An Introduction to Jazz for the Beginner Classical Harpist - Amanda Whiting

Standard: Method for Learning Jazz    Harp Type: Lever or Pedal

With more and more students wanting to learn jazz and popular music, this series of books approaches jazz from the mind-set of a classical harpist. The simpe approach allowa harpists to play in a 'jazz style' and well as encouraging a move towards the freedom of improvisatory music.

• Chapter One
• Making a beautiful sounds and learning to trust your ears
• Keeping it simple - pieces using crotchets, minims and semibreves

• Chapter Two
• Adding rhythmic intrest
• Practising rhythm away from the harp

• Chapter Three
• Looking at the quaver - the beat which swings it all about
• Learning to play rhythms swung or straight

• Chapter Four
• Adding 7th shapes in the left hand
• Introducing chord symbols - the abbreviation of written music

• Chapter Five
• Learning to Improvise and the tools to help you get started
• Improvising over a piece of written music