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I would love to chat about anything harp! Could you guys add me to your e-mail list (or whatever you have going)? I’m 17, a homeschooled highschool senior, and I’ve been playing harp for 8.5 years. My e-mail address is Elizabeth@JaxonFamily.net.
I have inherited a public school harp program from the teacher who is currently teaching out of the country. Students are started on the harp in fifth grade and get separate harp instruction as well as play with the rest of the fifth grade orchestra. In sixth grade they continue to play with the school orchestra and also can join our separate harp ensemble group outside of school.
Check out the newly listed, Young Artists Harp Seminar at Melon Bluff. It sounds like it might be exactly what you are looking for. The website is http://www.harpatmelonbluff.com. Feel free to email me back if you have any further questions after visiting the site.
Hey,I wanna chat.Add me to your list.My name and my email:Baris, the_memnoch@hotmail.com
Hi Sarah:
Some good schools with Salzedo-style teachers are the Cleveland Institute of Music (Yolanda Kondonasis is the instructor), Oberlin Conservatory (Kondonasis), Rice University (Paula Page is the Instructor), and the New England Conservatory of Music (Anne Hobson-Pilot is the instructor). I’m sure there are others but these come to mind right away and are some of the best. Who is your teacher, and do they have any recommendations for you?
Kim from the Harp Column
Last I checked, the VA Harp Center has both in stock to try or call to get their opinion. If you ask him to, I’m sure this Jim guy over there will play both Harps for you over the phone.
I have tried on both Prelude and Pilgrim. I personally prefer the Prelude and wasn’t much impressed by the Pilgrim. But first of all, you need to know that both of these harps are high string-tension harps which I would strongly suggest you to try them out first, to see if you feel the tension is ok with yourself. If you live in US, there’re lots of rental programs (eg. rent to own) available, you might want to rent one for a few months before you decide to purchase one. The Prelude feels very much the same as the pedal harps in terms of string spacing, tension and tone quality. L&H makes non-pedal harps with light-tension too, check them out if you are interested. If you are more interested in playing classical music (which I guess you are, since you’ve played the flute. Hey, me too!) and thinking that you will switch to pedal harp eventually, I think prelude is a pretty good choice, or even the L&H Troubadour, which is just 4 string shorter than Prelude, smaller in size and a few hundred dollar less expensive.
You can also try calling Dusty Strings in Seattle or look at their website: http://www.dustystrings.com
hey! i’m heather.. i’m a freshman in high school (i’m 13 though) and i’ve been playing the harp for a little over six years. my e-mail: harpingchic@aol.com
