Welcome new students, current students and families! Teaching the harp had always been a dream of mine and now I have been teaching in the Minneapolis area for 6 years! What a wonderful journey this has been! As a child, my mother, Janell Lemire, taught the harp in our home and I would often hear her working with students, helping them grow as musicians and individuals. I came to Minneapolis to study with Kathy Kienzle, principal harpist of the Minnesota Orchestra, teacher at Mac Phail Center for Music, and instructor at the University of MN. She encouraged my teaching and I continued my study in the summer, attending teacher training with Mary Kay Waddington, the founder of the Suzuki Harp Method. I am an accredited Suzuki Harp Teacher of Book1, 2 and 3 and am planning to attend the new Book 4 training in May of 2010. Teaching the harp to children and adults, I see the enjoyment learning the harp can be to all ages and musical ability levels. I see so much growth, not only musically and aurally but also in many other areas of my students’ lives. I am so happy to be working with all of you.  Let’s get harping!!!

Information For New and Interested Harp Students:
I  teach at  Stoney End Harps, Hobgoblin Music Store in Northeast Minneapolis all day on Monday. For students unavailable on Mondays, I can make accommodations to meet a students needs on an individual basis. Students take lessons weekly and pay a monthly fee. The lessons are divided into Semesters, with a Summer Session from June through August. Beginning harp lessons are one half-hour. Students learn the Suzuki Harp repertoire to build technique and prepare them for group participation, and occasional recitals. I also encourage students to pick their own music of interest for reading, performance, and just for fun!

This is the current lesson policy:
Please contact me with any questions, ideas, concerns, or just to chat about your interest in the harp!!!

Information and Tools for Current Students:
We are beginning a new method for notes and keeping track of your practice time. Please purchase a binder and bring it to your first lesson. A yearly small fee with be assessed to support the HARP TOOLS FUND for materials at the lessons.
The following are documents to print/copy for use in your lessons:
All please print your corresponding review chart, and the monthly practice chart:
(monthly chart)
Review book 1-2-3-4
Pick one of the following:
Pre-Twinkle, Twinklers, Book 1 Children:   (practice sticker chart)
Book 1 adult, Book 2, and up:                          (lesson notes)

Advances students and those starting orchestra this Fall print the following: Good Harpist Checklist

Here are some web links for you to explore:
Harp.com is a giant resource for harpists. Here you can order any supplemental reading music, music for your own enjoyment and performing, strings and tuning equipement, benches, bags and SO MUCH MORE!
Lyonhealy.com is a harpmaker in Chicago, IL. All harpists should make a musical pilgrimage to this factory, or their store Lyon and Healy West in Salt Lake City, Utah to play their wonderful instruments and look at the music and fun knick-knacks. Those of you looking to purchase a new, used or larger-sized harp, this is a great place to start your search.
Suzukiharpinfo.com is a new website designed by Mary Kay Waddington as a resource for Suzuki Harp families and teachers. Here you can read articles written by harp students and teachers, participate in forums, ask questions, and see what is going in the Suzuki Harp World.
Grothmusic.com is a large music store here in the Twin Cities. They deal Lyon and Healy Harps, so stop in and try one out.
Stoneyendharps.com is the website for the store where I am currently teaching here in Minneapolis. They build folk harps in many different sizes.