Here are some familiar children’s songs on lyre with bow. They are easier to play than some other tunes, and the 7-string lyre makes it easier still. But make no mistake, this bow still has a huge learning curve!
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5
Tunes:
Hot Cross Buns
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
London Bridge
Mary had a Little Lamb
Row Row Row your Boat
Enjoy the double strung arrangements of these tunes as well, played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
This is a tune I wrote called Grant Us Love. Here is the simple melody played on 7-string pentatonic lyre, both plucked and with Pickaso Guitar Bow.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5. Note: If you play the melody without harmony, you can play in the standard G major pentatonic tuning of D4, E4, G4, A4, B4, D5, E5.
Arrangement on 16-string solid body lyre.
Double strung arrangement on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Here is an original instrumental entitled Longing. Played first on BJL 16-string solid body lyre.
Instrumental with flute, etc.
And on my little 7-string pentatonic lyre, now tuned to D major pentatonic, instead of its original tuning of G Major pentatonic. This only requires re-tuning one string.
The same pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Guitar Bow.
On Lynda Lyre with nylon strings, taking advantage of the lower range.
Back to steel strings… Double strung arrangement on 2 BJL 19-string acoustic lyres. Enjoy the ringing strings!
You must have courage to create
To do it now and not to wait
To know that good is good enough
And try again when things get rough.
So be creative! Do your part!
Express your soul, your mind, your heart!
And sharing all, or sharing none,
Create with courage, and have fun!
Everlasting Life
Ascension of Christ
Still the King of Kings
Thrown of Love and Light
Empty tomb remains
Resurrection Day!
This is an original piece that was part of my Therapy Harp Training Program first semester final exam. I play it here first on Lynda Lyre, as I did for the exam.
19-string acoustic BJL Lyre, with left hand range modifications
16-string solid body BJL lyre, so you can hear more left-hand range modifications if you listen closely
And lastly, my double strung arrangement on 2 19-string acoustic BJL lyres
Here is the traditional Irish tune, Star of the County Down, played on 16-string solid body lyre.
19-string acoustic lyre with its wider range and fuller sound.
19-string acoustic with Pickaso Guitar Bow. It rings, even though the bow can’t produce a lot of sustain on its own.
And finally, enjoy 2 19-string acoustic lyres for my double strung arrangement.
Gratitude, an original piece, first played on 16-string solid body lyre
Pentatonic 7string, also solid body
Pentatonic 7-string with Pickaso Guitar Bow
And 2 19-string acoustic lyres for the double strung version.
Here is my double strung arrangement of this beautiful traditional Irish tune, played on 2 19-string acoustic BJL lyres.
A traditional Irish tune played on 16-string solid body BJL lyre.
Next, played on 7-string pentatonic lyre. Well, it’s designed that way, but it’s not pentatonic for this tune. The tuning from low to high is D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5. It’s not as complicated as it sounds, just re-tuning a few strings.
Now on Lynda Lyre with nylon strings. It’s nice to compare the sound, especially since nylon strings on this instrument don’t ring as long as steel strings do.
And last, but certainly not least, back to steel strings with my simple double strung arrangement on 2 19-string BJL acoustic lyres!
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