DiscoverHow To Harp PodcastEp 4: You’re Never Too Old to Start the Harp
Ep 4: You’re Never Too Old to Start the Harp

Ep 4: You’re Never Too Old to Start the Harp

Update: 2025-08-29
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Heather shares this month’s harp tip with a reassuring reminder that you’re never too old to begin your harp journey. Drawing on her own experience of starting ‘late’ as a teenager, she reflects on the challenges, the self-doubt, and the turning points that helped her grow into a professional harpist.

This episode is all about encouragement for adult learners, and a reminder that determination and being true to yourself can take you further than you think. To finish, Heather shares three beginner-friendly harp classics to inspire you with what’s possible when you’re just starting out.

In this episode:
- Am I too old to start learning the harp?- Heather’s personal story of starting the harp at 14- How determination and staying true to yourself can change your learning- Encouragement for adult learners facing self-doubt- Beginner arrangements of Baloo Baleerie, The Skye Boat Song, and Auld Lang Syne

Host: Heather Downie – Harpist, Principal Scottish Harp Tutor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and founder of How To Harp

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Ep 4: You’re Never Too Old to Start the Harp

Ep 4: You’re Never Too Old to Start the Harp

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