Sally Fletcher, Harpist

After reading some great reviews about Sally, my (now) husband and I decided to give her a chance to play at our wedding, and I’m so glad that we did! When we were deciding on harpists, my mother gave me a cd that she had bought for my sister’s wedding, and it just happened to be Sally! In my mind I had already made my decision, but the cd sealed the deal because it just seemed like too much of a perfect coincidence. I decided on my song early on (Canon in D), which Sally played for my husband and I when we met with her. Her version is beautiful, to say the least. We also chose «the Wedding March» for our recessional, which she also did a fantastic job with. About 2 weeks before my wedding, I finally decided on «A River Flows in You» for my bridesmaids, groomsmen, and parents. When I emailed Sally if she had done it before she said no, but that after my email she had already ordered the music and started practicing. Wow! She is incredible. By the time our wedding rolled around, about 2 weeks later, she did a beautiful job on all of the songs, adding her own special touch to everything she played. Our guests loved her, and I will always feel very special because she learned my favorite song just for my wedding. Thank you so much, Sally!

My wife and I hired Sally to play the harp during our wedding ceremony and she was fantastic. She was responsive throughout the planning process, learned the songs that we requested and played them beautifully for us. I would definitely recommend her to anyone that needs a harpist in the bay area. Thanks Sally!

«My daughter began taking her first piano lessons from Sally and has blossomed into a very confident pianist who can now play Fur Elise! The wonderful thing about Sally is that she was not intimidating and was very encouraging right off the bat so that my daughter felt very comfortable learning new material and was enthusiastic about playing in recitals. Sally has also encouraged our daughter to choose music that she is interested in so that she stays inspired by the piano. I would highly recommend learning the piano from Sally!»

When it came time for my daughter to learn an instrument for school, we decided to go with a harp because it is hard to make a harp sound bad or annoying (and they make such beautiful music when played well). So far the decision to go with a harp has been a brilliant decision! Luckily we also found Sally, who has been a wonderful, patient and kind instructor for our 7 year old.
Finding harp teachers can be a bit of a challenge — they’re not that common and many are quite eccentric (and not always in a good way…). We first met with a woman who has won awards and has CD’s and all that. However, she was very strict and precise and we could tell right away that lessons with her would haven been as fun as having teeth pulled. Perhaps if we were banking on our daughter making a career of it and winning a grammy we’d consider that route, but for a 7 year old? Nah — not a good fit at all.
Luckily Sally is very relaxed, calm and patient and understands the pace that works for kids. She also allows our daughter to be very involved in picking which songs to learn and makes the lessons fun. Our daughter looks forward to her weekly lessons and actually practices on her harp daily w/​o us having to remind her.
I’ve not seen Sally perform, however, based on what we see during the lessons, the demonstrations she gives etc. I would imagine that her performances would be absolutely lovely for any event & especially weddings.
If you need an instructor or a performer I’d highly recommend Sally.