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The small harp : a step by step tutor / Alison Kinnaird.

By: Kinnaird, Alison.
Material type: materialTypeLabelScorePublisher: Shillinghill : Kinmor Music, [1989]Description: score (90 p.) ; 30cm; 90 p. of music : ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 cassette.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0951120425.Subject(s): Harp -- Instruction and study | Celtic harp | Celtic harp -- Methods -- Self-instruction | Celtic harp music, Arranged | Folk music -- ScotlandDDC classification: HP/010 | 787.73 KIN
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Item type Current library Call number Materials specified Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending HP/010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00151432
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library Audio Visual 787.73 KIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Tape Cassette Available 38888000685689
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 787.73 KIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 38888000313886
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

There can be little to replace the one-to-one relationship between teacher and pupil, but in the past few years there has been an increasing demand for a self-tutor for the small harp from students who live in areas where, for one reason or another, a teacher is not regularly accessible. Also, musicians who can already play the instrument have expressed interest in the traditional style techniques used in Scottish and Irish music.

MTU Kerry copy has an accompanying cassette

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Index and Acknowledgements (p. 2)
  • Introduction (p. 4)
  • The Harp or Clarsach (p. 6)
  • Maintaining Your Harp (p. 7)
  • Replacing a String (p. 9)
  • Tuning Your Clarsach (p. 10)
  • How to Read Music - A Basic Guide (p. 12)
  • Beginning to Play (p. 20)
  • Finding Your Way Around the Clarsach (p. 25)
  • Lesson 1 Two Fingers (p. 26)
  • 1. The Fairy Lullaby (p. 27)
  • 2. The Christ Child's Lullaby (p. 27)
  • Lesson 2 Three Fingers (p. 28)
  • 3. Hush A Ba Birdie (p. 29)
  • 4. Katie Bairdie (p. 30)
  • Lesson 3 Triad Chords (p. 31)
  • 5. Hey Ca' Thru' (p. 32)
  • 6. The Battle's O'er (p. 34)
  • Lesson 4 Four Fingers (p. 35)
  • 7. Over The Sea To Skye (p. 37)
  • Lesson 5 Crossing Over. Crossing Under (p. 38)
  • 8. Fiona's Gone To Broughty Ferry (p. 39)
  • Lesson 6 Moving Around Your Harp (p. 40)
  • 9. Miss A. Kingsnorth of Temple (p. 41)
  • 10. Islay Jig (p. 42)
  • Ornamentation and Decoration (p. 43)
  • Simple Ornamentation (p. 44)
  • More Decoration (p. 46)
  • More Complicated Decoration (p. 47)
  • Composite Decorations (p. 48)
  • 11. The Kilbarchan Weaver (p. 49)
  • 12. The Atholl Highlanders (p. 50)
  • 13. Kenmure's Up And Awa' (p. 51)
  • 14. Farewell to Glenshalloch [Bothan an Easan] (p. 52)
  • 15. Queen Elizabeth's March (p. 53)
  • 16. Iain Beag [Little John] (p. 54)
  • 17. An Argyllshire Air [Ossian's Daydream] (p. 55)
  • 18. Cro Cinn t-Saile [The Cattlefold of Kintail] (p. 56)
  • 19. Drops of Brandy (p. 57)
  • 20. Brose and Butter (p. 57)
  • 21. Balfour Village (p. 58)
  • 22. The Shapinsay Polka (p. 59)
  • 23. Sae Mirrie As We Have Bein (p. 60)
  • 24. Hench Me. Mallie Gray (p. 61)
  • 25. Drummond Castle (p. 62)
  • 26. Leslie's March (p. 63)
  • 27. Lamentation for James Moray of Abercairney (p. 64)
  • 28. Glenlivet (p. 65)
  • 29. Deil Amang The Tailors (p. 66)
  • 30. The Rymer (p. 67)
  • 31. A' Bhanais lortach [The St. Kilda Wedding March] (p. 68)
  • 32. An Oidhche robh na Phosadh [The Feet Washing] (p. 69)
  • 33. Caoineadh Eoghain Rua [Lament for Owen Roe] (p. 70)
  • 34. Kid On The Mountain (p. 71)
  • 35. Lady Cunninghame of Livingstone (p. 72)
  • 36. Dunkeld Steeple (p. 73)
  • 37. Roslin Castle (p. 74)
  • 38. The Massacre of Glencoe 1691 (p. 75)
  • 39. Caileach an Dudain [The Old Woman of the Mill Dust] (p. 76)
  • 40. Sleepy Maggie (p. 78)
  • Arranging Music (p. 79)
  • Some Tunes to Arrange (p. 82)
  • Notes (p. 86)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Alison Kinnaird M.B.E.: One of Scotland's leading clarsach (small harp) players. She has a degree in Celtic Studies and Archaeology