with Stephanie Bennett
(in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles)
Playing the harp in your spare time makes an enjoyable, satisfying and relaxing hobby for adults and children.
Stephanie Bennett has been a professional harpist and harp teacher for over 30 years. (View Stephanie Bennett's bio.)
Learn to play Celtic,
classical, popular music, and/or jazz on Lever Harp (see SEATED picture at right) or Pedal Harp (see STANDING picture at right).
Finding your own creativity is emphasized. No previous musical experience is
necessary. Complete beginners are welcome, as are intermediate and advanced students and musicians.
'07 student recital: kids, teens and adults enjoy learning harp as a hobby.
'07 student recital: kids, teens and adults enjoy learning harp as a hobby.
Rather
than teaching from
a set method or a prescribed series of books, I enjoy helping students
learn the music they want to learn. I often create custom
arrangements for my students, of songs for which no harp arrangement is
yet available. At the moment, my various students are learning
songs by Stevie Wonder, Led Zeppelin, Joanna Newsom, Debussy, hymns, contemporary praise songs, Disney songs,
Celtic music, and international folk songs. Of course, we spend
time training in the physical technique (hand and arm motions) needed
to be able to play as beautifully and effortlessly as possible. Most of
my students are also working on
their music theory and ear-training skills so that they'll eventually
be able to learn songs by ear, and come up with their own arrangements.
If you don't know how to read music yet, you can learn this right
along with your harp studies.
We also
have our own recording gear, and
students can record
CDs as gifts for family and friends, or as required as applications for
college, etc. I also sometimes record demo CDs for my students,
of the pieces they are learning, at a slower tempo, with which they can
practice along.
If you play a different instrument (or sing) and would like to improve your ear training and/or music theory knowledge, we can help you there too.
Private
lessons are $70 per
55-minute lesson on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays only. (For very young
children with a shorter attention span, $60 per 45 minute lesson, or
$ per 30 minute lesson.)
Contact us to find out what time slots are currently available, and
tell us about yourself. What are YOUR musical goals?
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JASPER WITH HARP STUDENT: my cat loves listening to my students play... this may not be the ideal studio for you if you are deathly allergic. |
View Stephanie Bennett's bio.
("But
I don't have a harp yet"...
see Harpworld's Harp Rental Page.)
see Harpworld's Harp Rental Page.)
Outside of Southern California? Your harp society can sponsor Stephanie Bennett to give a workshop in your area. List of Workshops
or the Harp Mall
or harpteachers.com
or the American Harp Society
or Melody's Traditional Music and Harp Shoppe
