I am left handed, can I play my harp off my left shoulder?
It is true that 99 percent of the harp world plays with harp off their right shoulder and plays the treble clef with their right hand but remember that the harp has been around for three thousand years and, no doubt, someone, somewhere has even played it with their feet! (Remember Harpo Marx!) It is, in fact, our understanding that in the twelfth century, the harp was played as you are playing. Within those that play right­shouldered there is tremendous variation in style and angle of attack etc.. You should play your harp in the manner in which you are comfortable and never let anyone else tell you any different. Enjoy your harp ­ that is the whole point.
