Harp Academy

Harmonica tuition in schools in the South East of England

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Spring Term 2025 – Time to Sign Up!

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Spring 2025
We launch our Spring harmonica learning and club activities from Thursday 9th January 2025. Details of our teaching plan and theme are below, along with instructions on how to sign up for music sessions.

First timer?
Welcome! We offer all newcomers a free Taster Session, which includes a free starter harmonica to keep. Simply click the Gold Harmonica on our homepage, complete your details, and we will email further information. Our email and this website explain what to do after your taster session, but feel free to ask any questions!

Back for more?
Termly subscriptions are £75.00 (10 sessions) or £82.50 (11 sessions) payable in advance. You can also pay in two half termly instalments of £40.00 (5 sessions) or £48.00 (6 sessions), payable ahead of your first and sixth sessions respectively. The timetable for your school is published in our My School menu.

Payments
Payment can be made by bank transfer, or through our Store using a credit/debit card (no need to log in). We regret that we are unable to accept childcare vouchers. Further information, including our account details, is available on our How To Pay page.

Spring Teaching Plan
Our theme for the Spring term is music pop and rock music. Among our favourite tunes are Love Me Do, Louie Louie, Low Rider, Uptown Funk, Blowing In The Wind, Super Trouper, That’s The Way I Like It, Take On Me, Paranoid, Smoke On The Water, Killing Me Softly, and Boom Shak-A-Lak.

Pitch
Our special Musical Element this term is Pitch. We’ll investigate high and low sounds, soundwaves and the musical stave. We’ll learn to identify low and high sounds when played together. We’ll also investigate changing pitch by reed bending and use of portamento.

Dates for your diary
We provide 10 (sometimes 11) sessions per term. You can check the timetable for your School in our My School menu. It’s good to note these on your calendar; we don’t always start back during the first week of school and often finish before the end of term. Don’t get caught out!

Do you have all your basic kit?
Now is a good time to check  your harmonica kit. As a minimum, each student should have:

•  At least one working harmonica (KS1 4 hole Speedy, KS2 10 hole Airwave)
•  A diary or notebook with blank entries and a pen
•  An A4 music folder

New kit and harmonicas can be ordered in our online Store. No log in is required to browse or place orders. Please note that if you have taken part in sessions and are moving up to Y2, you need to order a 10 hole Suzuki Airwave harmonica for our Y3-6 programme. Grown ups are welcome to supply their own notebook, pen and folder. Alternatively items can be ordered individually, or as a Music Pack. We look forward to making music with you this term.