Online harp lessons

[sara-aguilar]

I have been wanting to play the harp since I was 12 years old and I just recently got one as a gift. The only problem is there are no harpists who give lessons in my area. I would prefer to go to lessons with an instructor face to face, but since that is not an option I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on looking for an instructor online who teaches via skype. I don’t know where to start! Any help would be much appreciated.

[Eric Allison]

Josh Layne in B.C. offers lessons via Skype:
http://www.joshlayne.com/lessons.html

As does Susan Zevenbergen in Colorado:
http://www.myharpsdelight.com/online-harp-lessons.html

And Stephanie Bennett in California:
http://www.harpworld.com/skypeharplessons.html

There are others as well but these are ones I’ve seen mentioned in various forums and lists. Having not taken online lessons I can’t vouch for their effectiveness. Good Luck!

[seika-dong]

 

[jeffrey-mcfadden]

My teacher is Diana Rowan at http://dianarowan.com I can’t recommend her highly enough. She is a brilliant musician and a charming teacher. She’s in Berkely, CA, and I’m in rural Missouri.

[Allison Stevick]

Anne Roos also does Skype lessons.
http://www.celticharpmusic.com/

[patricia-jaeger]

Tegan Peemoeller, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, also teaches by Skype. You can contact her at info@theharproom.com. She has extensive experience in performing and teaching harp.Alice Giles, in Canberra Australia, and Heidi Lehwalder, of the USA,were her harp teachers.

[Victoria]

Has anyone here looked at or tried Tonerow http://www.tonerow.com? It’s a new platform for learning music online and sounds really interesting. Would love to hear any reviews/comments from anyone who has tried it 🙂

[Saul Davis Zlatkovski]

I would be happy to offer you such lessons, but where are you located that you can’t find a teacher? I can’t believe there isn’t one within 60 miles of you. Perhaps you haven’t considered making the journey? Many of us made long journeys to have our lessons. I nearly got frostbite one winter going to my lessons.

[Allison Stevick]

But Saul, was it barefoot in the snow and uphill both ways? 😉

Sara- did you find a teacher? I hope you’re having fun with your harp whatever you decided. 🙂

[Biagio]

Another excellent teacher via Skype would be Laurie Riley at http://www.laurieriley.com

Biagio

[patricia-jaeger]

Victoria, you asked about that online site, Tonerow. I have not tried it and do not intend to. I did read through all their regulations, promises, and so on and did not find the site trustworthy; they take no responsibility for anything going wrong, would not give you any refund, etc. It seems like a scheme to get your information and that of many other eager students of music, make money through the registration fees, etc. A live teacher where you and parents can see a qualified teacher face to face, in the time-honored way, is still the very best way. Even if you must travel to his/her studio less often, it is still so much safer in these unusual times. With parent involvement the first few lessons, where mutual trust would be built, perhaps a train or bus would take you alone to continuing lessons if you are over 12, in safety. In upstate New York, I did this for two years between two towns, by Greyhound Bus at that age. With lesson books that include CDs or DVDs these days, such as those done by Schlomovitz, Bruner and others, you can supplement beginning harp lessons taken live, with more information at home between lessons. This was not available in my youth. What an advantage you already have, to own your own harp already!!

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