John Thomas: The Minstrel's Adieu to his Native Land
An in-depth performance interpretation course, using detailed video demonstration.
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John Thomas' The Minstrel's Adieu to his Native Land is one of the loveliest and most educational intermediate level harp solos. In this course you will learn tips and tricks for the different technical aspects of the piece, as well gaining insight into the musical interpretation.
Use the advantages of the video lesson format to watch an expert demonstrate, re-visiting the videos as often as you wish as the course never expires, and move at your own pace. The course includes over an hour of video material, arranged together in the format of five lessons.The clips are short to enable easy searching and focused attention, which can be applied within a practice session. You can ask a question in the comments section at any time.
This course is designed for students just starting their journey with the piece, those looking for ideas for polishing their performance, or professionals looking for new inspiration in their teaching.
You will need to purchase the sheet music for the piece separately. It is available from most harp music suppliers, including Vanderbilt in the US or Adlais in the UK (which also has a lever harp version).
The Course is set up for use by one person per enrollment use only.
Intermediate level. Pedal harp, although you can learn the piece with adaptions on a lever harp (see link above).
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All prices are in US$
Your Instructor
Alice Giles AM is one of the world’s leading harpists, and also a dedicated and inspiring teacher. Winner of the prestigious 8th Israel International Harp Contest, she performs extensively as soloist and gives master-classes word-wide. Australian born, she studied in the US and spent many years living in Germany before returning to her roots, where she lives in rural New South Wales. Always ready for an adventure she has even performed on Mawson Station in Antarctica. She is Director of the Seven Harp Ensemble and Artistic Director of the non-profit company Harp Centre Australia. See more about Alice: www.alicegiles.com