Edie Elkan publishes thesis
Edie Elkan published her thesis, “The Edie Elkan Method of Teaching Folk Harp as an Instrument of Healing” upon which our teacher training and certification program is based.
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Bedside Lap Harp Compendium
Cindy Kleinstuber Blevins created her Bedside Lap Harp Compendium for our use in our Instructional Programs. Price: $52 plus tax and shipping. Please call 215-752-7599 to place your order. (view music sample1 and sample2).
New Instructional Classes
New Instructional classes will be beginning at Abington Memorial Hospital on April 18, 2007. There will be a free Information Session on April 12, 2007 at Abington Memorial Hospital from 5:30 to 7:00pm. Please call 215-752-7599 if you are interested in attending.
Announcing our fifth host hospital
We are thrilled to announce that as of March 1st, Abington Memorial Hospital, in Abington, PA will become our fifth host hospital - our first in Pennsylvania!! Watch for more details to follow.
Completed clinic portion of groundbreaking study
Bedside Harp and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton and at Rahway have just completed the clinical portion of a groundbreaking study which looks at whether a daily dose of harp therapy and/or remote intercessory prayer will shorten hospital stays of patients admitted with the primary diagnosis of either congestive heart failure or pneumonia. Look for our results in the coming months.
New Teacher Training and Certification Program
Edie Elkan has now put the finishing touches on a teacher training and certification program. These unique programs will train teachers how to teach instructional folk harp as a form of self-therapy—using techniques which promote the freeing of one’s self, increasing self esteem, and empowering the student. Stay tuned for exciting details to follow!