The Skye Boat Song: Harp Sheet Music in 3 Levels
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The Skye Boat Song, arranged for harp at three levels. That lilting 6/8 makes it feel like home on the harp.
At a glance
- Levels: Beginner, Early Intermediate, Advanced
- Key: G major, 6/8
- Includes: Fingered and unfingered versions
- Format: instant PDF download
- Video lessons: on How To Harp
Choose your level
Level 1: Beginner
- No lever or pedal changes.
- Range: C one octave below middle C, up to D just over one octave above middle C. Suitable for a smaller harp.
- You'll work on: 6/8 time signature (compound time), LH triads and inversions, ABA form.
Level 3: Early Intermediate
- No lever or pedal changes.
- Range: E one and a half octaves below middle C, up to D just over one octave above middle C.
- You'll work on: LH 1-5-10 shapes, LH turn back chords, 6/8 (compound) time, ABA structure.
Level 5: Advanced
- No lever or pedal changes.
- Range: E one and a half octaves below middle C, up to D just over one octave above middle C.
- You'll work on: harmony runs in LH, LH harmonics, flat hand damping on descending bass line, ABA structure.
Want some help with it?
I've made video lessons on this arrangement, and the technique behind it, inside How To Harp.
→ Learn it with video lessons on How To Harp
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