[Helen-ELizabeth Naylor]

Re the harp cutting into the shoulder. The harp should never rest on the shoulder only on the knees at its natural balance point – every harp has a natural balance point where it will almost stand up on its own and the strings point down to the floor straight. Find this point then get your student to sit towards the harp and hold it in the knees (the harp should be slightly angled towards the music stand) the student should be able to lean back away from the harp and the harp stay where it is.

If the harp rests on your shoulder you can quickly get bad backs no matter whether its a celtic harp or a concert harp.

My tutor Helen Arnold is adamant about this and so am I with my students.

Helen

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