Contact Information

Holly Pratt
Holly's Harps
(513) 703-8434
[email protected]
http://hollys-harps.org/

Space Requirements

Indoor space to sit on the floor with harps. (Students with disabilities sit wherever works best for them.) Harps stay in one room; students come to that room for workshops.

Tech Requirements

Microphone for talking in a gym, cafeteria, theater, or other large room. Unloading assistance (usually the day before the program). Access to room for tuning harps 90 minutes before the first activity. “Artistic Harp” or “Harp Graphing” workshops require paper and colors (pencils, crayons, markers, or paints) for each participant.

Availability

Fall, Winter, and Spring routed booking available

Fee Structure

$1,800 includes the entire day of hands-on workshops with 30 harps in one building, or any combination of workshops and assemblies.
$1,600 for second day at same location.

Additional discounts available for 3 or more days at same location.

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Hands-On Harp Workshops

Holly's Harps
Program Type: Workshop/Residency

Hands-On Harp Workshops

Every student plays a real song on a real harp! Each workshop is tailored for a grade level. Students with disabilities are easily integrated. Follow your normal class schedule OR make a schedule to include even more students. No limit on the number of workshops per day. Add one or more assemblies for no extra fee. (See separate assembly listing, The World of Harps.)

A DAY OF HANDS-ON HARP WORKSHOPS
Hands-on Harp Experience (grade pre-K, K, 1, or 2): Discover the secrets of the big harp up close. Feel differences between high and low musical notes on your own harp. Hear harpist Holly play fun music. Sing, clap, and play a song on a real harp. Up to 60 students per class using 30 harps.

Songs and Science Harp Workshop (grade 3 or 4): Every student has their own harp. Learn to play a real song. Apply the vocabulary of acoustical science as you make music. Play your song accompanied by the Big Harp. Up to 30 students per class using 30 harps.

Create Your Own Harp Song (grade 5, 6, 7, or 8): Every student has their own harp. Compose your own beautiful song using simple techniques invented by famous musicians. Play in harmony with the class. Up to 30 students per class using 30 harps.

ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS (In addition to initial harp-playing workshops)
Artistic Harp (for grade pre-K, K, 1, 2, or 3): Students represent some astounding details of this beautiful instrument in their own artwork.

Harp Graphing (for grade 3 or 4): Students with some graphing experience create graphs to represent the many patterns of strings and sounds.

Harp and Dance (for grade 5, 6, 7, or 8): Students learn a simple dance from history and take turns dancing and accompanying dancers on harps.

Artist Background

Holly of Holly’s Harps is a musician-educator who designs activities to meet state standards for each grade, and supports every workshop participant so they successfully make music. Holly specializes in helping students make “Aha!” connections among topics in science, math, music and history. She also works extensively with special needs students. Holly inspires over 21,000 people per year with musical experiences that encourage their curiosity and support their creativity. Holly is founder of Lyrica, whose first recording won the Davies Prize. She is also a cathedral musician, the harpist for ensembles in USA and Europe, and a winner of the Continuing Creativity Award for multi-disciplinary teaching.

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