The Intermediate class will learn new tunes, check up on technique and playing in a relaxed manner, and develop skills in arranging, playing faster, and playing in an ensemble. Spend the week playing your harp, getting feedback and encouragement... and laughing a lot!

Bio
Sharlene Wallace started her journey with the folk harp in Wells over fifteen years ago, and has returned for many of those years to teach all levels of harp playing. Previously to the folk harp, Sharlene had studied pedal harp with Judy Loman and continues today to perform equally on both instruments. She has won two international competitions, the Lyon & Healy International Pop & Jazz Lever Harp Competition (Tucson, Arizona) and Concours d’Improvisation de Rencontres Internationales de Harpe Celtique (Dinan, France). She tours across North America with her Celtic harp giving concerts, workshops, masterclasses and adjudicating, as well as performing with bass player George Koller, flute/piano player Susan Piltch and BC accordion/fiddle player Adrian Dolan amongst others. Sharlene has created five independent CDs, "the rhyme & the river", "Journey of Shadows", "Beyond the Waves", "Island Mountain"… and "Anticipation", a collaboration with Susan Piltch. As well as writing many pieces for harp, Sharlene has been involved in numerous commissions for the Celtic harp by such Canadian composers as John Beckwith, Bruce Mather, Nancy Telfer, Evelyne Datl, Loretto Reid, Kirk Elliott and most recently a piece for orchestra and Celtic harp by Rodney Sharman. Sharlene is on the faculties of York and Guelph Universities and is Principal Harpist with the Oakville and Kingston Symphonies. www.sharlenewallace.com