................................................................6
Lesson #3: How to Tune the Folk Harp..............................................................................................7
Lesson #4: Wire Strung Harp or Nylon Strung Harp?.......................................................................8
Lesson #5: Sitting Position at the Folk Harp.....................................................................................9
Lesson #6: How to Position Your Hands at the Folk Harp.............................................................10
Lesson #7: Placing and Brackets......................................................................................................11
Lesson #8: Basic Music Patterns.....................................................................................................12
Neighbor Note Patterns..................................................................................................................12
Mixed Patterns................................................................................................................................13
Lesson #9: Whole Notes, Half Notes and Rests..............................................................................14
Pachelbel Canon............................................................................................................................14
Streets Of Doolin............................................................................................................................14
Lesson #10: Quarter Notes, Rests and Replacing Patterns...........................................................15
Music Alone Shall Live...................................................................................................................15
Un Canadien Errant........................................................................................................................15
Lesson #11: One Note Bass Patterns...............................................................................................16
Ton Ton Ton....................................................................................................................................16
King Arthur’s Harp..........................................................................................................................16
Lesson #12: Dotted Half Notes and Ties..........................................................................................17
Red Is The Rose............................................................................................................................17
Hand In Hand With Flora................................................................................................................17
Lesson #13: Pick Up Measures and Drone Bass Patterns.............................................................18
Wake Up Cannon...........................................................................................................................18
Red River Valley.............................................................................................................................18
Alleluya...........................................................................................................................................18
Lesson #14: Eighth Notes.................................................................................................................19
Bourree...........................................................................................................................................19
Brahms Lullaby................................................................................................................................19
Ja Nuns Hons Pris..........................................................................................................................19
Peggy Gordon................................................................................................................................20
May Day Carol................................................................................................................................20
Lesson #15: Glissandos....................................................................................................................21
Golden Leaves In Fall....................................................................................................................22
Butterflies In Summer.....................................................................................................................22
Snow Flurries On A Moonless Night...............................................................................................22
Lesson #16: Dotted Quarter Notes...................................................................................................23
Childgrove......................................................................................................................................23
Come Follow To The Greenwood...................................................................................................23
Black Eyed Susan..........................................................................................................................24
Lonesome Road.............................................................................................................................24
Sweet Dreams Lullaby...................................................................................................................24
Lesson #17: Raising Levers for a New Key.....................................................................................25
Fairy Plaint Music...........................................................................................................................25
Last Song Before I Go....................................................................................................................25
Bride Parish....................................................................................................................................26
Gavotte...........................................................................................................................................26
Lesson #18: Bass Hand Chord Patterns..........................................................................................27
Caliente Rojo..................................................................................................................................27
Los Tres Santos Reyes..................................................................................................................27
She’s Gone To Be Wed With Another.............................................................................................28
Eileen Aroon...................................................................................................................................28
Greensleeves.................................................................................................................................29
Lesson #19: Reading Ledger Lines..................................................................................................30
The Spanish Lady..........................................................................................................................30
All Night, All Day.............................................................................................................................30
Lesson #20: Mixed Bass Patterns....................................................................................................31
Quick Scotch..................................................................................................................................31
Hibernia’s Lovely Jane...................................................................................................................31
The Chanter...................................................................................................................................32
The Standing Stones......................................................................................................................32
The Sweet Nightingale...................................................................................................................33
Please To See The King.................................................................................................................33
Boats Rocking In The Water...........................................................................................................34
The Cat’s Jig...................................................................................................................................34