The 40 tunes, from elementary to advanced, have fingerings and are in the key of C or sharp keys. The 60 minute cassette is a great way to hear how the pieces and the ornaments should sound. This is a collection of 25 tunes arranged by Alison Kinnaird . Most of the music dates from the 18th and early 19th centuries, and has been inspired by and dedicated to the houses and their families. Ranging from romantic slow airs to sparkling jigs and reels or elegant minuets and pastorales, they evoke the people and places of times past, but are still part of the living tradition of Scottish music.
Pieces are at an intermediate level with grace notes and some fingerings.
Most are in the keys of 1 flat up to 3 sharps. 33 pages including interesting background notes for the tunes. The music is all Irish, and ranges through many facets of the Irish folk and harping tradition. The arrangements are by professional performers and teachers such as Grainne Yeats, Maire ni Chathasaigh, and others. Volume 1 is graded and includes 33 tunes for beginners and intermediate harp players, including 1 harp duet and 1 harp trio.