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I learned the Grandjany version in high school.

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I usually don’t recommend for students to go out and purchase a pedal harp first thing.

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The only high school students who spend 2 1/2 hours practicing each day are the ones that are VERY serious about the harp and plan to be harp majors.

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A wonderful source is Erzsebet Gaal’s websiste: http://www.harpahungarica.com/

Under the teaching/lecturing link there are a lot of articles about specific harp problems and some recommended exercises and stretches.

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Susann McDonald has lots of great CDs.

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I have only learned the overture in my excerpt book. There is an enharmonic version written out for around letter W.

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I agree that the recent issue of harp column is a great overview for summer camps.

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I have had teachers insist that the fingers stay rounded all the time.

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Indiana University in Bloomington is one of the best music schools in the country and also has a fantastic business school.

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Last week I started playing for an summer opera festival.

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I have enjoyed using Harp Olympics (McDonald/Wood) for Beginning students, who don’t have good reading skills.

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Not sure where Corinth is, but Grace Halsey teaches in Jackson MS and plays with the orchestra.

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