by Harp Column Staff | Dec 30, 2021
Joan Holland (or Mrs. Holland, as her students affectionately call her) has made a musical mark on hundreds of harpists—including me—over the course of her 43-year career. I first met Mrs. Holland in 2015, at the beginning of the Interlochen Arts Camp. She greeted my...
by Harp Column Staff | Dec 29, 2021
Raise your hand if you’ve had a memory slip, a distraction, or a moment of fear or doubt in performance. If we were sitting in an assembly right now, it would be one of those magical moments where everyone looks around and a feeling of understanding, frustration, and...
by Harp Column Staff | Dec 29, 2021
Learn more about these summer programs and see status updates in the Summer Harp Camp Directory. To state the obvious, the last two years have been rough for summer camps. Nearly all of the 46 programs we previewed in our January/February 2020 issue were canceled...
by Harp Column Staff | Dec 29, 2021
As a harpist, how much time do you spend by yourself? Tally up the time spent practicing, commuting to lessons or gigs, performing, studying scores, and maintaining your instrument, and your answer probably lands somewhere between “a lot of time” and “all of it.”...
by Harp Column Staff | Dec 29, 2021
Many adult learners take private lessons, practice in the quietude of their own homes, and never really encounter other harp enthusiasts (other than perhaps the person exiting their lesson as you are arriving for yours). About seven years ago, I found myself wishing...