The Seven Harp Ensemble will be touring again in August this year, to Parkes, Bathurst, Gunnedah, Coolah, Grafton and Coffs Harbour. This follows from their successful tour in April this […]
A question I heard asked at the recent Harp Day at the Wesley Centre in Canberra, and repeated to me later, was whether you could start to learn the harp […]
It can be difficult to know which string to order when one needs replacing, so here are a few tips to help you order the correct string! To order the […]
Scarborough Fair is a great example of a melody written in the dorian mode. What does that mean? The quick answer is – tune your harp to a major scale […]
Applications for the 9th annual Kioloa Summer Harp Course are now open. The course will rune from the 19th – 27th of January, held at the Kioloa Coastal Campus of […]
This is a link to a fantastic article in the American Harp Journal. After a trip to the string maker’s factory, it contains information about how to put on strings […]
Lisa Jenzen (Camac technician) from Harp Central in New York is visiting Australia in November. She will be offering harp regulation, restrings and repairs. Price lists are available below for […]
Harp Centre Australia is having a spring clean and is selling their existing music and accessories at a discounted rate! We will still be stocking strings and harp related accessories, […]
Look after your harp in the heat by following some simple steps: Lyon and Healy recommend temperatures from 0-32 degrees – avoid outdoor performances when the temperature is hotter than […]
The Heartstring Quartet is touring Australia – Discounts apply and a donation from the ticket prices goes to the WHC also! So support this wonderful group and you will be […]
Salvi “Mia” Lever Harp 34 strings with tuning key Special one-year purchase plan available to HCA students Payment structure (all prices in Australian Dollars): Initial Deposit prior […]
Currently in stock Salvi Mia 34 strings (Mahogany) – $4, 720, pickup price from Yass, NSW. Lyon and Healy Ogden 34 strings (Mahogany) – $6,000, pickup price from Yass, NSW. All […]
Wow, what a week! From the 20th -26th of July the entire international harp community gathered to put on the harp spectacle of a life time. With an amazing variety of […]
Essential Gesture Author: Jacinta Dennett URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/56356 Abstract: My research into essential gesture has brought together the technique and practices of harp playing and eurythmy. I use Carlos Salzedo’s fundamental harpistic […]
Jason Azem is coming to Australia in mid-Febuary, and will be available to provide harp regulations and services. He will be in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, and possibly Brisbane. Contact Jason […]
“Challenges and Changes in Rural Harp Teaching” by Gwenda Davies I have been teaching Celtic harp at Mitchell Conservatorium, Bathurst, since 2005. The harpist population in the Central West of […]
One of Australia’s greatest harpists passed away on 15th June, 2016. Read the Sydney Morning Herald obituary written by Claire Dunne; and a Tribute by former student, HCA director Alice […]
“On Being a Teacher in a Secondary School Environment” by Francis Thiele I began teaching the harp around twenty years ago and still keep in touch with my very first […]