Title	Harp for Today : A Universal Method for the Harp
Author	McDonald, Susann
Contributors	Wood Rollo, Linda
Place	[s.l.]
Publisher	Musicworks Harp Edition
Year	2008
Physical Description	182 p.

Language	English
Type of Harp	Double Action Pedal Harp
Target Audience	Teenagers (12-18 years)
Speed of Progression	Medium
Structure of Method	Chapters on the fundamental techniques of the harp
Type of Illustrations	Photos
Style of Music	Classical
Musical Structure	Exerices
Elements of harmonical Theory	No

Introduction	1
Position of the Harp	3
Tuning	2
Elements of Musical Theory
Beginning with 1 finger
Beginning with 2 fingers	5
Beginning with 3 fingers	6
Beginning with 4 fingers	4
Intervals	7
Chords, 3 fingers	8
Chords, 4 fingers	15
Pedals / Levers	9
Glissando	10
Harmonics	11
Scales	12
Slides	13
Arpeggios	14
Trills, Tremolos, Bisbigliandi, Ornaments	16
Muffled Sounds	17

« to give the fundamentals of harp technique, many progressive exercises and helpful supplementary advice. «

1. General Information: on the harp with pedals, then lever harp. Tessitura of the harp. Tuning. Change a string.
2. Basic Techniques: position of the harp and the fingers, then all the chapters with the basic techniques of the harp
3. Supplementary Advice: texts with advic on diverse subjects of the life of a musician such as: the personal work, the memorization, the sound quality, get ready for concerts / audition / competition, etc.

Insist a lot on the sound quality
Many photos showing the position of fingers for practically every technical chapter
Only exercises are in the method. They are very constructive and bound to the technical subject approached.