An unprecedented perspective on the healing nature of Western modes, The Gift of Healing Modes empowers the musician with seven clear and distinct scales each with their own unlimited shades of musical color. The emphases are on the feeling emoted by the music, and how to elicit the mood using the principles and science supporting healing modal theory. Musicians expand their intuitive skill as they recognize which mood to set, or match, to support the ailing. This book gives the healing musician a new repertoire designed to progress the art of playing healing music at the bedside.

IONA - A tiny island - 3.5 miles long by 1 mile wide graces the western coast of Scotland. With each step upon this sacred ground, one experiences rich history. Iona Inspirations is a new CD recording (80 mins) and music book (148 pages) by Christina Tourin. During her visits to this little island, she was filled with EICSE - Divine Inspiration. This album features 15 new songs and the music book has arrangements for beginners, intermediate/advanced and ensembles. If you liked her Illuminations book and recording, you'll love this album!  

Music designed for use at baby showers, to quiet and calm little ones (and big ones, too!), and for general use as background music or to provide reflection and peaceful moments. Rocka-a-Bye, Baby is in the key of G, no accidentals. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star was written with a 23-string harp size in mind. Key of D, nice rolled chords and grace notes on verse three, one thumb slide at the end. Hush Little Baby, Don't You Cry has a lovely moving bass line and some thumb slides.

The term "therapy harp" is used to describe any small harp that is suitable for playing for therapeutic purposes for yourself or others. Laurie’s new book, "Play the Therapy Harp" is a combination of many modes of the beginning harp experience. It gives the person who is curious about the harp, or just starting, a taste of many basics. It is a reference book for basic music theory, it has several very good exercises, several etudes, and finally original repertoire. This original repertoire is not necessarily easy.

Three CDs included:  Ancient Legacy, Sound Science and Clinical Applications

by Sarajane Williams

Part 1: Ancient Legacy
     Discover the history of the healing energy of harp music and how it has affected individuals and civilizations from the stone age to the 21st century. Understand the power of the plucked string and learn about its ancient mythical connections to modern consciousness and beliefs.

Designed to be played with The Lap Harp Compendium and The Bedside Lap Harp Compendium. Simple, treble staff songs that are suitable for any melody line instrument. Of course, Cindy had in mind flute for this book! Parts include melody, countermelody, and harmony. Some songs are listed twice in different keys. These offerings are "flute only", no score or harp parts are included. EASY, MELODY LINE.  

There's a lifetime of knowledge in just the first 6 pages of this book!  It provides a fundamental understanding of the history and principles of harp therapy, vibroacoustic therapy and VAHT (Vibroacoustic harp therapy.) The harp is made of natural materials that resonate with the human body. The use of live music provides an obvious benefit because music delivers analog, musical information through a wide frequency range. This and much more, including case histories and pilot studies are found in this very informative book.

This 79 page book is filled with calm and soothing music.. The book is for intermediate players:  lever or pedal. The reverent music can be played anywhere. It is music for mediation, worship and healing. The book has arpeggios, glissandos, broken chords combined with triplets, sixteenth notes and fermatas and has a distinct angelic feel. Each piece is lengthy which gives the opportunity to get lost in the music. A very well written book.

Sample of Eleanor Plunkett/Bridget Cruise:

This arrangement of Mozart's Sonata in G, K 283/189h, provides the flute and harp repertoine with a significant composition from the classical era.  The sonata is the last in a set of five that Mozart likely began in Salzburg and completed in Munich in 1775.  The most polished and sophisticated of the set, it remains among the most popular of what Mozart called his "difficult sonatas," distinguishing these works from his earlier solo keyboard sonatas. It was not published during Mozart’s lifetime, but first appeared as part of the 1799 Breitkopf editi

A 600 page book which covers History, Pioneers of Hospice, Sound Healing both historically and present, the topic of What is Harp Therapy?, Musical elements and How To's, appropriate music, how to read hospital machines, how to use music with various illnesses and in different settings, how to start program, up-to-date research in the field, articles by leaders in the field, amazing stories from practitioners from patients and many other topics.