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Joanna Newsom

Newsom grew up in the small town of Nevada City, California. She was exposed to music from a young age. Her father played the guitar and her mother was a classically trained pianist who played the hammered dulcimer, the autoharp and conga drums. She attended a Waldorf school where she studied theater and learned to memorize and recite long poems. From a young age Newsom wanted to play the harp. From her instructor, Joanna learned composition and improvisation. She learned to play on larger Celtic harps until her parents bought her a full-size pedal harp in the seventh grade. She studied composition and creative writing at Mills College in Oakland, California. While at Mills, she played keyboards in The Pleased.
Newsom grew up in the small town of Nevada City, California. She was exposed to music from a young age. Her father played the guitar and her mother was a classically trained pianist who played the hammered dulcimer, the autoharp and conga drums. She attended a Waldorf school where she studied theater and learned to memorize and recite long poems. From a young age Newsom wanted to play the harp. From her instructor, Joanna learned composition and improvisation. She learned to play on larger Celtic harps until her parents bought her a full-size pedal harp in the seventh grade. She studied composition and creative writing at Mills College in Oakland, California. While at Mills, she played keyboards in The Pleased.
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