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Progressive LessonsProgressive Lessons Ref: SM566
Simon Chadwick

This book presents source materials for studying the ancient Gaelic harp traditions, which were shared between Ireland and Scotland for many centuries and replaces the earlier 2014 A5 edition Progressive Lessons for Early Gaelic Harp. This edition includes an audio CD.

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Price: £20.00

An Introduction to Old Irish Harp Playing TechniquesAn Introduction to Old Irish Harp Playing Techniques Ref: SM685
Sylvia Crawford

Published by Simon Chadwick, This book explains how to play the three first tunes traditionally taught to young Irish harpers. Working phrase-by-phrase through each of the tunes, Sylvia’s descriptions, photographs and music notation guide your fingers to learn the playing techniques of the old Irish harpers. There is also an introductory section explaining Sylvia’s work in reconstructing the lost art of playing the old Irish harp.

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Dialogue on historical wire for Gaelic harpsDialogue on historical wire for Gaelic harps Ref: SM396
Simon Chadwick

This book presents the results of a series of groundbreaking experiments by metalworker Daniel Tokar, and musician Ann Heymann. Their experimental results are presented in full, and their working methods and conclusions are laid out in the form of a dialogue. Illustrations include close-up SEM photos of some of the wires.

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Progressive Lessons for Early Gaelic HarpProgressive Lessons for Early Gaelic Harp Ref: SM168
Simon Chadwick

This tutor book presents the historical curricilum as collected in the late 18th century from the last of the old harpers, as the tradition was dying out. The three beginners' tunes are presented, transcribed from the source manuscripts, along with comprehensive background information on the history of the tradition, the structure and design of the instrument, its tuning, and the old harpers. The CD has demonstrations of all of the tunes played on replica harps with brass, silver and gold wire strings as well as sung versions of the associated songs, and demonstrations of the two main tuning systems.
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Price: £15.00

Clarsach Lessons for Young HarpersClarsach Lessons for Young Harpers Ref: SM395
Simon Chadwick

This book is a younger person's version of Progressive Lessons for Early Gaelic Harp by Simon Chadwick. It presents all the material that a young learner will need to help them get the most out of their clarsach lessons. Includes an audio CD.
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Price: £10.00

GesturesGestures Ref: SM397
Simon Chadwick

This book gives a whole palette of techniques to make your harp playing more expressive and articulated. Subtitled “Harp technique from old Irish, Welsh & Scottish tradition”, the book presents annotated editions of the lists of fingerings and grace notes from the Robert ap Huw manuscript, and from Edward Bunting’s 1840 book, The Ancient Music of Ireland. These are then brought up to date for present day harpers, with a detailed description of how to play a comprehensive selection of gestures, based on and expanding on the ones presented in the historical sources. Additional sections give discussions of performance and interpretation, and examples from three different tunes are presented and the use of gestures to perform them is described.
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Price: £24.00

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