Private HARP LESSONS with Stephanie Bennett are held in Northridge, CA. (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, guys and gals, 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, Joanna Newsom, Bach, hymns, contemporary praise songs, Disney songs, popular 'standards', Celtic music, and international folk songs.  Of course, it is vital to 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. If you like to have a guideline to measure your progress, I offer the option of preparing for the semi-annual exams offered by the ABRSM (Assoc. Board of the Royal Schools of Music).  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 music theory knowledge, we can help you there too. My cat loves listening to my students play... this may not be the ideal studio for you if you are deathly allergic. LESSON FEES: A weekly 55-minute lesson is recommended; but you may also take a lesson once every two weeks if that fits better into your schedule or budget. Private lessons on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays are $70 per 55-minute lesson. For very young children with a shorter attention span, or those on a tighter budget, $60 per 45 minute lesson, $45 per 30 minute lesson.) 90-minute lessons are available for $100. Because we prefer M/W/F lessons, Weekend lessons are $5 more ($50/30 minutes, $65/45 minutes, $75/55 minutes, $105/90 minutes). Contact us to find out what time slots are currently available, and tell us about yourself. What are YOUR musical goals? View Stephanie Bennett's bio. ("But I don't have a harp yet"... 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 We will soon begin offering harp lessons by SKYPE. Please contact us if you are interested. For referrals to other harp teachers, including in other locales, please contact: Sylvia Woods Harp Center or the Harp Mall or harpteachers.com or the American Harp Society or Melody's Traditional Music and Harp Shoppe

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