Workshops

Cynthia has prepared and presented many workshops on subjects relating to everything from an introduction to what a wire strung harp is, exactly, to advanced playing techniques. Subjects are often suggested by conference organizers or festival hosts to fit their theme and audience. There are perenial favorites (such as her Goal Setting and Gapped Scales presentations) to talks that were written specifically for a certain audience and given only once — such as a well–recieved talk and demonstration on the history and music of the so–called Queen Mary harp for a St. Andrew’s Society supper aimed towards letting the members there know that there is more to Scottish Music than the Great Highland Bagpipes!

Cynthia teaching at the Somerset Folk Harp Festival

Cynthia’s performance–based presentations can be found on the Performance page on this website. Other descriptions, especially those for players of the wire&#strung harp, can be reviewed by following the links below. These are workshops and classes that have already been written and presented previously: if you desire one on another aspect of the harp, please inquire.

• Goal Setting at the Harp
• No levers? No problem! Accidentals on a Lever-Free Harp
• Adapting Arrangements to the Wire Strung Harp
• Ringing and Damping at the Harp
• Traditional Beginnings
• Ornaments and Figures for Nail Players
• Dancing on Wire Strings: Let’s Arrange Some Music
• The Care and Feeding of a Wire Strung Harp
• Wire Harp Tricks for the Nylon Harper
• The Modes in Traditional Music
• Where is the Scottish Music?
• Which Shoulder is the Right Correct One?
• Teaching Wire Harp Even if You Are Not a Wire Harper