Description

Stories with Harp for Young Children

During this FAIRPLAY IMMERSION I share my favourite tried and tested tricks I have used over the years when working with young children and telling stories at the harp in schools and at community events. We look at musical snippets for ‘The Fairy Harp’ and ‘The Billy Goats Gruff’ along with experimenting and exploring ideas for other traditional folk tales. We will also look at a simple jolly little country dance style ditty that can be used to create group participation in many situations. Many of the ideas covered will be transferable to other composition and arrangement work on your harp.

 This short course includes:

• • Let’s Warm Up with Mood Music!
  • What to do for the best? Find Your Style!
  • Soundscapes
  • Audience participation
  • Stories at the Harp (Shelley Style!) The Three Billy Goats Gruff
  • Stories at the Harp (Shelley Style) ‘The Fairy Harp’
  • Getting children involved with ‘The Barn Dance Ditty’
  • Exploring Adding Music to Other Stories Using Ideas Discussed During This IMMERSION
  • Full Zoom Replay
  • Student Suggestions on Useful Music Books and/or Stories

  PLUS Bonus Pre-Recorded Videos:

  • BONUS VIDEO (recorded previously for ‘ Play Your Harp Out’): The Am G Chord Loop for Children to Move to!
  • BONUS VIDEO (recorded previously for ‘ Play Your Harp Out’): A Insiders Look at ‘The Happy Harpist’
  • BONUS VIDEO (recorded previously for ‘ Play Your Harp Out’): G Major Pentatonic Scale for Children to Play

Online short Course

The course was initially delivered live on Sunday 8th May 2022 over a 2 hour time slot, the edited videos for each section, sheet music and full Zoom replay are now available in the course.

This course is similar to one week of the START HARP  or Flourishing Harpist 12 week intensive online courses for beginner to upper intermediate harpists. Full details on www.FairplayHarpSchool.com

“Great immersion! As usual, Shelley went above and beyond.” Rebecca Blakeney, a START HARP  Level 1, 2 and 3 graduate!)

This course is aimed at advanced beginner to advanced intermediate level harpists. To be honest as long as you can read treble and bass clef at least a little bit and can play with all four fingers (and turn) you will be able to take this course. Simplification and extension ideas are offered as we go along so lots to keep everyone busy!

You will have 12 months access to these videos and materials.

Full price for this one off IMMERSION is £35. 

If you prefer you can subscribe to my Patreon account (Tier 4) where you pay a monthly fee to access the monthly IMMERSIONS along with various other benefits including monthly live Q & A sessions. Full details here: https://www.patreon.com/ShelleyFairplay

Thank you everyone,

With very best wishes,

Shelley Fairplay

When you sign up you will automatically receive a confirmation on email from this website, I will then manually let you into the course and send a personal email once you are in! 

Comments from students who have attended previous IMMERSION

• Insider info…don’t miss it but prepare yourself to be bombarded with info in the nicest possible way???
• Don’t miss it! And don’t be surprised if you feel overwhelmed if you do it live. Shelley basically fits a full week of Start Harp into 2 hours, so it’s a lot to take in live — but then you can go back and work with the videos as you’re already used to doing in Start Harp. Or you can miss the live bit and just do the videos afterward. I did my best learning of Spiraling Shoots after the fact, when my brain was quiet and I could hear myself think and appreciate what I was playing.
• I couldn’t join live so learnt it from the recordings, which are great.
• I was glad to be on the live presentation, although it was early in the morning. However, due to more pressing priorities, I tabled my practice efforts for a future time—hopefully, in September. That is a benefit of the Immersion structure. Sign up for the class and add to your repertoire when you are ready.
• I also saw it in the replay. It’s great to be able to go over everything slowly…