Book Status (01/08/12)
Books 1-3
The books are being printed much more frequently now which enables us to make small changes when needed. If you find any errors, or things that you feel need clarification, please send your comments to the Website Editor. They will be presented to the ISA Harp Committee.
Book 1
There is an ommission in Christmas-Day Secrets. There should be an mf in measure 9 (beginning of B section).
Book 2
We have noticed there is an error in the new printing of Book 2. Petite Etude, measure 30, LH, the top note should be C not E. (It is correct in the old books.)
Book 4
Suzuki Harp Book 4 has been approved by the ISA Harp Committee and is in the process of being published! The pieces will be as follows:
- Solfeggietto by C.P.E. Bach (Waddington edition)
- Adagietto, Jean Michel Damase
- Theme and Variations, Josef Haydn
- Etude, Felix Godefroid
- Paquita’s Dance, Ludwig Minkus*
- Siciliana, Carlos Salzedo
Publishing takes a great deal of time so we don’t know exactly when this book will be in the stores. Meanwhile, all the pieces are available from Lyon & Healy West (1-877-621-3881).
*These are links to the actual ballet solos of Paquita’s Dance!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ9I_zxr7hU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTFX229xow0 This one starts 9:30 into the video.
New pedals for Sofeggietto! These elimate many problems — please try them. (Although the piece is in cut time, we’ll use 4 beats per measure to make it easier to discuss where pedals are placed.)
- M6, beat 3, A natural
- M8, beat 3, E natural
- M30, beat 1, F and B natural
- M30, beat 3, A natural
New fingerings for Paquita’s Dance! Click on this: Minkus C section fingering, to view them.
Book 5
The SAA and ISA Harp committees are now in the early stages of working out book 5. Several years ago when we started this process, we asked for input from all the Suzuki Harp Teachers. The pieces we’re working on now for Book 5 came from the list all of you helped generate.
At the moment the following pieces are in the running for being included in Book 5. Obviously there are too many to be included in the final book, and there still may be some added that are not currently on this list. But you may wish to start teaching some of these pieces to your book 5 students. Feedback is welcome! As always, we are still open to any ideas you may have for the advanced literature, so feel free to contact us.
Chanson dans la Nuit, C. Salzedo
To play this piece on an 85P, make changes as follows:
Tune 6B to B flat and 6A to A natural.
M17, play first chord one octave higher
M20, play first G one octave higher
M61, play the G flat one octave higher, (a third above the B flat.)
Berceuse Russe, M. Tournier
La fille aux cheveux de lin, C. Debussy
Allegretto, G. Pescetti (new version now available at L&H)
Chanson de Mai, A. Hasselmans
Sonata in C Min. 1st mvt., J. Dussek (Sophia Cori)
Bolero, or Gavotte, or Polka C. Salzedo
Something contrapuntal — Bach? Scarlatti?