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Guide to Course Levels & Teaching Method

Course Levels

  • Beginner: You have no experience of playing the harp.
  • Post-Beginner: You took last year’s beginners’ class, have had relatively few lessons and/or require help with basic technique.
  • Elementary: You can already perform simple tunes, require further help in consolidating basic technique and wish to work slowly and carefully.
  • Intermediate: You already have good technique and can work at a moderate pace.
  • Advanced: Your technique is good and you wish to stretch yourself.
  • Mixed Ability: For all levels, except Beginner or Post-beginner.

For further advice about course levels please contact us on +44 (0) 131 445 2022

Teaching Method

  • E: teaching will be by ear with no written music given out
  • E+M: teaching will be by ear with written music given out during or at the end of the class or course
  • M: teaching will be from written music
  • M+E: written music will be given at the start of each course. Teaching methods will be sympathetic to all levels of skill in reading music.
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Start:
Tuesday April 3rd, 11:15 am
End:
Tuesday April 3rd, 12:15 pm
Cost:
£8 each or 4 for £28
Event Code:
W12
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Modern, Early and Hybrid Harps: how they can be played / Dimitri Boekhoorn

Dimitri will demonstrate different playing styles on many kinds of harps made by Swiss harpmaker Claude Bioley and French Medieval Harp specialist, Yves d’Arcizas. He will play early and traditional music and show how to use South American, Kora or other styles in your own personal compositions.

 

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