Take your harp playing to a new level.

Learn from the best.

Join Harp Column Academy

Unlimited access to all lessons for $9.99/month (billed annually).

Get Started

Give a gift

(Already a member? Log in to watch lessons.)

Take your playing to a new level.

Learn from the best.

Join Harp Column Academy!

Unlimited access to all lessons for $9.99/month (billed annually).

Get Started

Give a gift

(Already a member? Log in to watch lessons.)

Try a sample

Watch a FREE lesson right now!

Free!

Learn how to improvise using the Lydian mode.

Free!

Learn what the 4/4 and 6/8 time signatures mean.

Free!

Lynne Aspnes discusses the iconic harp and choir work "A Ceremony of Carols," by Benjamin Britten.

Free!

Learn about the harp's role in traditional Irish music.

Free!

Tristan Le Govic gives an introduction to Breton music and how to learn from his tutorials on Harp Column Academy.

Free!

Learn Kim Robertson's exercises for strengthening one finger.

Free!

In this lesson on how to practice, expert Rachel Lee Hall shows how to put purpose into your practice to achieve results.

Free!

Amanda Whiting teaches how to start improvising using the key of C Major.

Free!

Lynne Aspnes teaches how to create beautiful harmonics on the harp.

Free!

Elzbieta Szmyt performs and teaches "Concert Etude" from "Graded Recital Series Volume One," by Susann McDonald and Linda Wood.

Free!

Learn Maeve Gilchrist's ostinato exercises for improvisation.

Free!

Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss First Arabesque, by Claude Debussy.

Free!

In this lesson Jaymee discusses how to make a plan to focus on what you want to work on.

Free!

Sarah Bullen teaches the cadenza from "Waltz of the Flowers," from "The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky, to harpist Catherine Litaker.

Free!

In this lesson Lynne Aspnes teaches how to sit at the harp for ergonomic playing.

Free!

Learn basic note values in 4/4 time.

Free!

Learn how to build minor triads and identify the sound between major and minor.

Free!

Isabelle Perrin teaches how to build beautiful tone production.

Free!

Learn Bridget Kibbey's tricks for using the metronome to build a steady internal pulse.

Free!

Alice Giles teaches how to play with a louder sound.

Free!

Listen to June Han's performance and learn how to play the first section of "Au Bord du Ruisseau," by Henriette Renié.

Free!

Isabelle Perrin teaches how to play the classic "Petite Berceuse" by Alphonse Hasselmans.

Free!

Nicole Brady teaches how to build a great hand position.

Free!

Sunita Staneslow teaches how to play "Angel's Hymn," by Rhett Barnwell.

Free!

Jaymee Haefner teaches how to build beautiful tone production.

Free!

In this tutorial Cindy shows how to use and understand harmony to spice up your arrangements.

Free!

Amanda Whiting teaches how to find your personal sound and begin improvising on a lever or pedal harp.

Free!

Alice Giles teaches how to play Carlos Salzedo's classic "Seguidilla," from "Suite of 8 Dances."

Free!

Learn how to create basic left-hand accompaniment patterns to make your first arrangement.

Free!

In this lesson Cindy introduces how to get started creating your own arrangement using the traditional folk tune "The Water is Wide."

Free!

Deborah Henson-Conant teaches how to create an introduction to "Baroque Flamenco" not found in the printed music.

Free!

Maria Luisa Rayan teaches how to close and play thumbs to get the best sound.

More freebies

Join or log in to watch lessons from master teachers now!

Get started!

Browse lessons

Search for lessons on technique, repertoire, music theory, arranging, practice habits and more.

Learn Maeve Gilchrist's exercise for perfecting triads.

Nicole Brady teaches "Twinkle Variation C" from Suzuki Harp School Vol. 1.

Tristan Le Govic performs and teaches the traditional Breton tune "Toutouig."

Lynne Aspnes teaches how to prepare "Wolcum Yole!" from "A Ceremony of Carols" by Benjamin Britten.

Isabelle Perrin teaches how to play "Rouet," from "Trois Petites Pieces Faciles," by Alphonse Hasselmans.

Learn to play "Captain O'Kane," a tune by the famous Irish bard Turlough O'Carolan.

Learn Maeve's technique for practicing four-note arpeggios.

Isabelle Perrin teaches how and why to muffle the strings.

Learn how to move smoothly from one chord to the next.

