What Child Is This / Greensleeves Course
What Child Is This: This lovely Christmas tune works so well on the harp, and can be played in front of the Christmas tree or at church events. It is set to the old tune of Greensleeves.
Greensleeves is a traditional English melody that people associate with the Renaissance. It creates a haunting atmosphere…some pieces just sound really old, and this is one of them! This arrangement is the simplest possible version with a left hand part, so you can play it even if you’ve recently started playing the harp.
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Difficulty level & Skills required
Mid-Beginner: It consists of a simple melody in the right hand and slow, single-note accompaniment in the left hand. All 4 fingers are used and simple brackets are included.
Type of harp
20 string harp (E to G) and anything bigger. G to G 22 string harps will not reach the bottom notes
Range
Lowest note is E, less than an octave below middle C. Highest note is G, an octave and a half above middle C
Levers/Pedals
The piece is in the key of A minor (no levers needed). No pedal or lever changes are included
What‘s included?
Video Course with multiple lessons to learn Greensleeves/What Child Is This?, which currently includes free sheet music for Greensleeves/What Child Is This?
Audio
Ngaire (verified owner) –
Accurate Difficulty Level? This felt like the correct difficulty level
Loved the way you approached it.
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Karen Hiscott (verified owner) –
Accurate Difficulty Level? This felt like the correct difficulty level
So much fun! I am loving these courses. 🙂
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Mary Hudnall (verified owner) –
Accurate Difficulty Level? This felt like the correct difficulty level
I have been learning for almost 3 months now, and I think this song was perfect for a beginner. The left hand just plucks one at a time slowly and often in order going down. This adds to the song but allows you to focus on the right hand melody. I just finished the course today, so I will make a video playing it when a get a bit better on it. Thank you Christy-Lyn for your excellent instructions.
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Janet Ferguson (verified owner) –
Accurate Difficulty Level? This felt like the correct difficulty level
Hi I enjoyed this piece and practiced a lot. Thank you for keeping it simple! I am still concerned that when I really try to focus on my finger positions I forget the notes. Practice practice practice!
Also every time I go to the Classmates group I keep getting redirected to the home page. maybe they have all moved on.
Jan
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