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Timbre Cierpke

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Location

Region

United States,

Teaching locations

Private studio, Student's home, College or University

Faculty

Trevecca University, private teaching

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Harp type

Pedal, Lever

Styles

Classical, Jazz/Pop

Ages and levels

Beginners welcome, Adults welcome, No piano background required

Background

Schools attended

Trevecca University

Degrees

Bachelor of Music in Harp Performance

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Timbre Cierpke

Timbre focuses on teaching foundational healthy technique, giving students the skill and versatility to follow any career in music they desire. She teaches Salzedo technique with classical repetoire, but also offers training in improvization, writing, and songwriting, if students are interested in alternative uses of the harp. She draws from over 10 years of experience as a succesfull songwriter and touring artist, as well as 23 years of playing harp classically. Timbre has played harp for 23 years, playing professionally for 16 of those years. She is the first chair harpist of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, the Treveccca Symphony Orchestra, and subs in the Paducah Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Kentucky.

Beyond playing classically, Timbre is also a succesfull touring artist, taking her harp throughout the country and the world, performing her original music with her band. Her music can be heard here:

Timbre.bandcamp.com

And a live video can be seen here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlCdHt_FUJU

She has also recorded with many notable artists, including Jack White, Tom Jones, Ricky Skaggs, and dozens of  rock bands including mewithoutYou, O'Brother, and The Chariot.  She has opened for artists such as Ben Folds, My Brightest Diamond, and Efterklang. She is also a copmoser, and has had her music performed in cathedrals throughout Europe, including Notre Dam in Paris and St Peter's Basilica in Rome.

Timbre's unique experience in crossing between the classical and pop world gives her a lot of new tools to pass long to students. She has been teaching for 12 years, and loves taking on new students and encouraging their creativity.

Timbre also teaches piano and voice lessons, and group packages are available for multiple types of lessons.