Hi, how're you doing? So I got interested in the harp at an early age. Maybe not as early as I would've liked, like maybe around five years old or so, but it'll do. When I was seven I first got interested when I saw one of those really big golden harps at the Courtenay Youth Music Centre. When I was nine or so, my mom took me to these Winter Harp Concerts, as I remember them. The musicians were made up of harpists, a flute player, and a few other people, I can't remember what they would play. I think some of the instruments were medieval style. And when they weren't playing there was a narrator guy on the side who would tell beautiful poems or stories, and then the musicians would play. The lighting was dark except for the stage, there was beautiful colour, and OMG, the music was fantastic. The harps sounded absolutely beautiful. I think one of the harpists was Lori Pappajohn.
Anyway, being a kid, it all seemed wonderful, and being a cute little brat I told mom 'I wanna play the harp.' She said, 'ok', and I got my first harp when I was ten. The harp came from a friend of mom's, and we spent, I think, 500$ for it. The harp was small, like as tall as a nine year old child, but that worked for me. Now I have a bigger harp that's as tall as I am, about 5'6" and I don't have the smaller one with me anymore, so I don't have the name for it nor the brand. BUT once I start my blog for beginner harpists, such as yourself perhaps, I'll give you the name and my experience with it.
Well, to sum it up, I treated it like it was my baby. Heck, it WAS my baby, metaphorically. I started lessons when I was eleven, and I'm seventeen now so I have been playing the harp for seven years now. So that's how the harp came into my life, hooray! And NOW I'm here to tell you anything you need to know about it, how to play, what kind of harp you may want, how harps function, all the good stuff. And all for free! I'm gonna tell you right now, learning the harp may be hard as heck, but it isn't really. I promise. So if you have any questions for me, the history, brands of harp to look for if you want one, what you'll expect to spend for one, even what goes on when you get paid to play the harp, anything. And in time, I shall answer. Look forward to my next blog, Harp for Beginners. (I apologise that the text is not all in one colour, I've tried to change it but it simply will not update.)
