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Who is Verlene? A Brief History Solo & Group Performance Private Instructor & Clinician Recording & Publishing A great way to get to know Verlene is by reading her blog! |
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Who is Verlene? There isn't just one word to say who Verlene is. She is a performer, a teacher, a singer and songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist, a publisher, and a recording artist. Her original songs span a breadth of musical styles, and her thought-provoking lyrics inspire and motivate audiences around the world. Take a look through this website and you'll find more about every aspect of her professional musical endeavors. A great way to get to know Verlene is by reading her blog, following her on Instagram or checking out her Facebook page. |
A Brief History The daughter of a piano teacher, Verlene began music lessons and had her first vocal performance at the age of 4 singing "M-O-T-H-E-R" at a mother-daughter luncheon accompanied by her mother. By the time she was a teen, she was an accomplished pianist, violinist, guitarist, and singer, performing original songs in local coffee-houses. Since then she has added many more stringed instruments including Celtic harp, and mandolin, tenor banjo, ukulele, concertina, Swedish nyckelharpa, Swedish cittra, Norwegian hardingfele, harp-guitar, and treble viola da gamba. Click here to learn more about some of the instruments she plays! Return to the top. |
Solo & Group Performance As a performing artist, Verlene accompanies her versatile singing voice on harp, guitar, and piano. She also plays in several groups from duos to larger ensembles and bands. She is a sought-after performer and clinician throughout the US and Europe. Click here to learn more about her performance projects! Verlene is a Certified Clinical Musician, and plays harp at Stanford Hospital. Her certification is through the Harp for Healing program, and she mentors for the organization with students from around the world. Return to the top. |
Private Instructor & Clinician Teaching private music lessons since the age 15, she currently has a full studio of private students in San Jose. She teaches voice, songwriting, music theory, and all of the instruments she plays. She is also available world-wide for online private instruction. Click here for information about her private music lessons. In addition, Verlene offers both in-person, and online workshops and classes on harp, voice, songwriting, and performance. Her online workshops are always recorded, and are available as a video replay. Click here for a list of workshops and classes she offers. Click here to see which workshop videos are available for purchase. Return to the top. |
Recording & Publishing As a recording artist, Verlene has recorded several albums of her original songs, as well as traditional music from around the world. Most of these are also available on CDBaby & iTunes. Click here to learn more about her recordings! Click here to read lyrics from her recordings! She started writing books based on the content of her harp workshops in 2001, and now has available over 40 of her own books, in addition to several books by other harpists. Click here to learn more about her publications! To read Verlene's poetry, short stories, some articles on harp and voice, and a paper on the Healing Powers of Music, click here! Return to the top. |