H66 - On Playing the Harp
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (874 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0825849659 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 151 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"The one book to rule them all" according to tarheelharpist. Fundamentals fundamentals fundamentals. This book has wonderful commentary to support your study with a teacher OR for beginning the harp on your own. It is all exercises, so a supplementary repertoire book will be needed if you want to play music, however this book can be used for your whole career . Frenetic said Something for every harpist. What I like most about this guide are the technique exercises and the warmup exercises. Well thought out and put together and I use the exercises every day. There is some really useful information that makes it well worth purchasing regardless of which harp technique you subscribe to.. "Five Stars" according to vendi. This book is very informative for beginners to advance.
Highlights of this book include new and updated exercises with detailed clarification on fingerings, music and text revisions. Designed to be useful to harpists of all levels, On Playing the Harp is the complete A-to-Z collection of ideas, information, exercises, and is the perfect addition to any studio or library.. This newly revised 2nd edition features 22 chapters of a comprehensive approach to the multifaceted art of playing the harp by world-renowned soloist and Telarc recording artist Yolanda Kondonassis
Another chapter includes useful ideas on care of your body, hands, fingers, and calluses. Finally, Kondonaissis includes body stretching exercises and warm-up exercises for the beginner, intermediate, or advance/professional harpist." --American String Teacher, May 2004 . A nice chapter on muffling includes a page of various techniques, showing their notation and explaining how to execute each of them. "Kondonassis says that the most important part of a performance is in the preparation. This new book has three parts: Building Soundation, Strengthening and Conditioning, and Warming