Harp Lessons in New York. Amazing Teachers.

I'm a professional harpist who graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Music with extensive teaching experience in the United States and Belgium. I am offering harp lessons to students of all backgrounds, levels, and ages.

I am currently in the process of completing my Doctor of Musical Arts at the CUNY Graduate Center. I hope to transfer the skills and knowledge I have obtained from working with some of the most renowned harpists to my own students.

Teaching is a passion for me. Whether you are just taking lessons for fun, or whether you are serious about creating a future professional career, I will be equally attentive to your needs. I like to ensure that my students progress during the lesson, but not at the expense of having fun! I believe that a relaxed atmosphere is essential to the learning experience.

I'm a professional harpist, passionate about the harp since I'm a child, it would be a pleasure to share and help you to learn more about this beautiful instrument.
I taught 8 years when I was living in Belgium and I always loved sharing my knowledge about the harp and helped my student with their goals.

Harp:
A stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps have been known since antiquity in Asia, Africa and Europe, dating back at least as early as 3500 BC. The instrument had great popularity in Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, where it evolved into a wide range of variants with new technologies, and was disseminated to Europe's colonies, finding particular popularity in Latin America. We will start by learning how to tune, seating and hand/plucking placement. I have an easy to follow technique where you will learn the strings, notes, how to read music, rhythms, plucking techniques, and songs. As the student advances theory and soloing will be incorporated.

I teach Harp lessons to students of all levels and ages. You do not need to own a Harp, to begin lessons. I rent Harps to Students, and gear the lessons to your interests and abilities. It is a great instrument!

If you are a beginner you will love lessons with me. I put an emphasis on having fun. No previous music experience is required. I have 30 years of experience teaching and it is not necessary for you to read music in order to study lever harp (aka Celtic harp) with me. Together we can play Celtic, Traditional, Popular, Rock and Roll or whatever pleases you. There is a variety of styles that can be played on a simple 26 string harp.
As a graduate of Ohio University in Athens Ohio, I earned a Bachelor's Degree in Music Therapy. My post-graduate work in harp was done at Lewis and Clark College in Portland Oregon. In addition, I studied Music Composition at the University of Central Florida.
My freelance performance career has taken me to California, Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, North Carolina and Florida.One of my most memorable gigs was playing on an Alaska cruise ship.
Since I teach lever harp (aka Celtic harp) it is not necessary for you to pay $10,000 or more to acquire ...

I have been teaching harp for 10 years and absolutely love sharing my knowledge of this wonderful instrument! I have a Master's in Music, Harp Performance from USC Thornton School of Music where I was the Assistant Harp Instructor for the duration of my studies. I teach both Pedal and Lever Harp and incorporate classical technique and repertoire as well as jazz and world music into my lessons.