Lyre Association of North America
We are excited to share a new initiative with our members! The Lyre Connection offers an opportunity for experienced lyrists to support and nurture a growing community of beginners. As we move the lyre forward in the 21st century, we are enthusiastic about sharing our instrument with a new generation of players.
Read MoreBy Saeko Cohn, Nyack, New York
Resonare’s convivial learning atmosphere allowed me to turn-off temporarily my judging-self and immerse myself while enjoying the phenomenon that we call music in a meaningful way.
Read MoreBy Kayoko Matsubara, Hong Kong
Since the ancient lyre also plays an important part in Greek mythology, the chairman of Japan Panflute Association (JPA), Mr. Atsushi Nakamura, invited me to play together with him in Greece. We played two musical tunes, old and new, which are well explained in the this YouTube video.
Read Moreby Veronika Roemer, Quakertown, PA: This past July I had the great fortune to attend the second lyre academy in Germany, with Christian Giersch and Martin Tobiassen as the organizers and teachers.
and by Saeko Cohn, Nyack, New York: This one-week lyre “boot camp” in Germany provided everything that I needed after my Resonare course: to improve my lyre playing skill and play more music in ensembles.
Read MoreHere in Brazil our work with the Kântele musical instruments with parents and teachers has grown in the last year.
Read MoreBy Kerry Lee, Spring City, PA
With the help of friends and the angels, I was able to attend the conference celebrating Julius Knierim’s 100th birthday and the Independent Music School.
Read MoreBy Kerry Lee, Spring City, PA, USA
Finland: I had the great privilege to take part in the meeting of two great teachers in Finland, Christiaan Boele and Thomas Adam.
Read MoreLyre Connections . . . (Contact lyrists@gmail.com to see if there’s a lyre buddy in your region.)
Read MoreWe are excited to be able to offer two new books of Colin Tanser’s music through our music sales service. The two collections, The Eight-fold Path, Days and Planets and More Songs by Colin Tanser (both published by Upper Esk Music), remind us of why we love Colin Tanser’s music so much.
Read MoreIn July 2019 seventeen students completed the 2nd East Coast School of Uncovering the Voice Foundational Training taught by master teacher Christiaan Boele and another 24 new students attended the annual summer East Coast Singing Retreat.
Read MoreThe Board of LANA is recommending an increase to an additional $25 for our Supporting Membership category, which would mean an annual contribution of $65 instead of $50. We warmly invite you to consider making this increased tax-deductible contribution as a Supporting Member of the Lyre Association of North America.
Read More(Special note: These books have been marked down
to half price in our online music sales store!)
During this trip, I gave a course to adults in how to play the children's lyre. We met daily for 11 two-hour sessions over six days. Each participant, 12 ladies, had her own lyre, most of which were Chinese models. I used the newly published book "How to play the Children's Lyre by Gerhard Beilharz," but I also added my own improvisation and group games.
Read MoreNow is the time to start planning for the summer! Whether you are interested in voice, lyre, music education, or all of the above, there is something for everyone and every level. Explore these national and international retreats, conferences, symposiums and academies on our events page (click here to go to Events).
Read MoreI have been volunteering for six months in a hospice environment. A friend of mine recently loaned me a pentatonic children’s lyre which has seven strings and is quite small.
Read MoreIn the beginning of the 19th century, the folksongs of the Hebrides were collected and recorded by Marjory Kennedy Fraser and Kenneth Macleod. Piano accompaniments for the songs were composed by Marjory Kennedy.
Read MoreSlow Airs - For solo or ensemble playing on melodic and accompanying instruments, selected and arranged with chord indications and embellishments - by J. S. Clark. (Volumes 1 and 2 published in 2018 - Volume 3 now available.)
Read More...and would love to include a contribution from you for our Spring 2019 edition of Lyre Notes! We welcome news, stories, photos, and announcements of lyre happenings in your region. Our copy deadline is March 15th. We look forward to hearing from you!!
Please send your contributions to wendypolich@hotmail.com.
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Thank you and happy lyre playing!
Wendy Polich, Lyre Notes Editor
Lyre Association of North America
wendypolich@hotmail.com
www.lyreassociation.org
This book, a guide for playing the 7-string pentatonic children’s lyre, originally published in German by Mechthild Laier and Gerhard Beilharz, has been newly translated by Veronika Roemer and edited by Sheila Johns.
“This booklet is meant for parents and teachers who wish to sing and play music for or with preschool children. In this context, the 7-string pentatonic children’s lyre has proven to be an easily accessible musical instrument. In these pages, Laier and Beilharz introduce a playing technique step-by-step. Those who cannot read music will learn to do so at the same time. They give suitable examples of songs, ideas for improvisations, and discuss situations where the pentatonic children’s lyre is of particular help, i.e., at bedtime, or to accompany a story with music. In the addendum, you will find practical tips for tuning and putting on new strings as well as suggestions for further development, reference material, and contacts.”
