Melody's Traditional Music

06/09/2025

Harp Teachers Gathering Zoom Meeting: Thursday, June 12 at 3p CENTRAL. Teaching to the very young with Rebecca Todaro. The zoom registration will be in the comments. Rebecca is a professional harpist living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who began her harp studies at the age of 9 with Elizabeth Roth in Charlotte, N.C. Earning both a bachelor and master of music degrees at LSU gave her a chance to study with Hye Yun Chung and Ann Benjamin. Post graduate study and master classes with Susann McDonald, Isabelle Moretti, Marcella DeCray and Kathleen Bride further enriched Rebecca’s musical influences. Having maintained a private teaching studio since 1989, sharing a love of the harp and its music with students of all ages has been a priority throughout Rebecca’s career. This month's emphasis is on teaching very young students.

06/06/2025

Afghan Press Music for the Harp publishes this book - Harp and Soul, a harp ensemble tutorial by Mary Muckle.

Harp & SoulPerformed by Ottawa Youth Harp Ensemble

05/30/2025

Shared from personal page:

Email from Melody's Production Inc. It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since we lost John Gill—beloved harp store owner, skilled harp repairman, and a favorite in the community. In that time, some

05/16/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo-mtlL0SKg - I recorded this Monday Melodies awhile back. Marta Keen's beautiful "Homeward Bound" arranged by Angi Bemiss.

https://folkharp.com/product/homeward-bound/Beautiful song by Marta Keen and arranged by Angi Bemiss. Part of the Monday Melodies Series at FolkHarp.comPlay...

05/06/2025

Loads of harps - it seems that Nick has become the Texas harp repair guy. Here is a 12 when it came in, with strings removed, and now being restrung. The wood is from 1920 and has a rich sound. The soundboard is not pulled up, the column is straight. This will be a really nice gem for some lucky person.

05/01/2025

Reba Lunsford is offering her "picks" each month. This month she wants us to be prepared for weddings. She gives SKU numbers for a quick lookup at https://folkharp.com/

From Reba: Ah, Wedding Season! But that’s June. Which gives a whole month to brush up regular repertoire and add something new and fresh to the list.

The Harpist’s Complete Wedding Guide (SKU 6615B) is a practical resource of valuable information for someone just starting out or a harpist who has questions about, contracts, pricing, repertoire, and other timely tips.

Wedding Music for Lever Harp (SKU 77247M) contains 23 classic, traditional, and ethnic arrangements. Few accidentals, performance notes, and useful tips and suggestions for fees, contracts, etiquette and proper attire, and more information.

Perfect by Ed Sheeran is a popular and often requested selection (SKU 70351). Playable by advanced beginners to intermediate levels.

Three Wedding Marches (SKU 94004 for paper book or SKU 94004E for download) includes the Wagner Wedding March, Mendelssohn Wedding Recessional, and Trumpet Voluntary by Clarke. Two of the best things is these are written in the key of C and NO LEVER CHANGES!

KISS Weddings Lots of good ideas for keeping track of particular details for the ceremony and instructions for setting up a helpful wedding notebook. Eighteen wedding classics and hymns are included in very accessible level for lever or pedal harp. Music is organized for those who prefer playing in the key of C (SKU 61805 for paper book and SKU E8656 for download) or the key of Eb (SKU 61806 for paper and SKU E8657 for download).

These selections are all 15% off using the coupon code wedding15

04/30/2025

Our latest newsletter went out yesterday. Click here to read it: https://conta.cc/42OpSUT -
And... all music in the worship/wedding category is 15% off using coupon code wedding15

Worship/Wedding Solo link: https://folkharp.com/product-category/solo-material/worship-wedding-solo-material/

Worship/Wedding 2 or more harps link: https://folkharp.com/product-category/ensemble-music/2-or-more-harps/worship-wedding-harp-ensemble-music/

Harp and Other Instruments Worship/Wedding link: https://folkharp.com/product-category/ensemble-music/music-for-harp-and-other-instruments/worship-music-harp-and-other/

Harp and Flute Worship/Wedding link: https://folkharp.com/product-category/ensemble-music/harp-and-flute-ensemble-music/worship-and-wedding-harp-and-flute/

Email from Melody's Production Inc. We have a really special Podcast Series coming soon. It's called "Melody Makers" and is hosted by Gretchen Monson. Gretchen will be featuring harpists who have mad

04/23/2025

We have a beautiful Dusty 36B in walnut on consignment. Here is an example of how it sounds: https://youtu.be/YAKa4v7EE5E. Links to the harp are within the description.

This is one of my favorite pieces to play. The chords are rich and the melody is beautiful. I look forward to this one while playing just about any harp ev...

04/10/2025

Just a few minutes away - Harp Teachers Gathering with Anna Dunwoodie on sight reading. Register here:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Teaching to Sight Read Discussion. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

04/01/2025

I'm sure everyone was wondering what the ladybug Ana would look like. Now it just needs new strings!

03/31/2025

From Mary: Nick was trained well by John when he worked for Melody's some 20 years ago. Now that he is the boss and has inherited all the tools, he is utilizing that training!

03/26/2025

Our next HTG (Harp Teachers Gathering) will be lead by Anna Dunwoodie. She'll talk about how to teach students to sight read. We are very fortunate to have her lead this discussion/presentation! 2nd Thursday of the month at 3p Central. That's April 10. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WOvr8v3zQpe4pYr-etcLWA