Aug 22: Arranging and Performing Odd Meter Music with Amelia Romano

Saturday, August 22, 2026

11am – 1pm

Dusty Strings 3406 Fremont Ave N

Maximum Enrollment: 16

Registration & Refund Deadline: Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Discover how to count and execute odd meter music with confidence by learning the Turkish folk tune “Ali Paşa” and the traditional Greek folk tune “To Rinaki”. Click the links to hear Amelia performing these tunes!

Skills Needed: Attendees should be comfortable reading sheet music and interested in arranging.

What to Bring: Your harp. Need a harp? Dusty Strings can provide a loaner harp for the workshop. Please call the store (206) 634-1662 at least a week beforehand as loaners are subject to availability. 

Teacher: Amelia Romano is re-imagining the lever harp to showcase the instrument’s versatility. She bridges both folk and classical harp worlds, tackling complex classical works on the lever harp by skillfully shifting levers mid-piece—a remarkable feat to watch. A San Francisco native, she began her lessons on a lever harp, at the age of 9, with Diana Stork, who inspired early compositions, improvisation and playing in a variety of youth ensembles, including the Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble. She graduated from the San Francisco School of the Arts High School, performing Laura Zaerr’s “Celtic Concerto” and releasing her first solo album, Seeking Peace, in her senior year. Romano’s musical journey has taken her from a year in South Africa to tours across Europe, the southern United States, and the Pacific Northwest, sharing her passion for expanding the lever harp’s classical potential.

*Most classes and workshops are geared towards late-teens and adults. Younger learners will benefit most starting with private lessons.

If you have any questions about group classes, or the school in general, don’t hesitate to contact us at (206) 634-1662 or music@dustystrings.com.