Title	Méthode de Harpe : Suivie d'un recueil de Petits Airs de différens Auteurs [etc.]
Author	Cousineau, Jacques-Georges
Place	Paris
Publisher	Cousineau, Salomon
Year	1784
Physical Description	48 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	2
Tuning	9
Elements of Musical Theory
Beginning with 1 finger
Beginning with 2 fingers	3
Beginning with 3 fingers	4
Beginning with 4 fingers	5
Intervals	6
Chords, 3 fingers
Chords, 4 fingers	10
Pedals / Levers	8
Glissando
Harmonics	13
Scales	11
Slides	12
Arpeggios
Trills, Tremolos, Bisbigliandi, Ornaments	7
Muffled Sounds

Give bases onto the learning of the harp to a beginner

- Introduction: purpose of the method.
- Divided into 2 parts : 1) explanations 2) musical examples.
- Presentation of the harp.
- Way of taking the harp, the position of fingers, the dexterities, the main rule of the fingerings.
- Explanation of pedals and tones (major and minor).
- Then 37 lessons for the right hand, very short with some measures of examples.
- Then 16 lessons idem for the left hand, but centred on the role of accompaniment of the left hand, then, chords, batteries, bass of Alberti, octaves, etc.
- Followed by pieces some of the author and the others of various composers.

Explanation how to change a strings, adjust the mechanics and the pedals of the harp.
The scales are called « roulades »
Short, simple pieces technically and harmonicaly, in a classic style and using rarely pedals