Announcing Paid Private Harp Lessons
I am excited to announce a new offer from Calming Harp. Over the past few years I keep having people ask me for the sheet music for the Psalms that I play on this website and on YouTube. Since I play by ear, I do not have sheet music as people are used to using. I have been trying to find a computer program that can convert mp3 files into sheet music but there are none that I have found that work very well. I have found one program that I can play one note at time and it will transcribe that into sheet music and then I can write the chords that accompany the melody line in.
This limitation has given me the idea of beginning to provide specific harp lessons for specific songs. Many people have used my free lessons I offer on YouTube and tell me how much they appreciate them. I still recommend that if you want to take advantage of these paid lessons, you start first of all by going through the free lessons to get up to speed. As I have considered providing these more private lessons, I have been encouraged to place a price on them as they are of great value to many musicians that are wanting to learn to play the Psalms of David that I present with my harp.
I have asked music teachers what they are charging for private lessons and the range usually comes in at $50-$100 so I have settled on the lower amount. I have also decided that I will offer unlimited access to each lesson so that you can go back as many times as needed to master the song. As an added bonus, I am giving out my email and phone number so that you can contact me with any specific questions that may come up during the course of the lesson.
It is my design to offer one lesson per month. You can purchase a lesson by going to the marketplace on this website and clicking the lesson that you choose. That will take you to the checkout where you will receive a PDF that has the link for the lesson to watch on my YouTube private channel. The sheet music for the lesson can be downloaded from the bottom of the Collaborate page on the website.
I have struggled with the idea of charging for these lessons because I believe that my harp playing and the subsequent music from the Psalms of David are a gift from God to me and those I share with. I have been encouraged to let people know that this charge is actually a donation to our ministry that helps keep us on the road and put diesel in the truck. We are on the road about 10 months of the year sharing this music and the stories that Shirley so skillfully tells and your contribution helps keep us out there.
It is my hope and prayer that more and more musicians will learn these beautiful Psalms of David and be able to share them to a wider audience than I could ever reach on my own. A friend of mine once told me that the best thing that I could do with my talent was to multiply it – teach others to do it as well. That is what I am trying to do here. Please come join me on the journey!