This is a short series of articles, with lots of info about how to prepare for distance lessons, either as a teacher or a student. While practically anything will "do", as we look to perhaps another year of this, it…
Read moregearing up part 2 - the headphones and the mics
This and part 3 and 4 deal with extra things that make it all better for teachers and students. That is, they don't change the "performance" but they really change the experience. I want to offer what you can do…
Read moregearing up part 3 - cameras and displays
The display -
If you are a teacher and you want to keep doing this distance teaching for days on end, you'll soon want to see what your students are doing without squinting at a tiny screen. It's probably…
Read moregearing up - part 4 - other bits to make life more fun
stands, recorders, and cables and hubs!
I'll start with cables - how to get all the bits you've assembled connected. If you have a laptop or a tablet, you'll likely need to have an extension hub to get everything…
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IMA Harp School moves on-line
Good news for those who have been waiting - IMA will offer an on-line program this summer. Registrants will participate in a live on-line two-hour class each morning with their instructor and their harp, there will be one "special…
Read moreHistorical Harp Society Virtual Conference
Historical Harp Society Virtual Conference
Early Harp from the Past into the Present
June 15-18. 2020
Events will be in Zoom. Link will be posted at http://historicalharpsociety.org/ by June 12.
Presentation descriptions will include videos to watch before…
Music from UBC
Here's a lovely video of UBC harp major Hayley Farenholtz playing for Connecting with Compassion, a UBC Faculty of Medicine initiative to help seniors coping with the pandemic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQgvcrJRG5E&feature=youtu.be
Beautiful work Hayley!!!
A most wonderful video
Most students, youth or adults, learn the lovely welsh "jigs" which are actually clog dances from Wales. I was alerted to this fantastic video via the Harplist. It is from the Welsh version of the National Film Board, and dates…
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Harp for Sale
Just had this note from a subscriber:
I have a beautiful Lyon and Healy Prelude harp for sale. I also have a concert music chair that is included. I am asking
5000 firm for both.
My e…
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