Understand how to play a hornpipe rhythm.

Sunita Staneslow teaches how to quickly and easily move levers up and down on a lever harp.

Learn to play the Irish slip jig "A Fig for a Kiss."

Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play a basic glissando.

Review note values and counting in 4/4.

Learn the strumming technique Deborah Henson-Conant uses in "Baroque Flamenco" and other pieces.

In this tutorial Cindy shows how to use chord substitutions in your arrangements.

Lynne Aspnes teaches how to play Etude No. 1, by Ettore Pozzoli.

Alice Giles teaches how to strengthen hands and fingers to play fast.

Jaymee Haefner shows how to use the "Performer's Triangle" to evaluate your playing and become a more confident performer.

Lynne Aspnes teaches how to trill.

Kim Robertson teaches how to strengthen multiple fingers on the harp.

Jaymee Haefner shows her tricks for using Post-it notes and highlighter tape to practice more efficiently.

Isabelle Perrin teaches how and why to close fingers and hands.

Kim Robertson teaches how to play Learn to play her arrangement of the traditional 7th century sacred hymn "Verbum Supernum Prodiens."

Learn Bridget's techniques for reducing tension during practice and performance.

Learn Maria Luisa Rayan's tips for articulation.

Sarah Bullen teaches the cadenza from "Waltz of the Flowers," from "The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky, to harpist Catherine Litaker.

Tristan Le Govic performs and teaches the traditional Breton tune "Y A Bien Dix Ans."

Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play "A Moorish Garden," from "The Magic Road," by Nancy Gustavson.

Sunita Staneslow teaches how to take your arpeggios to the next level by creating phrases.

Vienna Philharmonic principal harp Anneleen Leanarts answers questions about hand position, repertoire, teaching beginners, and lots more!

Nicole Brady teaches the folk song "Lightly Row" from Suzuki Harp School, Vol. 1.

In this introduction to playing by ear, Gráinne teaches the Irish tune Níl na Lá. Learn the melody in Part 1.

Free!

Elzbieta Szmyt performs and teaches "Concert Etude" from "Graded Recital Series Volume One," by Susann McDonald and Linda Wood.

Isabelle Perrin teaches how to play "Merry-Go-Round," by Marcel Grandjany.

Elzbieta Szmyt performs and teaches "Processional" from "Graded Recital Series Volume Two," by Susann McDonald and Linda Wood.

Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play thumb slides.

Kim Robertson. teaches how to create left-hand patterns using suspensions.

Learn how to play along with organ and piano on church hymns.

Jaymee Haefner teaches one of the most fundamental harp techniques: how to close your fingers.

Sarah Bullen teaches the cadenza from "Tzigane," by Maurice Ravel, to harpist Ellie Kirk.

Learn how to create diminished 7th chords to use in improvisation.

Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss First Arabesque, by Claude Debussy.

Sarah Bullen shares her thoughts on warming up and tuning for orchestral playing.

Sarah Bullen teaches how to play the cadenza from "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," by Britten to harpist Catherine Litaker.

Tristan Le Govic performs and teaches the traditional Breton air "An hini a garan" ("The One I Love").

Listen to June's performance and learn how to play the first half of "Esquisse," from "Feuillet d'Album," by Henriette Renié.

Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss Fantaisie, by Marcel Grandjany.

In this tutorial Cindy discusses how to use voice leading in your arrangements.

Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play a two-handed trill.

June Han teaches how to warm up using musical context from pieces like Mozart's Concerto for flute and harp, Ravel's Introduction and Allegro, and Debussy's Danses.

Learn how to create diminished scales for use in improvisation. (To get the most from this video, we suggest first watching Park's tutorial on Diminished 7th Chords.)

Free!

Jaymee Haefner teaches how to build beautiful tone production.

Jaymee Haefner teaches how to tune.

Sarah Bullen teaches how to play the cadenza from "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," by Britten to harpist Ellie Kirk.

In this tutorial Cindy shows how to create variety with melodies uses the tune "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."

Free!

Amanda Whiting teaches how to start improvising using the key of C Major.

"Tone and tempo are key to playing more therapeutically," says Sunita Staneslow in this lesson on how to play in a therapeutic style.

In this course Judy Loman teaches Abigail Kent how to play the "Fugue" by J.S. Bach, transcribed by Marcel Grandjany.

Nicole Brady teaches how to play "Gigue," by Mary Kay Waddington, from Suzuki Harp Book Vol. 1.

