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Teaching
Jacqueline is a dedicated and highly experienced teacher who works with students around the world. Students come to her with diverse goals: some are interested in preparing for auditions or performances, many are interested in building their technique and expanding their musicality to play at a higher level, and some are looking to begin their study of the harp.
While some students study with Jacqueline in regular private lessons, others work with her through periodic coachings, workshops, and masterclasses. Aside from studying with Jacqueline directly, students everywhere enjoy Jacqueline's instructional videos on her YouTube channel, her pedagogical publications, and the many resources on her informational website, harpinsideout.com.
Given her fascination with how people learn, Jacqueline enjoys working with a variety of students from beginning through advanced levels. She always seeks to meet students
Video of a student performing Tango for the Rain
by Elizabeth Volpé Bligh.
where they are, assess their strengths and weaknesses, and guide them to the next level, whether that's refining performance skills in competition preparation, exploring the intracacies of music theory, or learning to read music as they begin playing the harp.
General Information
Private lessons are offered for students ages five and up in 30, 45, or 60 minute lesson lengths for students playing either a lever or pedal harp. Regular weekly instruction is offered Mondays through Thursdays. Jacqueline’s studio of regular private students is generally quite full, with periodic openings for new students. Intermittent private lessons and coachings are scheduled on mutually agreeable days and times. Studio classes, focusing on general technical, musical, and performance skills, are also available for small groups of students of similar ages.
In-person lessons are offered at Jacqueline's studio in Baltimore, Maryland. Three different size harps are available for lessons and limited harps are available to rent to students for practice at home. In addition to in-person lessons, Jacqueline has been offering online lessons since 2013. Students are welcome to study exclusively online (especially useful for those not in Maryland), or to use a hybrid approach to lessons, with some lessons in person and some online.
Student recitals for interested students are offered several times a year, with various options for solo and ensemble performing. Recitals are offered with both in-person and online options.
Video of a high school student performing Rouet
by Alphonse Hasselmans in a student recital.
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline holds a Master of Music in harp performance and pedagogy from the Peabody Conservatory. In addition to teaching lessons for students privately, Jacqueline is on the faculties of the Baltimore School for the Arts and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She also is the founder and director of the Baltimore Harp Camp, a week-long summer day camp where students play in a harp ensemble, study music theory and history, and end the camp with a recital of solo and ensemble works.
Jacqueline has given masterclasses at Florida State University, Salisbury University, and Levine Music and has served as a guest conductor for the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra Harp Ensemble. She has given presentations and workshops for the Atlanta Harp Festival, Hangin’ with the Harp, and the Puerto Rico Harp Chapter. Her students have auditioned successfully
for the Maryland All State Senior and Junior Orchestras and for many summer programs including Interlochen Arts Camp, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and the Young Artist’s Harp Seminar.
More Information
Questions about Lessons and New to the Harp are both informative pages found on this website. Additionally, HarpInsideOut.com, a separate informational harp website maintained by Jacqueline, is filled with videos and article about a wealth of harp related topics. Jacqueline also regularly posts harp videos, including performance, instructional and maintenance videos, on her YouTube channel.
For those interested in setting up a masterclass or workshop, please see this overview for more details.
Please contact Jacqueline for information about rates and current availability. She is happy to answer questions about lessons and frequently is able to set up a trial lesson. Email her at: jpharp@jpharp.com.
