faculty

• Marcy L. Spigler, M.S. Ed., Licensed Principal K-12, Certified Elementary and Secondary School Counselor, Clinical Director of Bedside Harp's Hospital-Certified Junior Harpist Program
• Music Theory, Repertoire Building and Improvisational Skill Segments:
• Edie Elkan, B.A., Hospital Certified Master of Harp Therapy, Founder and Director, Bedside Harp, Harpist, Harp and Music Educator
• Joy Plaisted, M. Mus., Concert Harpist, Harp and Music Educator, Bedside Harp Certification Student Intern
• Ray Pool, B. Mus., Assistant Director Bedside Harp, Harpist, Harp and Music Educator, Bedside Harp Certification Student Intern
• Norine Stewart, Concert bassist of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Hospital-Certified Harp Therapist
• Healthcare Specialist:
• Sharon Brown, RN, MSN, Assistant VP, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, Hamilton, NJ
• Spirituality, Creative Arts, Dance, Movement and Other Special Presenters and Specialists:
• Kristin Catena, Harpist, Bedside Harp Certification Student Intern
• Patricia Craig, Chaplain MA NACC cert., Bedside Harp Certification Student Intern
• Dee Curci, Founder and Director, The Blessed Foundation, Harpist
• Ansel Erickson Zinter, B.A., Harpmaker, Westover Harp, Holyoke, MA
• Nina Kohl, Sound Healer, Harpist, Certified Harp Therapist
• Kim Chandler Vaccaro, Ed. D., R.D.E., Faculty and Advisor, Rider University/Princeton Ballet School, Princeton, NJ, Harpist, Dance Artist
• Sarajane Williams, M.A., Licensed Psychologist, Editor and Publisher of The Harp Therapy Journal, Harpist

certification program for kids

Kids Play! Certification Program

Still on our drawing board, this program was designed by Edie Elkan for the exceptional 15 to 17 year old harpist who feels the calling to play for patients in healthcare. We anticipate its being launched the Summer of 2008.

Internships shall be worked at selected Bedside Harp host hospitals.

Objectives

At this program's end, students should:

• Be thoroughly trained to play for a variety of populations in medical facilities, including patient units, waiting rooms and common areas. Students may also play in patient rooms with close supervision and guidance.
• Understand and develop their own practices of self care
• Learn music theory, how to play by ear
• Learn how to improvise
• Develop a working repertoire
• Take part in discussions, readings and exercises which deal with the cycle of life, playing for the seriously ill and dying, and spirituality
• Become familiar with various healthcare protocols, medical conditions, equipment and supplies

This rigorous and intensive summer program consists of a total of five modules -- four classroom (Modules I - IV) and one internship (Module V). Students will begin playing in common areas the first week of classes and will play their internships exclusively during the two weeks between Modules III and IV. Internships shall be highly structured and closely supervised. Additional requirements include recordkeeping, readings, and journaling.

It is our intention that all students accepted into this program will complete it in its entirety by the end of the summer and be eligible to graduate at our annual graduation, held in August. If all requirements have been satisfied, graduates will receive the designation of Hospital-Certified Junior Harpist, to be co-awarded by Bedside Harp and the host facility where the student has completed his/her internship. Graduates of this program will not be qualified to do unsupervised individual patient rounds, nor will they be qualified to work in hospice settings. To qualify for certification in those two areas of harp therapy, students must be 18 years of age or older and must complete additional requirements as set forth in our adult certification program.

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