Big Adventures Small Harps, Introductory
Big Adventures Small Harps, Introductory
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BIG ADVENTURES SMALL HARPS is an innovative all-in-one workbook designed for beginner harp students, especially those with little or no prior music reading experience. Ideal for use with small harps, this 40-page Introductory Level book supports both students and teachers in building essential music skills.
Key Features:
- Color-coded note heads (Red C, Blue F) match harp strings, reinforcing visual recognition and hand-eye coordination.
- Step-by-step note reading through featured-note units, with theory activities to build confidence and understanding.
- Creative rhythm practice in every unit, including tapping, counting, and opportunities for improvised music-making.
- Original concept pieces that promote pattern recognition and reading strategies beyond individual notes.
- Familiar tunes learned by ear or rote, with letter names included as guides; some pieces include chord progressions or rounds for group learning.
- Progressive bass clef instruction, beginning with Middle C to Bass C, suitable for 26-string harps.
- Hands-together playing introduced gradually, using simple finger 2 technique and student-teacher duet formats to keep it approachable and engaging.
This workbook fosters aural skills, reading fluency, and musical creativity, making it an excellent resource for teachers and students beginning their harp journey.
The video below gives you access to the audio tracks for the entire workbook so you can listen and play along. Use the chapter markers to navigate to a particular song.
- 0:00 Morning Bells
- 1:07 London Bridge
- 1:53 Clouds Drifting By
- 2:54 Are You Sleeping
- 3:45 A Bird's Sweet Song
- 4:44 This Old Man
- 5:38 Smiling Face
- 6:42 Donkeys Love Carrots
- 7:26 Sleepy Owl
- 8:41 Oh How Lovely is the Evening
- 9:40 Pink Umbrella
- 10:54 Row Row Row Your Boat
- 11:46 All the Colors
- 12:30 English Country Garden
- 13:59 First Flight
- 15:11 Whirling Leaves
- 16:08 The Willow
- 17:12 Pachelbel's Canon
- 18:21 Cerulean Blue
Pages: 41 pages of music
Format: PDF for immediate download
Key: C Major
Level: Beginner Harp
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I am absolutely delighted with "Big Adventures Small Harps, Introductory" and highly recommend it to aspiring harpists. This book has been incredibly useful, offering significant value to both absolute beginners who are just starting out and those who have basic skills but wish to learn to read music.
The book features a meticulously thought-out teaching methodology. It provides a clear, step-by-step guide to mastering note-reading through playing pleasant melodies, which are also supported by excellent audio accompaniment tracks. The material uses a variety of teaching techniques that greatly aid in learning and retention.
What makes this book stand out is its long-term utility. While primarily designed for beginners, I find it remains useful well into the late-beginner stage due to its adaptable structure. Although not explicitly detailed or emphasized in the book, I have successfully utilized it across at least four distinct levels of skill development, which I am currently enjoying immensely:
1) Note Acquisition: Learning notes by playing with the second finger of the right hand, as directed in the instructions.
2) Right-Hand Technique Development: Playing the right-hand melody while consciously considering and refining the fingering, utilizing all four fingers.
3) Basic Accompaniment: Introducing the chord base note with the left hand (using the chords provided for teacher accompaniment).
4) Advanced Accompaniment: Gradually adding more notes to the chord, incrementally approaching the richer arrangement heard in the audio tracks.
This multi-layered approach allows one book to facilitate the progressive development of skills far beyond its initial scope.
I highly recommend this volume and am genuinely thrilled to have discovered it.
A personal note to the author: Thank you, Anne. I greatly appreciate your teaching style, your compositions, your video courses, and your educational materials.
Hi Viktorija,
Thank you so much for your incredibly thoughtful review! I’m thrilled to hear that BIG ADVENTURES SMALL HARPS, INTRODUCTORY has been so useful for you across multiple skill levels. It’s wonderful to know that the step-by-step approach, melodies, and audio tracks are helping you progress and enjoy the learning process. Your note about using the book in a multi-layered way is exactly the kind of creative approach I hope students will take, and it’s so encouraging to hear that it’s working for you. Thank you also for your kind words about my teaching style and materials—they mean so much.
Wishing you continued joy and success with your harp playing,
Anne