Would you like to spend less time practicing and more time enjoying the music?
Would you like to have a greater understanding of the music you are playing?
Come join the fun as we explore harmony and form in the pieces you already play or would like to play! This class will assist you to read better and know the chords, arpeggios, and scales you are already playing...from a Harmony Head's point of view! All harps and abilities welcome!
COST: $10 for OHS Members / $15 for non OHS members
PAYMENT: e-transfer to ontarioharp@gmail.com | PLEASE write YOUR NAME for Jazz Harmony Workshop in the MESSAGE of the e-transfer. (For those unable to use e-transfer please email ontarioharp@gmail.com for payment alternatives)
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Felice Pomeranz, harpist, is a performer, teacher, entrepreneur, and recording artist. She holds advanced degrees from New England Conservatory of Music, in both classical and jazz harp. Felice is the first and only harpist at New England Conservatory to receive a Masters’ Degree in Jazz Studies. Ms. Pomeranz is Professor of Harp at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. She began the Harp Program in the String Department at Berklee College in 2002. Ms. Pomeranz has been a clinician and performer at festivals throughout the United States, Canada, Brazil, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Caribbean. Her classical and popular arrangements for harp are available at many harp outlets, as are her teaching DVD, Jazzy Beginnings and CD/workbook, Harp in the Band, Vol 1. Her first book, Berklee Harp, serves as an etude and exercise book for harpists hoping to improve their pedaling, chord symbol reading, and improvisation skills. It is the first harp publication by Berklee Press, and is widely available through major harp outlets and Amazon.
Her most recent Berklee Press book, Contemporary Etudes for Lever and Pedal harps was recently published. It is collaboration with fourteen Berklee alumni harpists, and the work includes studies addressing modern performance techniques, harmony, and rhythm. Ms. Pomeranz directs the popular harp referral network, The Gilded Harps, organizing events throughout New England and beyond. She is very active in the American Harp Society, having served in many leadership roles, including Chairman of the Board of Directors. Her AHS Foundation Award, Kids for Camp, serves to provide a summer camp experience for needy and underprivileged youth. Visit Felice’s website gildedharps.com
