Whatever is in the heart of man, melody moves and awakens.
Harp School
YOU CAN LEARN TO PLAY!
The HARP SCHOOL BOOKS can be purchased ONLINE from the CDs & Downloads page.
CAROLINE teaches Celtic HARP to Beginning and Intermediate students at the KELOWNA and VERNON Community Music Schools and the KAMLOOPS Symphony School as well as working from her Home Studio in WEST KELOWNA.
Private lessons are most effective for Beginners, while Performance Coaching, Arranging and Ensemble Direction are available for more advanced players. She also creates Annual Workshops for small groups, which are hosted in BC towns where there is a Circle of HARP players. See our Harp Workshops page for upcoming events like these.
RENTAL HARPS are available through DIAMOND HARPS for those who wish to try out lessons without having to buy an instrument just yet. Husband Daniel Schmitt is the local Harp Builder, Artisan and Proprietor of Diamond Harps, an exclusively Canadian Company. You can look at his work on the Diamond Harps page.
CAROLINE has developed MUSIC CURRICULUM especially for the Folk Harp student, with an emphasis on solid technique and relaxation. She specializes in Adult lessons, as well as Children and Teens. "Sound Advice" THEORY and EAR-TRAINING are components of her program and can be started at any level. The HARP SCHOOL BOOKS can be purchased ONLINE from the CDs & Downloads page.
Ensemble playing is encouraged, and everything from Duos and Trios to a large group Orchestra are making waves around the BC Interior.
The OKANAGAN HARP ENSEMBLE & ORCHESTRA
One of the features that most facilitates improvement in our students is playing with other musicians. Each Fall, those who have been playing for a year or more are invited to play in the Junior Ensemble. This is for all ages! We get together approximately twice a month for Evening Rehearsals from November through March, and then put on a performance at Winter's end. The students' progress is amazing... as is the quality of the chocolate we share to encourage ourselves...!
With further hard work, our students may advance to play in the Okanagan Harp Orchestra, referred to as OHO! All the players started out in the Ensemble. The season begins in September with an in-house Workshop, and Rehearsals are held on selected Weekends from Sept to April. There are exciting arrangements for many harps as well as other strings, and all the effort is rewarded by the thrill of performing 2 or 3 concerts in December and another 3 in April - May. OHO! has played to packed houses in Kelowna, Peachland, and Vernon.
*Check out a detailed description of this performing group on the Okanagan Harp Orchestra button above.
View where we can be seen and heard on the Concert Schedule page.