Amanda Whiting, An introduction to Jazz for the beginner Classical Harpist

Pour harpe celtique et à pédales

Amanda Whiting, An introduction to Jazz for the beginner Classical Harpist


Chapter 1 - listening to your sound
- Making a beautiful sound and learning to trust your ears
- Keeping it simple - pieces using crotchets, minimms and semibreves

Chapter 2 - rhythm is your friend
- Adding rhythmic interest
- Practising rhythm away from the harp

Chapter 3 - let's swing it! 
- Looking at the quaver - the beat which swing is all about
- Learning to play rhythms swung or straight

Chapter 4 - warming up the harmony
- Adding 7th shapes in the left hand
- Introducing chord symbols - the abbreviation of written music

Chapter 5 - finding your voice
- Learning to improvise and the tools to help you get started
- Improvising over a piece of written music