Pre-College Harp Program

The harp is a heavenly instrument that makes even your first fumbling notes sound great. Now students ages 6–18 have the opportunity to take harp lessons from harp faculty at the Jacobs School of Music. No musical experience is necessary, although 1 to 2 years of piano in addition to a sense of humor are helpful.

An interview is required before beginning classes. Harp students receive one private lesson each week, participate in weekly master classes, and perform in a class recital at the end of each semester.

Academy faculty

Elzbieta Szmyt, a native of Poland, is Professor of Music and Chair of the Harp Department at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. She has performed numerous recitals and taught master classes in North America, Europe and Asia. Szmyt holds graduate degrees from the Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw University and Indiana University.

Fan-Fen Tai, a native of Taiwan, is an adjunct faculty at Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. She holds degrees from Indiana University (D.M), the University of Arizona and Taipei National University of Arts. Tai has won numerous competitions and is avid chamber musician who formed the harp and violin duo, BloomingDuo.

For more information, please contact musicsp@indiana.edu.