harp players pluck the strings with their fingers, similar to a guitar. this makes the strings move so that the strings make sounds. each string sound is a different musical note. harp players play music by plucking the strings in the right order and at the right time. more than one string can be plucked at the same time to make a chord, or they can be played quickly, one after another, to make an arpeggio. when the harp player wants a note to stop, they touch that string softly, so that it stops moving.