Basic Harp for Beginners
Sheet Music Book
By Laurie Riley

Just not enough as an absolute beginner's book. No sooner has it shown you how to hold your hands correctly than you are off playing an entire piece with both hands, including chords. Not enough basic exercises. No way will it give you a start over other pupils. Some...

of the tunes are nice, but learn your technique elsewhere.

With no prior music background, I started playing harp with this book. It was fantastic! I played (using this book) for about 3 months befor taking my first lesson. My instructor said that she had never seen anyone progress so fast. My technique (from the book) was great and I...

easily learned my teachers lessons - again much more quickly than any student she has had previously. A friend went to lessons with me and had not used Riley's book, we had to start going seperately as she was no where near at my level. My instructor is highly regarded in Vancouver.

I had got this book before starting lessons. My teacher was not impressed. It leaps ahead far too quickly without giving nearly enough exercises and practice on all-important basic technique. We ended up using another book alongside it. If you really want to build up good technique this just...

doesn´t offer enough - it isn´t really for beginners at all.

thanks for the pics of sheet music. One of my concerns was: could I read the music easily.