Maybe you’ve always wondered about playing the harp. Maybe you figured it would take years to be any good. Maybe music stopped being fun, or what you want to do feels unattainable, or you’ll look into it later when you’re not so busy.

Later is now. You can enjoy playing the harp. 

I specialize in adults who want to start playing harp from scratch or raise their current playing off a plateau. There are a lot of excuses to resist learning something new as an adult. I understand the reasons that we use to stick to our current ways, and I know how to help you make a lasting change.

With half as many strings as piano keys, and way fewer finger positions than guitar, the harp seems impressively complicated only because it’s unusual. I can show you how to wow friends and family in one lesson. Get answers to FAQs about learning th…

With half as many strings as piano keys, and way fewer finger positions than guitar, the harp seems impressively complicated only because it’s unusual. I can show you how to wow friends and family in one lesson. Get answers to FAQs about learning the harp.

I teach lever harp, double-strung harp, and therapeutic harp. My students are starting from a range of situations.

  • Little to no prior musical experience.

  • Sing or play another instrument but are new to the harp.

  • Used to play the harp but stopped because there wasn’t enough time, they didn’t like their teacher, or they started questioning their abilities.

  • Currently play harp and want to enhance their therapeutic playing.

  • Play a single-course harp and want to learn the double-strung harp.

My Enjoy the Modes books

Take advantage of how harpers use the same hand position for major and minor chords to hear and learn about the differences between Lydian, Ionian, Mixolydian, Dorian, Aeolian, and Phrygian with Enjoy the Modes. Savor 26 Dorian arrangements of songs created over the course of 800 years from 11 regions, then compare them to Mixolydian and Aeolian variations with Enjoy the Dorian Mode.

Both books contain practical information to help you get started with creating your own arrangements, improvising with modes, and using modes in therapeutic settings. Both books are available in PDF or spiral-bound hard copy.

Double-strung harp sheet music

Double-strung arrangements of “Rorie Dall’s Sister’s Lament,” “Crazy” made famous by Patsy Cline, “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess, and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin.’”

Learn the double-strung harp

I teach the “regular,” single-course harp as well as the double-strung. The double-strung harp offers terrific advantages to therapeutic musicians and other harpers who are just looking for something new.

Afraid it’s too late? You’re going to be 50, 60, 70, 80 years old whether you start lessons now or never. Why not be that age and play the harp?

I’m happy to answer any questions over text, phone, email, or videoconference. Take a look at answers to questions that other people ask.