Harpa Hungarica - Erzsébet Gaál


Erzsébet Gaál is a Hungarian harpist and a Kodály pedagogue with professional interest in new teaching methods in harp. Dr. Gaál’s teaching is based on her love for music and harp playing and her desire to pass this love on to future generations. As a Kodály instructor, she emphasizes the equal development of four areas: a well-trained ear, well-trained intellect, well-trained heart, and a well-trained hand. All of these are necessary for developing a well-rounded harpist.


		Kodály Concept for Harp by Erzsébet Gaál
	New Horizons for Present Day Musicians by Erzsébet Gaál


	Erzsébet combines performance and teaching career with research involving physical, mental, and spiritual well-being for harpists. She incorporates the Kovács Method in her teaching which benefists harpists by providing them with knowledge to reach their highest potential. This enables them to excel in music studies, to maintain a high level of performance capacity, and to prevent possible occupational hazards.


Harpists’ Health and Fitness by Erzsébet Gaál
The Care of Musicians’ Work Capacity by Erzsébet Gaál
Medical Problems of Musicians: A Survey of the Research by Erzsébet Gaál
			Harp Playing for Life DVD
			The Kovács Method in Harp Pedagogy by Erzsébet Gaál
			Excellent Physical Well-Being - Excellent Music Making by Erzsébet Gaál
		Benefits Derived from Warm-Ups by Erzsébet Gaál
		Interview with Dr. Erzsébet Gaál by Rudolf Frick Entrevista con la arpista Dra. Erzsébet Gaál acerca de su DVD "Harp Playing for Life"



Erzsébet Gaál’s teaching experiences have been taking place in various situations for more than thirty years. For example, she assisted Distinguished Professor Susann McDonald in teaching for six years at Indiana University, located in Bloomington, Indiana, as well as in nine of Susann McDonald’s International Harp Summer Master Classes in Switzerland and in the United States.


	Susann McDonald, the Teacher by Erzsébet Gaál

In private teaching studio, Dr. Gaál synthesizes all of her knowledge into one whole unit from which she extracts innovative ideas and methods of presenting knowledge and information in an ever-joyful learning situation. She has also had experience as the facilitator for an Indiana University-Hungary Distance Learning Video Conference. This technology, an interactive satellite link-up, overcomes the separation of time and place in teaching.


		Distance Learning Followed by World Premiere by Erzsébet Gaál



	Lectures and Workshops presented : 2006 -"Foundations for Movements Used in Instrumental Playing" ASTA with NSOA National Conference, Kansas City, MO 2005 - "Kodály an Example of Great Achievement Through Healthy Living" 17th International Kodály Symposium, Leicester, United Kingdom. 2005 - "Full-Body Warm-Ups for Vocalists" Festival 500 Sharing the Voices Newfounland, Canada. 2005 - "Application of Physical Wellness for Higher Achievement in the Music Profession" Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, Hawaii. 2004 - "Preparation for Music Making" ASTA 2nd Studio Teachers Forum, Dallas, Texas. 2004 - "Kodály in Instrumental Teaching" ASTA 2nd Studio Teachers Forum, Dallas, Texas. 2003 - "Harp Playing for Life" HarpCon 2003, Bloomington, Indiana. 2003 - "Kodály Workshop" Harp Suzuki Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah. 2003 - "Achieving and Sustaining Music Performance Capacity" ASTA with NSOA National Conference, Columbus, Ohio. 2002 - "The Kodály Concept for Harp" 8th World Harp Congress, Geneva, Switzerland. 2000 - “The Art of Hungarian Folk Music” New Methods for Teaching Multicultural Music in Classrooms and Choirs, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. 2000 - “The Kodály Concept for Harp” 4th Latin-American Harp Congress, Mexico City, Mexico. 2000 - “Physical Wellness for Harpists” 4th Latin-American Harp Congress, Mexico City, Mexico. 1999- “The Kodály Concept for Harp” 3rd American Harp Society Summer Institute, Los Angeles, California. 1999- “Physical Wellness for Harpists” 3rd American Harp Society Summer Institute, Los Angeles, California. 1998- “The Kodály Concept for Harp” 4th European Harp Symposium, Perugia, Italy. Erzsébet Gaál offers the following educational services: • Harp lesson for all ages from beginning to advance levels • Master classes • Workshops • Lectures Contact her for more information.