Fundamental Exercises for the Harp, Volume 2 by Samantha Ballard is a technical exercise book for harpists, teachers, and students alike. This ebook is meant to be a resource detailing basic patterns in music - namely, scales, triads, 4-note chords and arpeggios - in various keys and with fingerings, brackets, and pedal & lever settings written out.

By becoming fluent with these exercises, students will be better prepared when encountering similar patterns in music, gain familiarity with keys and key signatures, learn about chords to prepare for playing with lead sheets, and gain helpful context for learning about music theory.

Fundamental Exercises for the Harp, Volume 2 by Samantha Ballard is a technical exercise book for harpists, teachers, and students alike. This ebook is meant to be a resource detailing basic patterns in music - namely, scales, triads, 4-note chords and arpeggios - in various keys and with fingerings, brackets, and pedal & lever settings written out.

By becoming fluent with these exercises, students will be better prepared when encountering similar patterns in music, gain familiarity with keys and key signatures, learn about chords to prepare for playing with lead sheets, and gain helpful context for learning about music theory.

Exercises in this volume:

Scales - two octaves, hands together.

Triads - rolled and broken. One octave, hands together with V - I cadence.

Four note chords: major/minor, and dominant/diminished sevenths. Rolled and broken, 1 octave, hands separately.

Arpeggios - major/minor and dominant/dimished sevenths, 3 octaves.

Range: exercises in this volume should fit on a 36-string harp, however exercises may also be modified to be played in different ranges.

Key included in this volume: C, G, D, F, B flat, and E flat major; A, E, B, D, G, and C minor.

Lever harpists: All keys used in this book are playable on a lever harp with a full set of levers tuned in the key of E flat major, with the exception of some exercises in B minor.

File format: PDF, 33 pages.

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