Harp and Library

[Sherj DeSantis]

Just kind of a funny thing….I have a relationship with my local library, so when they said they were trying to round up gifts for the kids in the summer reading program, I offered a free beginner’s harp lesson. One of the ensembles I play with has done several performances there, and I left my inexpensive Pakistani at the library

[tony-morosco]

Honestly it doesn’t surprise me. Kids love the harp. Sometimes it seems that adults try not to even notice it as they don’t want to seem too interested in such a unique thing. They like to keep the air of everything seeming common place to them.

But kids don’t hide their interests and attention very well. The biggest issue I have when playing in public are the number of kids who want to touch the harp.

And boys no less than girls. At a young age they haven’t been indoctrinated with the insane notion that some instruments are for girls and others for boys yet.

Any way, it sounds like it will be a great experience, both for the kids and for you and your fellow harpists who are giving the lessons. Well done.

[Sherj DeSantis]

Thanks for your kind words Tony.

[Saul Davis Zlatkovski]

I’ve had a similar experience. It is the parents who balk.

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