Annette has taught both my daughters. She is a gifted and nurturing instructor who takes kids where they are at and helps them blossom according to their interests. She intersects well with what they learn in school. I highly recommend her as a teacher.

I was a self taught “harp player” when I began studying with Annette. She turned me into a competent harpist! Lessons are challenging and fun. The repertoire is varied – from classical & folk, to improvisation & playing by ear. I also take recorder lessons and have a new knowledge of the instrument. I would recommend Annette, a highly accomplished musician and instructor, to anyone who’d like a joyful musical experience.

I took harp lessons from Annette Bjorling for four years, from a complete beginner to a harpist competent in many styles of music, many harp techniques, and self-possessed enough to play for friends and family and even some more professional-type settings. Annette is extremely gifted at inspiring a love for the instrument, especially in young people, and she works to keep the music interesting and pleasing for each student. Her style is clear, with written instructions for practice including warm-up exercises, new pieces, and a steady progression of harp techniques. She is not militant, and she is very encouraging. In addition to annual “recitals”, her students have opportunities to play with and for other harpists at harp circles where they play multi-part pieces and perhaps “show-off” their latest skills. You and/or your child will feel comfortable in her cozy Evanston home, where she gives focused and well-guided lessons; I always left feeling I had learned something useful. Don’t forget to take advantage of her unique knowledge of klezmer music, her amazing sounding carbon-fiber harps, or her fluency in German, French, and Latin (very helpful when learning all those music terms!). I would ABSOLUTELY recommend her to any harpist aged 5-95. Best of luck.

I love studying harp with Annette! I have been a general and private (voice, piano) music teacher for a long time but am a beginner on the harp and Annette is a skilled and patient instructor. She is able to both challenge and encourage students of all ages and levels. I also greatly enjoy playing duets and ensembles with Annette and other students and she has played twice at my school; Annette has accompanied my chorus and she and Kurt did an assembly program for 500 K-12th grade students.