Harpist Shelley Fairplay

☀️🎶 DAY TWO OF OUR SUMMER RESET HARP WEEKEND STARTS TODAY! 🎶☀️

What a wonderful first day we had yesterday! 💚

We spent the afternoon and evening reflecting, refocusing and making music together – from technique and posture, to some really thought-provoking self-assessment and future visioning, before getting our harps out and putting effective practice into practice.

And we finished the evening with our Unique Performer session – sharing music, ideas, personalised feedback and plenty of support.

One of the things I love most about these weekends is seeing harpists at completely different stages of their musical journeys learning alongside one another. There really is no pressure and no perfection required – just a wonderfully supportive group of people exploring how we can make our harp playing happier, more effective and more fulfilling.

And we're about to do it all again! ☀️

DAY TWO begins at 3pm British Time today, when we'll be exploring:

🎵 The Three Strands of a Flourishing Harpist – Reading Music, Playing by Ear & Improvisation

🌱 Choosing Your Path – creating a realistic and inspiring plan for the months ahead

🪉 Effective Practice in Practice – Part Two

💚 The Unique Performer – Part Two

And it's NOT too late to join us!

All the Day One replays are already available, so you can catch up in your own time and then either join us LIVE for Day Two today or enjoy the whole weekend through the replays.

If your harp playing could do with a little summer RESET before we head towards autumn, we'd absolutely love to welcome you. Full details here: https://courses.ruzuku.com/courses/2-day-harpists-summer-reset-weekend-15th-and-16th-august-2026--31436f7f-08c1-46e9-8998-cdd42ec4b1bd/salespage

Summer Reset Weekend for Harpists
Fairplay Harp School

Does Your Right Hand Get All the Best Melodies?! This week, we’re giving your left hand the melody, the limelight… and a beautiful song of its own. - https://mailchi.mp/harpwales.com/spiralling_shoots-5816863

BOOKING NOW OPEN!!!
Harp on Wight Festival 2026!!!

https://www.harponwight.co.uk/2026.html

Guest Artist - Monika Stadler, Tristan Le Govic, Harpist Shelley Fairplay Bethany Caswell, Natalie Lo, Arianna Savall & Petter Udland Johansen, Sara Evans & Damien Papin, Marianne Gubri, Fran Barsby Harpist. The closing festival concert will be 'Harp Revolution' with ADRIANO SANGINETO.

To close the event there will be a Harpcatcher Dinner at Michelangelo Restaurant IOW with a journey through harp music with Bella Brown. **Booking Essential**

🌞 Your Harp Year Starts Today -

🌞 Your Harp Year Starts Today This August, I’m opening the doors to Coach & Connect 2026–27—my fully supported, personalised year-long journey for harpists.

Ever feel like your fingers have a mind of their own? Discover this week's playful Brain to Finger Challenge. - https://mailchi.mp/harpwales.com/spiralling_shoots-5816607

🌞 Your Harp Year Starts Today - Coach & Connect 2026/27 is now open, and your journey begins with the Summer Reset Weekend.- https://mailchi.mp/harpwales.com/kewcsi0pk8-5816580

What's Happening This Summer at Fairplay Harp School? - https://mailchi.mp/harpwales.com/spiralling_shoots-5816380

🌿 This weekend I'll be making a special journey back to West Sussex.

It's been many years since I last lived there, so returning to perform feels rather lovely. I'll be spending the weekend teaching at the wonderful PoppyHarp Inspire Weekend, and on Sunday evening I'll be sharing my concert, Harp Revelry.

I'm really looking forward to sharing an evening of music filled with some of my favourite arrangements, original pieces, and a few stories along the way.
If you're anywhere nearby, it would be absolutely wonderful to see a few familiar faces—or perhaps meet some new ones.

🎶 Harp Revelry
🗓 Sunday 19th July 2026
🕖 7.00pm
📍 The Old Library, West Dean House, West Sussex

Tickets are available here:

https://www.poppyharp.com

There are two other fabulous concerts by Fran Barsby and Alex Rider over the weekend too!

See you in Sussex?!💚

🌿 Small harp. Big possibilities.

This week's Harpist's Compass is all about celebrating the wonderful world of the lap harp.

Whether your lap harp is your main instrument, your travelling companion, or something you'd simply love to play more often, Lap Harp Olympics is packed with practical ideas to help you make the most of it.

Together we'll explore:

🎵 Warm-ups and technique
🎵 Simple arranging ideas
🎵 Improvisation and storytelling
🎵 Creative chord accompaniments
🎵 Ways to enjoy making music at home, in the garden or while away on holiday

As a bonus, you'll also receive a complimentary digital copy of my lap harp book, Harp Revelry 1, full of additional music to continue exploring afterwards.

🌼 We'll also be meeting LIVE tomorrow (Friday) at 2.00pm UK time for a relaxed Harpist's Compass session. If you can't join us live, don't worry—a replay will be available.

I'd love you to come and discover just how much music a small harp can hold. 💛

👉 Sign up here:
https://courses.ruzuku.com/courses/lap-harp-olympics-fairplay-immersion-fhsi41-harpist-s-compass-28-52--00000001-000b-4489-52b1-000000015b1f/salespage