Lessons
I have been teaching harp to students age 10 and up for more than 20 years. I will also accept students under the age of ten if they have previous musical experience and already know how to read music.
I provide instruction for lever harp, pedal harp, and cross-strung harp. If you already know how to read music, that’s great, but we can start from scratch if we need to.
Whether you are a young student wanting to play in your school orchestra and perhaps go on to be a harp major in college or an older, adult learner who just wants to play for your own enjoyment, I would be delighted to help you learn to play this most wonderful instrument.
If you live in the Houston, Texas area, I would be happy to provide lessons for you in my home studio in NW Houston. Lessons are $45 per 50-minute lesson. I can also help you find a harp to rent to get started with.
If you are not close to Houston and have no harp teacher close to where you live, please contact me about taking live, online video harp lessons using ooVoo. The price of lessons is the same, and getting set up to do online lessons is easy.
As an introductory offer, I am offering a 5% discount off of your first four lessons if you pay for four lessons at one time. This offer applies to lessons in person or online.
Please contact me to set up your weekly lesson time. The first lesson will include an extra half hour of setup time at no additional cost.
You can view my Student Information Sheet here. Either fill it out, scan it and e-mail it or answer the questions in an e-mail.
You can also download and read my Studio Policies here. It is very important to read and understand these policies before we begin lessons.
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I have pedal harps for rent starting at $100 a month. Please let me know if you know of anyone who might need one. Thank you
I’ve learned about music more than ever, even with 5 years of playing violin. Really fun and fantastic teacher
Betsy started teaching me in October 2009. I am really enjoying it, especially since I wasn’t at all sure that I could ever play hands together at my advanced senior age. She is so encouraging and has led me along at a reasonable pace, that it is hard to realize how much I have progressed until I look back to the beginning. Yes! I am playing hands together. She doesn’t require me to play anything I don’t like. I had never played a stringed instrument before, but it soon made sense to me. I take by ooVoo and it is just like the times I have been to her studio. I shouldn’t have put it off so long!
I started taking lessons online with Elizabeth via Skype, and the progress that I have made with harp has surprised me greatly! I never could imagine that using a web camera could be an efficient way to learn how to play the harp, but Elizabeth has a system set up that allows her students to understand how to play music on the harp while still monitoring the fundamentals of hand position. She is a great teacher and I really enjoy taking lessons from her. She is never hesitant to help a student anytime of the week. I am extremely pleased with our lessons!