Cynthia's handouts for the "Making that Authentic Early-Music Sound" workshop presented at the Somerset Folk Harp Festival on July 31, 2010. Please click on the link for the handout you want, and it will open in a separate "pdf" document for you to print, save, or view on your screen.

Authentic Early-Music Sound

Auld Lang Syne is the tune we worked with in the Saturday class. The first version the accompaniment honors the mode of the tune. The second version treats it as if it were written in a modern key-signature.

Kimono Silk An alternate tune, also in two arrangements, for the class participants to try at home after the festival. By choosing to use only the notes present in the melody, the original flavor of the tune is preserved.

Mode Comparison in a Phrase A single line of the tune The Campbell's Are Coming) demonstrates what happens when the mode is changed.