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Deadline Extended for Rocky Mountain Springs Summer Harp Program

by | Apr 1, 2011 | Harp Events | 2 comments

Catherine Barrett

The application deadline for the Rocky Mountain Springs Harp Program, which runs June 26 until July 17, 2011, has been extended until April 30. Scholarship applications are also available with a deadline of April 15.   Taking place in lovely Steamboat Springs, Colorado, this program boasts a fine faculty including  Grace Bauson and Catherine Barrett. More information is available at http://rmsharp.org/

Thanks to John Bernard, Operations Manager for sending along this info.

A note about those lever harps that do use pedal harp string names: depending on size, part of the first octave may be missing. 34 string harps such as the Lyon & Healy Ogden go up to first octave A. 36 string Troubadours go up to first C. I mentioned earlier that the highest complete octave on a pedal harp is the first, and strings above it are in the zero octave. On some lever harps, the highest complete octave is the second, not the first. More confusion, especially considering that many people own smaller harps when they are new to the harp. For this reason, we’ve also created string charts for common lever harp models, and you can find those here.

On a smaller lever harp, the highest complete octave may be the second, not the first.

2 Comments

  1. Catherine Barrett
    Catherine Barrett on May 2, 2011 at 2:54 am

    I just wanted to update the info- the dates for this program have changed to June 26-July 17, so as to not conflict with the AHS summer institute. There is still room in the program, so please don’t hesitate to contact us if you are interested in attending.
    Thank you!

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    • Steve Moss
      Steve Moss on May 2, 2011 at 3:32 am

      Thanks for the update, Catherine. I’ll edit the original post to reflect the correct dates.
      Steve

      Reply

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