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oh that’s great! Sounds like a good harp!
Yes, that really is a worthwhile christmas
present…ok it’s a lil late now, but hey better late then never!
I also consider my salvi aurora an all time birthday christmas whatever present, because I
love it love love it! I got it summer ’03. *sighs* It’s an amazing feeling when you get a
different harp, isn’t it?Hola a todos. Saludos desde Quito – Ecuador. Reci?n conozco esta p?gina de arpistas, y me alegra mucho que se la haya hecho. Soy arpista de arpa diat?nica, tambi?n llamada folkl?rica, que la estudi? an el conservatorio, al igual que tres a?os de arpa cl?sica, por lo cual en el mismo conservatorio doy la c?tedra de arpa diat?nica y toco en la Orquesta de Instrumentos Andinos del Ecuador en Quito. En mi pa?s quedamos muy pocos arpistas, ya que a pesar de ser aqu? un instrumento de uso tradicional, se ha ido perdiendo con el avance de la modernidad. Espero participar a menudo en lo que se pueda. Gracias.
Hi, I’m also looking for Storybook Love sheet music for my wedding. Please fax to the attention of Tim Patterson 780-424-7116.
Thanks, Christina & TimI have played the piano all my life, I began playing the harp just 9 months ago…….. I’m 47 years old and feel like I have a new lease on life!
Mike M – You said that you would be willing to forward the Storybook Love sheet music, can you please do so to this email? cape_southafrica@hotmail.com
wow tu eres la arpista, eske una ves vi una foto de una arpista que tenia como untraje de marino, kon un sombrerillo pero no savia ke eras latina, que curada!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks alicia! that really ‘hi the nail on the head’ so to speak. I always tend to ‘bote back’ when something offends me and should really learn to take a breath sumtimes
thanks again!Lisa,
there is probably about 5 posts about harp summer camps. try looking at those, they have a lot of information.
I just want to apologize to Laurie for posting such a cranky response to a very reasonable question. I hope someone on the board can give her a better answer, and educate my poor attitude at the same time.
This is a sore point for me at the moment, because I am losing so much work to student harpists who are advertising and raking in gigs because they charge $60 – $75 for a wedding. Unfortunately, to much of the public a harpist is a harpist, and if she is young and cute so much the better. I know this is true, because when I was 20 something customers would hire me because I was pretty and had long hair. (Yes, they pointed that out to me, my ability had nothing to do with it) I lost a gig just today because the customer was used to a high school student who charged $75 for an hour long gig. I can’t compete with someone living at home, with a mom & dad to pay for insurance, wardrobe, gas, strings, music, van, memberships, advertising, phone expenses, professional development, repair, business supplies, etc….. Not to mention self employment taxes, which I doubt they are paying. I also have to compete with adult harpists who do gigs for a lark on weekends, and work a full time job during the week, so they have benefits & a good paycheck and don’t mind working for next to nothing. I had a call from a longtime area professional last week who was practically begging me for my leftovers. I wish I had any to give her. Ok, that is a long whine. My new rule is: if you advertise, charge full professional rates. If you play for a friend, it is up to you. If you are not good enough to charge professionally, then you should focus on developing your technique and wait.
