NEW: Tunes I Like to Teach… PDF

Arranged by Gráinne Hambly
Elementary – Intermediate Level

This book includes 24 traditional Irish tunes arranged for elementary to intermediate level harpers. A number of tunes are arranged in 2 separate versions while the rest of the tunes include both easier and more complex left hand ideas. See list of contents below. The book also includes detailed notes on the tunes, tips on ornamentation, arranging, interpreting the notation and playing Irish Dance Music on the harp. Purchasing the pdf also gives you access to audio files of all the tracks plus video tutorials on ornamentation and damping.

Length: 50 pages, individual tunes 1-2 pages

Contents:

• Níl na Lá (Air)
• Galway Belle (Polka) 2 versions
• John Brosnan’s (Polka) 2 versions
• The Cobbler (Polka) 2 versions
• Return from Fingal (March)
• My Singing Bird (Air) 2 versions
• The Munster Cloak (Air) 2 versions
• Lord Galway’s Lamentation (Carolan)
• Captain O’Kane (Carolan)
• Kean O’Hara 3rd Air (Carolan)
• Johnny Will You Marry Me? (Schottische) 2 versions
• The Star Above the Garter (Slide)
• An Chóisir (Slide)
• Caisleán an Óir (Hornpipe, Comp. Junior Crehan)
• Mickey Callaghan’s Fancy (Hornpipe)
• Dever the Dancer (Slip Jig)
• Give us a Drink of Water (Slip Jig)
• A Thousand Farewells (Double Jig, Comp. Seán Ryan)
• Banks of Lough Gowna (Double Jig)
• The Cock and the Hen (Slip Jig)
• The Ash Plant (Reel)
• Kitty Gone a Milking (Reel)
• The Milkmaid (Reel)
• Highland March from Oscar and Malvina (Clan March)