The Reverie Harp, a New 'No Skill Required' Musical Instrument, is Captivating Audiences

The Reverie Harp, a New 'No Skill Required' Musical Instrument, is Captivating Audiences

STILLWATER, Minn., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Reverie Harp® is a groundbreaking new instrument that's opening doors to musicians and non-musicians alike, providing soothing music therapy with little or no practice or training. Invented in Stillwater, Minnesota by a former public school music teacher, the Reverie Harp has been called a universal instrument because of its simplicity.

The Reverie Harp® is quickly being embraced in children's hospitals, chemotherapy units, maternity wards, surgery recovery, hospice centers and by music therapists as a music therapy tool to calm and comfort patients.

Ann Bergstrom, a chaplain for Walker Elder Suites in Minneapolis, Minnesota explains, "The harp makes a really pleasing sound that defuses stress and brings calmness."

The harp is small, lightweight and easy to hold. It's smooth, egg-like shape is inviting and designed to be held on a lap or shared between two players, such as a music therapist and patient. Its unique design requires no skill to play, yet produces beautiful, soothing harmonies with the stroke of a finger. When held, the vibrations penetrate the body.

"We designed this instrument in response to a bedside music therapy caregiver who asked for a simple instrument that his patients could play and become more engaged in the music and the moment," says Matt Edwards, who spearheaded the project. "This instrument allows patients - no matter how frail - to become actively involved in creating soothing, healing music."

The Reverie Harp® is a universal instrument that requires no practice or musical training because it is tuned to a pentatonic (five-tone) scale in which all notes harmonize to create pleasing melodies. As a result, there are no wrong notes to play and people are captivated by this simple instrument. Care-givers from around the world are sharing stories of how this new instrument is helping people relax, restore, and relate.

The Reverie Harp was invented at Musicmakers Kits, Inc.; a small music company based in Stillwater, Minnesota, and is marketed world-wide via the company's catalog and website (www.harpkit.com). Musicmakers specializes in unusual stringed instruments not found in traditional music stores, such as: folk harps, dulcimers, psalteries, kalimbas, hurdy gurdies, and more. All instruments can be purchased ready-to-play, or as kits you assemble yourself at home. The Reverie Harp retails at $499.

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Source: Musicmakers Kits, Inc.

CONTACT: Lindsay Strand, +1-952-936-7595, lindsay@lindsaystrand.com,
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Web Site: http://www.harpkit.com/

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