Lever Harp Teacher's Symposium Workshops

May 30 -June 1, 2008

Ray Pool will present four hours of classwork on Harmony.

In his own words,

1. Why it's important to develop a parallel between spoken language and written music
2. How to present it in the lesson "bit by bit"
3. Why it is important in sight reading
4. How it facilitates playing from a "fakebook"
5. How to teach improvisation after building a "harmonic vocabulary"

This topic that so many people find deep and murky can really be made very "user friendly" with the right attitude from the teacher.

Elizabeth Etters Asmus will present four hours of "How to Teach Basic Lever Harp Technique" a.k.a. "How to Teach in the REAL World."

While focusing mainly on the adult beginner, Elizabeth will include techniques for instructing the younger harpist.

Sally Perreten will present four hours of Advanced Techniques/Celtic techniques and Stumbling Blocks for Adult learners.

Lee Gayman will present an hour of lever harp maintenance: re-stringing, adjusting levers, making small repairs.