Refreshing Your Harp Strings
How often do you change your harp strings? When they break? When they sound dull? Never??? Or do you have a schedule? Harp strings have…
Category: Tips for Harpists
Payment Models for Gigs
For those of us who play for paid events, there is more to consider than just how much to charge the client. How and when…
Making Harp Medleys from Christmas Carols
At Christmas, most people don’t care much for fancy showpieces of obscure Christmas pieces, they just want to hear a familiar carol played on that…
Safety Tips for Harps during Natural Disasters
We don’t want to think about it, but with everything going on in the world, especially in the last month alone, it is important we…
Should I Rent or Buy my First Harp?
I used to always recommend you start by renting so you could have a chance to learn about harps and figure out which one was…
Counting the Cost When Quoting the Gig
I remember those first paid harp gigs I got from people I did not know. It was thrilling to be getting paid to play harp!…
How do I record and sell copyrighted harp music?
Do you frequently have people at your performances ask if they can buy your CD (except you don’t have one)? While the thought of recording…
Qualities of a Good Harp Performance Dress
You have the performance scheduled and the repertoire chosen. Now it’s time to choose an outfit. The most popular outfit choice for female harpists is…
YouTube Harp Masters
YouTube and Facebook are filled with incredible videos of harpists playing everything from classical to rock. Watching another harpist play can inspire and motivate as…
Fingernails for Harpists
So you decided to take the plunge and learn to play the harp. Good for you! Time to clip your nails. You read that right.…