These are lesson plans and resources for teachers for schools, but with much for adult music students to glean here! Videos, photos, soundfiles, and music lessons.
Metronomes for the Rhythmic spring
We've been talking rhythm in our classes this month, and I've been on about the value of a metronome. I (and are you surprised?) perhaps don't use them in the most usual ways, but I find them very helpful.
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Read moreWells Harp School Registration is Open!
The Registration page is up for the Harp School at Island Mountain Arts. As some of you know, we've been waiting to see the outcome of a bunch of studies on the school building. It appears that all is pretty…
Read moreWonderful recording of Bridget Kibby
The amazing American Harpist, Brdget Kibby is coming to Vancouver to perform with the Dover String Quartet. This is ages away still - March 2021 - but the West Coast Harp Society hopes to have masterclass and recital with her…
Read morePaying attention
Odd idea isn't it? - paying attention. Why do have "pay" attention - and for that payment, what do we get in return. And what do we pay with?
These are all ideas I want to explore in our…
Read morea beautiful bit of old film
Harpo Marx cannot be beat!
Larry Goldfarb on "Taking it with you"
Larry Goldfarb is a well known Feldenkrais teacher how posted the following blog this week. He is talking about Feldenkrais lessons, but his points apply equally well to harp lessons and how we learn to play music, especially in our…
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Thank you for a wonderful afternoon!
Thank you everyone who played, and all who came to listen, thanks to the composers and arrangers, thanks to St. Peter's for the wonderful space, thank you to the people who support and encourage the players, and thanks for Christmas…
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Harps for Christmas
It's the adults' turn to share their season's work at our Christmas recital concert. Everyone is welcome to join us for beautiful music and some tea and goodies to follow at St. Peter's Anglican Church Hall, Duncan, at 3 pm,…
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Wonderful Winter Harp weekend!
Wasn’t that a nice weekend? I confess to not being tired of bragging about my student Hayley and the wonderful playing she did with Lani as the two harpists holding down centre stage! Saw the show yesterday in Nanaimo…
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