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Harp Exercises for Agility and Speed

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I'm a beginning harper, and have been picking up books for someone my level as they come my way. I saw this one and thought it might be useful. When I showed it to my teacher, she wasn't too certain about it at first--then she began looking through it. She was very impressed, thought it was a great addition to my little collection, and worth every cent. I haven't gotten very far into the book yet, but there are great exercises on intervals, changing intervals, etc. I suspect that I won't be outgrowing this one any time soon, there's so much good stuff in it.

This book is exactly what it says it is. There are no lessons here - just a wonderful variety of excercises. They are clearly organized so that the harper or harpist can select the drills that are needed or a beginner can start at the beginning and work his or her way through.

Like the previous reviewer, I am a beginner. Harp Exercises is exactly what I was looking for: a book that would develop the skills that the lesson books touch upon in the pieces they present. This book will be useful long after I graduate from the introductory lesson books.

I bought this book for my Mom. She has been
involved with music for many years. She plays
a number of instruments and is now learning to play
the harp. This book is an asset to her and she
thinks it would be excellent for all harp students.

The exercises in this book help strengthen the fingers and hands and improve agility. The expercises are good for all levels of experience. The expercises are a good way of warming up and will bring ones playing ability to a greater level of accomplishment. I highly recommend this book for ones music book library.

This book is everything I could possible ask for. I've been playing flute for ten years, and have just picked up the harp, and the exercises here are reminiscent of the better tecique exercises I have worked with for so long on the flute. The exercises within this book are thorough and are progressively more difficult; I was able to practice the first exercises from the moment I got my harp but it will take a great deal of practice to have the ability to play the more complex exercises. All that is necessary is a basic knowledge of how to read music and the book takes you from there to beyond. I highly recommend it to any harper or harpist who wants to work on their technique and have a nice warm up.

Very quickly gets you into practicing your skills. However this is a little too advanced for my level at this point. Perhaps in about a year it will all make sense. But for those who actually know what they are doing, I can see how this book will work.

This book delivers exactly what it promises. Each exercise focuses on a particular skill (i.e. playing arpeggios, scales, different intervals, etc.). There are also a few songs to play which utilize skills developed in some of the exercises. This book will benefit beginners through advanced players.