Beginning Autoharp Instruction Book
By Bonnie Phipps Autoharp Book & CD Item: 00-44475
$19.99
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Description
This step-by-step approach to learning to play the autoharp will help beginners and teachers understand the many ways in which this versatile instrument can be used. You will learn a variety of strumming techniques and how to work the chord bars, use the different areas of the strings effectively, and play songs and simple melodies. Also included is a brief history of how the autoharp began and developed. To help you learn faster and easier, Bonnie Phipps has recorded a correlating CD that includes strum patterns and songs in the book.
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Contents
| Title | |
| Introduction | |
| Beginning Strumming Techniques | |
| SECTION A (Exercises) | |
| Strum Patterns | |
| The Pinch | |
| Changing Chords in the Middle of Strum Patterns | |
| Combining Strum Patterns | |
| SECTION B (Songs) | |
| Mary Ann | |
| Buffalo Gals | |
| Clementine | |
| Down in the Valley | |
| My Bonnie | |
| Oh Susanna | |
| Down by the Riverside | |
| Beautiful, Beautiful Brown Eyes | |
| Rock-A My Soul | |
| Daisy Bell | |
| When the Saints Go Marching In | |
| Greensleeves | |
| Irene Goodnight | |
| Mama Don't 'Low | |
| Drunken Sailor | |
| Do Lord | |
| In the Good Old Summertime | |
| Jamaica Farewell | |
| House of the Rising Sun | |
| Old Folks at Home | |
| Basic Melody Techniques | |
| Taps | |
| Ten Little Indians | |
| Skip to My Lou | |
| Clementine | |
| Lullaby | |
| Blue Danube Waltz | |
| Irene Goodnight | |
| When the Saints Go Marching In | |
| Red River Valley | |
| Daisy Bell | |
| Battle Hymn of the Republic | |
| Simple Gifts | |
| She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain | |
| Old Molly Hare | |
| Home on the Range | |
| Rock-A My Soul | |
| Appendix A: Basic Music Theory | |
| Appendix B: Care and Maintenance of the Autoharp | |
| Appendix C: Miscellaneous Information | |
| Ordering Parts | |
| Autoharp Luthiers | |
| Autoharp Festivals | |
| Selected Discography | |
| Autoharp Songbooks |
Additional Information
| Author: | Bonnie Phipps |
| Instrument: | Autoharp |
| Format: | Book & CD |
| Page Count: | 88 |
| Item Number: | 00-44475 |
| ISBN 10: | 1-4706-2397-8 |
| ISBN 13: | 978-1-4706-2397-5 |
| UPC: | 038081502236 |
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