Title	Méthode de Harpe
Author	Gatineau, Marie-Hélène
Contributors	Gatineau, Pascal
Place	Paris
Publisher	Lemoine
Year	1996 ; 1998
Plate	26473 H.L. ; 26856 H.L.
Physical Description	2 voll.

Language	French
Type of Harp	Lever Harp
Target Audience	Children (4-8 years)
Speed of Progression	Slow
Structure of Method	Chapters on the fundamental techniques of the harp
Type of Illustrations	Photos; Drawings
Style of Music	Classical; Songs
Musical Structure	Exerices; Pieces
Elements of harmonical Theory	No

Introduction	1
Position of the Harp	2
Tuning
Elements of Musical Theory
Beginning with 1 finger
Beginning with 2 fingers	4
Beginning with 3 fingers	5
Beginning with 4 fingers	6
Intervals	7
Chords, 3 fingers	9
Chords, 4 fingers	10
Pedals / Levers	3
Glissando
Harmonics	12
Scales
Slides	11
Arpeggios
Trills, Tremolos, Bisbigliandi, Ornaments	8
Muffled Sounds

" Teach the harp to the beginners, by leaning on a playful, varied and progressive support. "

Volume 1
Method divided into 5 big chapters, distributed in 23 lessons containing exercises working the treated technical subject and preparing for the small piece of the chapter. For beginners.
Volume 2
Divided into 14 lessons with the same contents as the 1st volume, with it more a piece to sight read of a composer known.

In the 1st volume, the notes C and F are in colour, as the strings of the harp, to help the reading process.
Begin very slowly with a lot of joint interval which allows to develop the sight-reading
1st lesson is very original chapter, because it begins " to play by replacing fingers "
At the end of every chapter is a duet
Drawing of a small rabbit, which accompanies every lesson and which shows the position of levers. Photos to show the position at the harp and oft he fingers.