By Anne Sullivan
At Harp Mastery® and Harp Quest we talk a lot about harp happiness. Harp happiness can mean many different things, but in a general sense it means playing the music you...
By Anne Sullivan
Tired hands, sore fingers, tense shoulders. These are all signs of a harpist who is having a busy December with lots of playing.
Sure, playing is fun, but it's not so much...
By Anne Sullivan
“To change the fingering or not to change it; that is the question.” If Hamlet had been a harpist, his famous speech might have started with those words.
We...
By Anne Sullivan
Holiday parties are fun if you’re a guest. But when you’re the band, they can be tiring, monotonous, and if you’re not careful, a minefield of...
By Anne Sullivan
December is a crazy time for every harpist. There are more concerts and performances and other playing opportunities in this one month than in most of the rest of the year...
By Anne Sullivan
Learning to play the harp can seem very complicated. The harp itself is complicated. You have to learn how to move levers or pedals, change strings that break, play...
By Anne Sullivan
A lesson is for learning. But maybe not in the way you think.
A great lesson isn't just one where you play really well. It’s a lesson in which you learn really well....
By Anne Sullivan
It’s that time of year when many sharp students are thinking about their college choices. Deciding on a college can be nerve-racking. There are so many things to...
By Anne Sullivan
The harpist and composer Carlos Salzedo strove to be an agent of change in the harp world. His aim was to bring the harp into the modern musical world of the early twentieth...
By Anne Sullivan
I bet you have a smartphone.
It’s an easy guess. A 2021 survey reported that 91% of 14 year olds in the United States have a smartphone. I figure that applies to 14...
By Anne Sullivan
Scales might be your least favorite part of your harp practice. Maybe you think of them like your least favorite vegetable; you eat it because it’s good for you, but...
By Anne Sullivan
We musicians hear the word “dynamics” and automatically think soft, loud or in-between. But the root of the word dynamic means power, and that’s what our...
