Contact Information

Holly Pratt
Holly's Harps
(513) 703-8434
[email protected]
https://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

January through May

Fee Structure

$1,900 includes the entire day of hands-on workshops (as many as we can fit in) with 30 student harps plus the Big Harp.

Includes (if you wish) an assembly at the end of the day with with your students performing.

Discounts available for multiple days in the same school.

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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. No limit on the number of workshops per day. Follow your normal class schedule OR make a special workshop schedule to include even more students.

At the end of the day, your students can join Holly to perform for parents or at a local senior citizen community.

A DAY OF HANDS-ON HARP WORKSHOPS

GRADE pre-K, K, 1, or 2: Hands-on Harp Experience. Discover the secrets of the big harp up close. Discover how to create high and low notes. Hear harpist Holly play fun music. Play a song on a real harp. Up to 60 students per class using 30 harps.

GRADE 3 or 4: Songs and Science Harp Workshop. 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.

GRADE 5, 6, 7, or 8: Create Your Own Harp Song. 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 SPECIAL WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE

Artistic Harp (grade pre-K, K, 1, 2, or 3): Students represent some astounding details of this beautiful instrument in their own artwork.

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

Harp and Dance (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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