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Historic Bibliographies and Reference Aids
The Autoharp: A Select Listing of Instruction Books and Articles
Compiled by: Marsha Maguire
Publication Date: June 25, 1979
Adams-Jeremiah, Dorothy. The Autoharp: A Guide for Use in
Accompaniment.
South Croydon, Surrey, Eng.: Alfred Lengnick, 1966.
Allee, Ernie. Hymns and Gospel Songs for the Autoharp. Kansas
City, MO: Lillenas Publishing Co., 1972.
Bair, Edna Mae. How to Teach your Class to Play Autoharp
Accompaniments for Songs in Our Singing World. Boston: Ginn & Co., 1955.
Bayless, Kathleen M. A Practical Approach in Learning to
Play the Autoharp. Kent, OH: Kathleen M. Bayless, 1968.
Blair, Elizabeth. Autoharp Accompaniments to Old Favorite
Songs.
Evanston, IL: Birchard Publishing Co., 1958.
Bowers, Bryan. "Teach-In: Tuning the Autoharp." Sing
Out!, volume 24, number 1, March-April 1975, pp. 13-14.
Carlyle, J. J. Carlyle's Simple Method for Accompaniment
for the Auto Harp. Leicester, Eng.: T. H. Crumbie, 1895.
Creutz, George M. The Autoharp Self-Instructor. N. p.: George
M. Creutz, 1895.
Dykema, Peter William. Autoharp Accompaniments by Lillian
Mohr Fox to Songs from Sing Out! Boston: C. C. Birchard and Co., 1953.
Fox, Dan and Meg Peterson. Instant Picture Chord Autoharp
No. 1. New York: Remick Music Corp., 1967.
Fox, Lillian
Mohr. Autoharp Accompaniments to Old Favorite Songs:
Manual of Instructions. Boston: C. C. Birchard and Co., 1947.
Haase, H. D. H. D. Haase's Improved Method of Figure Music
for the Autoharp. Greene, IA: H. D. Haase, 1897.
Hall, Frances. Christmas Songs for the Autoharp and How
to Play Them. Boston: Boston Music Co., 1956.
Frances Hall's How to Play the Autoharp, Including 31 Favorite
Songs with Autoharp Accompaniment. Boston: Boston Music Co.,
1956.
Have Fun with Music on the Autoharp. Jersey City: Oscar Schmidt
International, 1959.
Instructor for the Zimmerman Autoharp, Style No. 73. Jersey
City: Oscar Schmidt International, 1947.
Krone, Beatrice Perham. Harmony Fun with the Autoharp. Chicago:
Neil A. Kjos Music Co., 1952.
Ludwig, Alice Jeanne and Louis I. Ludwig. Colors and Chords
for the Autoharp and other Chording Instruments. Brooklyn: Carl
Van Roy Co., 1957.
McLaughlin, Roberta Grogan and Muriel Dawley. Make Music
with the Autoharp. Brooklyn: Carl Van Roy Co., 1958.
Sing and Play with the Autoharp. N. p., 1954.
Null, Cecil. The Cecil Null Pickin' Style for the Autoharp.
Nashville: Robert B. Ferguson Music, 1963.
Okun, Milton. John Denver's Greatest Hits: Autoharp -- Melody
and Travis Picking. Greenwich, CT: Cherry Lane Music Co., 1977.
101 Songs for Autoharp and Recorder. New Westminster, British
Columbia: Empire Music Publishers, 1965.
Peterson, Meg. The Many Ways to Play the Autoharp: A Modern
Step by Step Instruction Book of Basic Techniques: Vol. 1. Jersey
City: Oscar Schmidt International, 1966.
The Many Ways to Play the Autoharp: Advanced Techniques:
Vol. 2. Jersey City: Oscar Schmidt International, 1966.
Pierce, Charles F. Pierce's New Method for the Autoharp. Bassett,
NE: Charles F. Pierce, 1895.
Pratt, G. B. Pratt's Easy Method for Playing the Autoharp. Elgin,
IL: Wilson Press, 1896.
Rightmire, Richard W. The Virtuoso Autoharp: A No-Note Method
Leading to Solo and Accompaniment Playing. New York: Clef Music
Publishing Corp., 1967.
Rogers, Lucretia. Let's Play the Autoharp. Minneapolis: Schmitt
Foundation, 1961.
Seeger, Peter. "The Autoharp Played Stoneman Style." Sing
Out!, volume 11, number 5, December-January 1961-62, pp. 16-17.
Shealy, Alexander. The Autoharp: Complete Method and Music
(with 150 Selections). Carlstadt, NJ: Lewis Music Publishing Co., 1970.
Spaeth, Sigmund Gottfried. Golden Autoharp Harmonies. Des Moines:
National Autoharp Sales Co., 1953.
Swanson, Bessie R. and David Sannerud. Music Fundamentals
through Folk Song. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1977. [For
autoharp and guitar.]
Taussig, Harry A. Folk Style Autoharp:
An Instruction Method for Playing the Autoharp and Accompanying
Folk Songs. New York: Oak Publications, 1967.
"Teach In: Autoharp." Sing Out!, volume 16, number 1, February-March
1966, pp. 38-39.
Waldrop, Evelyn Brock. "Happy Harmonizing." Music
Journal, volume 10, number 6, September 1952, pp. 36, 42-43.
Sing 'n Strum Autoharp Song Folio. New York: William J. Smith
Music Co., 1953.
Watters, Lorrain E. A Teacher's Guide for the Golden Autoharp.
Des Moines: National Autoharp Sales Co., 1955.
Welsch, H. Welsch's New Method for the Autoharp. N. p.: H. Welsch,
1894.
For a historical survey of the autoharp, see Moore, A. Doyle, "The
Autoharp: Its Origin and Development from a Popular to a Folk
Instrument," New York Folklore Quarterly, volume 19, number
4, December 1963, pp. 261-274; reprint edition, Champaign, IL:
University of Illinois Campus Folksong Club (Reprint Number 1),
n. d.; also reprinted in Mugwumps, volume 2, number 1, January
1973, pp. 1-14.
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