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Susan Allen
Susan Allen is Associate Dean and Instructor in harp at the California Institute of the Arts. Throughout her thirty-year career she has built a reputation as a virtuoso harpist, and has appeared with many of the world’s foremost musicians in a number of fields, from fellow classical musicians to jazz musicians like Dave Brubeck and world-renowned performers like violinist L. Shankar.

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Susan Allen, from the California Institute of the Arts, talks about what she looks for in aspiring students. When a student is playing for her she looks for things she's never heard before and has a quality that indicates a skill or a potential for a specific skill. When she interviews potential students she looks for those students that question what they do and take part in critical thought. She also discusses the notion of voice and how she encourages the intuitive side of music making.

Shoot Date: Nov-05

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