THE MUSIC NOTE
My Story
Originally from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, Brittany Blair is an active harpist, pianist, and teacher. She has served as the Teaching Fellow for Harp at Interlochen Arts Camp, harp mentor for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Civic Youth Ensembles, and teaching assistant for the Mountaineer Music Harp Performance Academy in Morgantown, WV. In addition to teaching, she has been named a finalist in the WVU Young Artist Concerto Competition and the Jacqueline Avent Concerto Competition; she has received performance scholarships to the University of Michigan, West Virginia University, and Sewanee Summer Music Festival. Blair has performed with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra and served as the president of the Morgantown chapter of the American Harp Society from 2016-2020.
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Blair received her Master’s degree in Harp Performance from the University of Michigan’s School of Music Theater and Dance. She also holds degrees from West Virginia University in Harp Performance and Piano Performance, with an Area of Emphasis in Pedagogy.
Her primary teachers include Joan Holland, Christine Mazza, Peter Amstutz, and Lucy Mauro.