Title	Nouvelle Méthode pour apprendre à jouer de la Harpe. Œuvre IX
Author	Meyer, Jacques Philippe
Place	Paris
Publisher	Boüin, Castagnery
Year	1774
Physical Description	19 p.

Language	French
Type of Harp	Simple Action Pedal Harp
Target Audience	Adults
Speed of Progression	Fast
Structure of Method	Chapters on the fundamental techniques of the harp
Type of Illustrations	Others
Style of Music	Classical
Musical Structure	Exerices; Pieces
Elements of harmonical Theory	No

Introduction	1
Position of the Harp
Tuning
Elements of Musical Theory
Beginning with 1 finger
Beginning with 2 fingers
Beginning with 3 fingers
Beginning with 4 fingers
Intervals	4
Chords, 3 fingers
Chords, 4 fingers	2
Pedals / Levers
Glissando
Harmonics
Scales
Slides
Arpeggios	3
Trills, Tremolos, Bisbigliandi, Ornaments	5
Muffled Sounds

The harp in this period is an instrument of accompaniment of songs and airs; the method gives technical means to learn to play these kind of pieces

Introduction: the method is intended for the amateurs, with the objective to accompany songs. Description of the instrument and how to tune the harp,
Position of 2 hands
Songs
Ornaments

The thumb " never bends ".
Fingerings numbered differently that at present: thumb =0, index=1, majeur=2, annular=3.
Left hand technique is particular: the fingers are always placed on the chord even if they do not play and then moves on the following chords.
Much less complete than the 1st method, less progressive