Let's Play the Harp!

Let’s Play the Harp!

I would like to give a little encouragement for those about to decide starting to learn the harp as a new instrument.

If you haven’t had a chance to try out a harp by yourself yet, you will soon find you will love to do it!

The harp is one of the oldest instruments in the world: it even existed in ancient Egypt. It took centuries to develop and to have the look that we have today, but some things about the harp have always been the same.

First of all, it has a beautiful sound. No wonder you often hear people say that it is an instrument that angels play.  It is also an eye-catching instrument with a unique shape and form. It could even pose as a design element in a room. Every harp looks different to others. There are harps with beautiful decorations – carved in wood or with painted decoration; there are even gold harps covered with golden plates! There are also pure, very simple looking beautiful harps. Harps can be made of different types of wood - willow, maple, birch, pine, spruce, and mahogany, etc. – and their combinations. One thing is common to all harps; each one has a lovely sound.

Another wonderful thing about the harp is that all ages can start to play it! You are never too old to start, because the strings will always sound pleasing – there are no difficulties with producing the sound as opposed to, say the violin, or wind instruments. Even playing a few notes will be a joyful experience.

In fact, the harp is very much like the piano. So, if you have a piano background then the harp could be very easy to start on. But even without any musical training it really is not difficult to learn the basics.  Just like on the piano, you can play all sorts of music on the harp. It all depends on your personal taste. There is a wide range of classical music, folk music, even some pop music (or jazz) for the harp.

So, come on, let’s play the harp together!