Harp Maintenance Incoming students take this class for one year unless expertise can be established. All harp majors are expected to participate in this class every semester. For all majors from sophomore year.
Expectations vary with topic, but normally involve preparation as well as participation.
Materials covered in first semester include principles of hand position, fingering, placing, sequencing of materials, choice of music, etc. as these apply to beginning students at every age level. Second semester consists of continued discussion as above, plus a practicum level in which each member of the class must teach one student for 12 weeks, after which a mini-recital will provide the basis for group evaluation and final discussion. Graduate students are further expected to prepare a notebook of specialized teaching materials for beginners.