A long break, a frustrating run of practice or a difficult stretch of life can leave a harp sitting untouched and the way back unclear. Heather gives this one listener question her full attention, because it keeps coming up in different forms. Thank you to everyone who writes in!

In this episode:

– Why every harpist's path, even a professional's, has ups and downs

– A creative approach, old pieces with fresh musicality or a technique focus as ways to start again

– Why exercises can help when the block is emotional, especially if you feel you should be further along by now

– Heather's own first step towards her harps, which was simply taking the covers off

– Familiar advice that still helps, from accountability buddies to harp events and live concerts

– The bigger idea underneath it all, that we're all really learning how to learn, and three things to ask yourself

Host:

Heather Downie – Harpist, Principal Lever Harp Tutor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Founder of How To Harp

Learn with us:

https://www.HowToHarp.com (membership, courses, retreats)

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