Traditional tune arrangements  Ref: AJ1051

Table of Contents Voyage pour L'lrlande - Pierre Bensusan arr. Maeve Gilchrist Breakdown and practice ideas Hospitality of Jane - Maeve Gilchrist Jig Time Exercises Arpeggio Exercises for Parking Spot Parking Spot - Maeve Gilchrist Marbhna Luimni (Limerick's Lamentation) - Trad. arr. Maeve Gilchrist Finger Strengthening Exercises Tone Production Exercises Peerie Joel's Waltz - Ale Moller arr. Maeve Gilchrist Ostinato Exercise for In and Oot the Harbor In and Oot the Harbor/PT (Wheels of Glory) - Trad. arr. Maeve Gilchrist/Maeve Gilchrist Triplet Exercises Waves of Rush - Aidan O'Rourke arr. Maeve Gilchrist Cheshaw - Maeve Gilchrist Catriona's Jig - Maeve Gilchrist Alternative arrangement and ostinato-based ideas (Catriona's Jig) Donald Young's - Maeve Gilchrist Chloe's Passion - Dr. Angus Macdonald arr. Maeve Gilchrist Finn and Sarah's Wedding Waltz - Maeve Gilchrist Ostinato 4 (Yellow Birds) - Maeve Gilchrist This book of traditional tune arrangements and original compositions for the lever harp has been in the works for many years now. Through my time as a faculty member at Berklee, as a workshop instructor at various folk music summer camps and my monthly online workshop Harp Talk, I’ve been using arrangements of traditional material and my own tunes as vehicles to further investigate our wonderful instrument, the lever harp. I’m a firm believer in wanting to learn and by incorporating technical exercises, along with rhythm and musicality focus into our work on these melodies, we can take on satisfying repertoire while strengthening our general musicianship and becoming more skilful harp players. The music in this book is for the intermediate through advanced player and gets a little trickier as you move through the book. I encourage you to jump in and thoroughly immerse yourself in each piece, becoming familiar and comfortable with its own particular challenges before moving on. Isolate sections, create loops, transpose, create new left hand patterns to fully utilise your own imagination as you progress. After all – no one is a better teacher than you. Enjoy!