List of Standard Jazz Tunes & Their Keys
This is a list I created to help harpists choose Standard Jazz Tunes to start learning. When I first started playing, I had no idea there were ‘standard’ keys for jazz tunes, and didn’t realize some tunes were just inherently harder than others on the harp. So this...Left Hand Patterns Chart
This is a 2 page PDF of 19 different left-hand patterns from the “Hip Harp Toolkit” class in the “Structure is Freedom” Quarter of Hip Harp Academy. You can can use these in arrangements or for reading chord charts. The patterns start simple,...Super Arrange-o-Matic Worksheet!
This is an overview of how you can approach the 5 sections of the 5-Part Arrangement Structure. It also has a 2nd page where you can add ideas you’ve learned about how to approach the 3 ‘vertical’ roles in your playing: Melody, Accompaniment &...Arpeggios for Technique Practice and to use in Arrangements
Set of exercises that works on hand-technique and also teaches hands-on modulation and harmony.
25 Simple Tunes (a List)
This is just a list of simple tunes (not necessarily Celtic tunes) – mostly American and European folk songs. All of these would be good for arrangement practice if you’re looking for more tunes to arrange and play around with. Download the “25...Building on a Gliss (for pedal harps)
“Gliss Chart” for pedal harp.
6 Mini-Melodies
I made these 6 mini-melodies in C for people who don’t want to play Celtic tunes while practicing their repertoire. Instead, you can use these 6 short melodies that are non-genre specific. (And, of course, you’re welcome to use them even if you DO like...Fun-Size Holiday Favorites
After he made me all those leadsheets, I asked Nick if he could make me a set of “Abridged” or “Abbreviated” carols so you could just print them out and use them for practice. So that’s what the “HHT-FunSize-Holiday-Faves”...Holiday Leadsheets
Abridged Carols in C Tuning for arranging practice