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[email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC TEACHING HARP IN AMERICA: SELECTED PRINT AND VIDEO MATERIALS, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY By TULA RUGGIERO A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Music Degree Awarded Fall Semester, 2014 Tula Ruggiero defended this treatise on October 9, 2014 The members of the supervisory committee were: Mary Roman Professor Directing Treatise Alice-Ann Darrow University Representative Corinne Stillwell Committee Member Bruce Holzman Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the treatise has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii This treatise is dedicated with love to my son, John Eli Thompson. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my gratitude to: My major professor and advisor, Prof. Mary Roman, for her careful attention to detail and the many hours spent editing this treatise. My committee members, Dr. Alice-Ann Darrow, Prof. Corinne Stillwell, and Prof. Bruce Holzman, for their time and effort invested in me throughout my doctoral studies. My former teacher, Elizabeth Blakeslee, for sharing with me her invaluable knowledge of harp pedagogy. My dear friend, Joanna Frankel, for my first harp lessons, her encouragement, and sense of humor. My oldest friend, Rebecca Haines Durren, for her unflagging emotional support.