Do I need to: be able to read music / already play the harp / have some therapeutic experience or understanding?
We have two tracks in the program. Track 1 is for the very beginner on the harp. Usually these people are care-givers who are interested in learning the instrument with the goal of using it therapeutically. For this beginner, we are now encouraging them to engage a teacher who will teach them via SKYPE lessons in the comfort of their own home. Before beginning the program, all students are required to have studied the first 6 Creative Harping DVDs either on their own and submitted their recordings to their mentor – or in the case of the Track 1 student, to their SKYPE teacher. Upon completion or recommendation of the teacher and/or mentor, the student may begin the program. In Track 2 you will find people who have played harp for a while who are in need of understanding hospital procedures, effects of medications, counseling skills, resonant tone identification, modulations, and for those who are paper trained, how to improvise. The Creative Harping DVDs will prepare the student in lea
