Contents of All Current & Back Issues
of HarpLight

(In order of publication)

#1 Autumn 2000
Welcome; "Haiku and the Art of Arranging" by Cynthia Cathcart; Practicing Perfect Posture; "Which Harp Gets More of My Attention?" by Mary Radspinner; Placing, Rolled Chords, Slides and Crossovers; music by Cindy Kleinstuber, Tanah Haney, and RoJean Loucks

#2 Winter 2000
Transposing for Small Harp; "The Prophet's Fire" by Dr. Carol L. Wood; Interview with Morgana Keast; Building a Harp Kit; Beginner's Notebook: More on Rolled Chords & the Importance of Good Technique; Plans for a Harp/Music Stand; music by Morgana, Sharon Thormahlen, and Tanah Haney

#3 Spring 2001 Profile of Harper Tasche; "The Place of the Small Harp in Healing Work" by Rhonda Matthews; Beginner's Notebook: Even More about Rolled Chords; Chromatic Harps, part 1; Harping for Harmony Millenium Challenge; "Wire Harp 101" by Cynthia Cathcart; music by Harper T., Roger Muma, and Cindy Kleinstuber

#4 Summer 2001
"Looking Less, Playing Better" by Sally Perreten; Beginner's Notebook: Summer Harp Care; "Competitions: A Love-Hate Relationship" by Rita Hamilton; A La Mode: Exploring 9/8 time and the Mixolydian mode; Interview with Sylvia Woods; "Harps, Soundboards and Alternative Woods" by luthier David Cureton; Chromatic Harps part 2; music by Suzanne Guldimann, Pat MacKenzie and Tanah Haney

#5 Fall 2001
Buying a Harp Online; "My Favorite Memorizing Trick" by Beth Kolle; Organizing a Harp Circle; Wire Harp 101: "Accidentals on a Lever-Free Harp" by Cynthia Cathcart; Beginner's Notebook: Tuning Tips; Profile of Cindy Kleinstuber; music by Cindy k., Christina Tourin, and Beth Kolle

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#6 Winter 2001
Interview with Suzanne Guldimann; "Great Expectations" (about adult beginners), by Sally Perreten; "A Harper's Christmas in Wales" by Jane Thomas; "Meditation with Harp" by Cathi Pearce; Beginner's Notebook: Winter Harp Care; music by Suzanne, Cathi Pearce, Mary Radspinner, and Kathleen Lloyd

#7 Spring 2002
Profile of Laurie Riley; A La Mode: 6/4 time, Pentatonic Scale; Double Strung Harps (a series of articles); Beginner's Notebook: Levers and Keys to Tune In; music by Morgana Keast, Tanah Haney and Roger Muma

#8 - All-Music Issue, Summer 2002
10 pieces of music, including one duet for harp and melody instrument (or second harp), from early beginner to intermediate in level, plus Harper Tasche's article "Getting the Most Out of Your Small Harp".

#9 Fall 2002
How Music Books are Graded; Morgana Keast on Beginning Improvisation; A La Mode: 6/8 time and Aeolian Mode; oodles of book reviews; music by Jennifer Pratt-Walter, RoJean Loucks, Tanah Haney, and John Peekstock

#10 Winter 2002
Interview with Tina Tourin, Decorating Your Harp (part 1), Resumes for Harpers, Music by Suzanne Guldimann, Carolyn Bame, and Tina Tourin

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#11 Spring/Summer 2003
Interview with Therese Honey, Decorating Your Harp part 2, Confessions of a 'Lapsed Harper', A La Mode (5/4 time and the Dorian mode), Easy Pentatonic Improv; music by Angi Bemiss, Tanah Haney, and RoJean Loucks.

#12 Fall/Winter 2003
What to Do If You're Stuck in a Rut; Profile of Cynthia Cathcart; New Harp Care; Music by Julie Arreguin, Cindy Kleinstuber Blevins, and Cynthia Cathcart.

#13 Spring 2004
All Music Issue! Music by Carolyn Bame, Deborah Ethier, Melinda Gardiner, Julie Hussar, M.K.Lloyd, Jennifer Pratt-Walter, Cynthia Shelhart, and Sharon Thormahlen; also Robin Huw Bowen's "Golden Rules of Tuning".

#14 Summer/Fall 2004
Harps, Health, and Healing: an issue devoted to harp therapy. Articles on therapy harps, readers' harp recommendations and therapeutic stories, reviews of therapy books, info on therapy programs; also, interview with Tanah Haney, and music by Tanah and Marlene Satter.

#15 Winter/Spring 2005
Interview with Sue Richards, making a 'Harp Snuggly', Lowdown on Levers part 1; music by Suzanne Guldimann, Sue Richards, and Cynthia Shelhart

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#16 Summer 2005
Interview with Cynthia Shelhart, Harmonizing Plainchant, the Gothic Harp, Lowdown on Levers part 2; music by Carol Wood and Holly Wood

#17 Fall 2005
Harping for the Visually Impaired; Finding Free Music on the Internet; Tips and Tricks for Beginners and Others; music by Pamela Bruner, Harper Tasche, and Roger Muma

#18 Spring 2006. All-Music Issue featuring the work of Sharon Kimball, RoJean Loucks, Sharon Thormahlen, Deborah Ohlgren, Moira Nelson, Kathi Blaine, and Tanah Haney. Levels of playing ability from beginner through upper intermediate.

#19 Early Fall 2006. "Harping in the Wildwood" by Cliff Seruntine; Finding Non-Harp Sources for Tunes; music by Joanne Griffin, Mary Kathleen Lloyd, and Ray Pool.

Issue #20: Interview with Angi Bemiss; Meditation with Harp; On the Landscapes of My Harp; music by Angi Bemiss, Jaye Naomi, and Hildegard of Bingen (arr. Mona Peck and Melinda Gardiner)

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