Classes

Cynthia Cathcart offers private lessons on the wire strung harp in her studio. She also makes herself available for private lessons at workshops and festivals where she offers workshops and presentations on the wire harp.

Some of the workshop topics Cynthia presents include
For wire-string harpers:
- Adapting Nylon Harp Arrangements to the Wire Strung Harp
- Ringing and Damping at the Harp
- Traditional Beginnings
- Ornaments and Figures for Nail Players
- Dancing on Wire Strings: Let's Arrange Some Music
- The Care and Feeding of a Wire Strung Harp
For all harpers:
- Goal Setting at the Harp
- No Levers? No Problem! Accidentals on a Lever-Free Harp
- Wire Harp tricks for the Nylon Harper
- The Mystery of the Modes
- Where is Scottish Music?
- Which Shoulder is the Right Correct One?
- Teaching Wire Harp Even if You Are Not a Wire Harper

Performances

On average Cynthia performs at three private functions a month throughout the Washington, DC area. As well as concert performances, she offers the following lectures and presentations for a general audience:

- How to Repair a Broken Tradition
- Brief History of the Clarsach in Scotland
- The Wire Sound
- The Ceol Mor of the Clarsach

Read some feedback on Cynthia's workshops and presentations - from children and from grown-ups.

• March 30 - April 4 2007 Edinburgh International Harp Festival, Performance and workshops. Private lessons available.
• July 4 - 8, 2007 Big Sky Harp Festival, at Big Sky Resort in Montana. Private lessons, workshops and performance. www.bigskyharpfestival.com
• July 19 - 22, 2007 Somerset Folk Harp Festival, in Somerset, New Jersey. Private lessons, workshops, performance. harpsomerset.com
• August, 2008 Release of Cynthia's book on modal theory, an approach to music theory specifically suited to the traditional and national music rooted in Scotland, Ireland, England, and the American folk tradition.
• July 10 - 13, 2008 Somerset Folk Harp Festival, in Alexandria, Virginia. Private lessons, workshops, performance. harpsomerset.com