News
News
News
Resources
Jacqueline is always interested in sharing the harp with a wide audience and has many resources available, including informational articles and videos about the harp. On this page, a brief overview is provided, but many more resources can be found on Jacqueline's informational harp website: HarpInsideOut.com. This contains a wealth of resources for harpists, educators, and aspiring harpists, including an introduction to the harp in a series of videos, repertoire suggestions, articles on practicing, and much more.
Articles
Behind the Scenes
Article by Jacqueline Pollauf
Harp Column, Volume 33, Issue 2
September/October 2024
Building Technical Harp Skills Through Warm-up Exercises
Article by Jacqueline Pollauf
American String Teacher, Volume 74, no. 1
February 2024
Going to Bat for the Harp
by Jacqueline Pollauf
Harp Column, Volume 32, Issue 1
July/August 2023
Composing Added Harp Parts for a Student Ensemble
Article by Jacqueline Pollauf
American String Teacher, Volume 72, No. 4
November 2022
Eliza Ridgely: More than her Portrait
Article by Jacqueline Pollauf
American Harp Journal
Winter 2021
A Guide to Including Young Harpists
Article by Jacqueline Pollauf
American String Teacher, Volume 70, No. 2
May 2020
Teaching Quality Practicing
Article by Jacqueline Pollauf
Stringendo, Volume XXXIV
Autumn 2018
An Interview with Mary Brigid Roman
Article by Jacqueline Pollauf
American String Teacher, Volume 69, No. 4
November 2018
Adventures with Bach
Blog Post by Jacqueline Pollauf
Concert Artists of Baltimore Blog
February 2018
Videos
Jacqueline regularly posts videos on her YouTube channel in a variety of categories, including solo and chamber music, instructional videos about playing the harp, and harp maintenance and repair. Her entire catalogue of over 400 videos can be viewed directly on YouTube. For a selection of performing videos, see the Videos page on this website. Below are a few playlists of informational and instructional videos.
Jacqueline's Inspirational Videos for Young Harpists series features Jacqueline playing beginning and intermediate classical harp pieces. Each of these begins with a short spoken introduction, and is followed by Jacqueline performing the piece.
Inspirational Videos for Young Harpists
Inspirational Videos for Young Harpists
Berceuse de Noel by Betty Paret, Inspirational Videos for Young Harpists #1
Grand'mère Raconte une Histoire by Henriette Renié, Inspirational Videos for Young Harpists #2
Pastorale by Marcel Grandjany, Inspirational Videos for Young Harpists #3
Jacqueline's Informational Harp Videos are explanatory videos about many technical aspects of playing the harp, including rolled chords, pedal changes, arpeggios, harmonics, and trills. All feature Jacqueline discussing topics as well as demonstrating relevant passages.
Informational Harp Videos
Informational Harp Videos
Harmonics on the Harp
How to Play: Scales in Canon
Introduction to Pedals
Harp Maintenance and Repair videos feature Jacqueline going over common questions, such as tuning and changing strings, as well as more complicated areas, including replacing levers and fixing broken pedal rods.
Harp Maintenance and Repair
Harp Maintenance and Repair
Overview of the Harp, Harp Care, Maintenance, and Repair #1
Introduction to Tuning, Harp Care, Maintenance, and Repair #2
Tuning a Lever Harp in Eb, Harp Care, Maintenance, and Repair #3