Nicole Brady teaches how to play the folk song "Good-bye to Winter," from Suzuki Harp School, Vol. 1.

Sunita Staneslow teaches how to create a good tone on a lever harp.

Nicole Brady teaches a young student the motion for opening and closing fingers into the hand.

Jaymee Haefner teaches how to record yourself to gain practice feedback.

Learn how to pinpoint what causes nervousness so you can take the steps to address it.

Felice Pomeranz shows how to create your own arrangement of the traditional melody Greensleeves. (You'll need some theory skills and a knowledge of chord structure to enjoy this video.)

Learn to play "Summertime" from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, part 1.

Isabelle Perrin teaches how to play "Gigue" from Petite Suite Classique, by Marcel Grandjany.

Nicole Brady teaches how to play "Allegro" from Suzuki Harp School, Vol. 1.

Learn how to build a root position major triad plus first and second inversions in the key of C Major.

Sarah Bullen teaches the cadenza from "Tzigane," by Maurice Ravel, to harpist Jordan Thomas.

Jaymee Haefner explains how the "Iron Triangle" can lead to more efficient practice.

Free!

Learn how to improvise using the Lydian mode.

Elzbieta Szmyt performs and teaches "Concert Etude" from "Graded Recital Series Volume One," by Susann McDonald and Linda Wood.

Kim Robertson teaches how to play and practice large intervals on a lever harp.

Learn how to arrange using Rhett's simple tricks that sound difficult, but really aren't.

Nicole Brady teaches basic fundamentals for how to sit properly at the harp.

Isabelle Perrin teaches how to play scales.

Learn about the different kinds of 7th chords and how to build them.

Learn Maria Luisa Rayan's tips for good sound production.

Lynne Aspnes teaches how to play "Spanish Dance" from the opera "Carmen," by George Bizet, arranged by Sam Milligan.

Nicole Brady teaches how to play "Minuet 1" by J.S. Bach from Suzuki Harp School, Vol. 2.

Learn how to play Kim Robertson's arrangement of the folk tune "Vals," by Vidar Skrede.

Learn the values of rests in 4/4 time.

Sunita Staneslow teaches how to go beyond the basics in the final installment of her arpeggio series.

In this lesson Amanda Whiting explains how to understand and play swing rhythm.

Jaymee Haefner teaches how to build basic hand position.

In this lesson Amanda Whiting explains why voicings are important, along with how to create smooth voicings.

Sylvia Woods answers questions about publishing and teaching throughout the years.

Learn how to create minor 7th chords in this introductory video from jazz harpist Park Stickney.

In this course Judy Loman teaches Helen Gerhold how to play "The Moldau," by Smetana/Trneček.

Lynne Aspnes teaches how to prepare the solo "Interlude" movement from "A Ceremony of Carols," by Benjamin Britten.

Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss Impromptu, Op. 86, by Gabriel Fauré.

In this lesson Kim Robertson teaches how to create etudes based on her "musical sandwich" technique.

Free!

Deborah Henson-Conant teaches how to create an introduction to "Baroque Flamenco" not found in the printed music.

Tristan Le Govic performs and teaches the traditional Breton tune "Toutouig."

Tristan Le Govic performs and teaches the traditional Breton danse " Tri c’hemener" ("The Three Tailors").

Nicole Brady teaches how to play "Rustic Dance" from Suzuki Harp School, Vol. 2.

Learn how to create a major pentatonic scale for jazz improvisation.

Sarah Bullen teaches how to play the cadenza from "Swan Lake," by Tchaikovsky to harpist Jordan Thomas.

Explore all lessons

Explore teachers

Learn from master harp teachers and top specialists in the field.

Rhett Barnwell

Sacred Music and Arranging

Lynne Aspnes

Classical harp specialist

Angelica Hairston

Beginning Music Theory

June Han

Classical technique • French repertoire

Gráinne Hambly

Celtic technique and Irish folk repertoire

Steve Moss

Harp maintenance

Edie Elkan

Alice Giles

Classical technique and repertoire

Emily Levin

Classical repertoire

Felice Pomeranz

Jazz theory and improvisation

Tristan Le Govic

Traditional music of Brittany

Elzbieta Szmyt

Sunita Staneslow

Celtic technique and improvisation

Elizabeth Hainen

Orchestral excerpts and solos

Park Stickney

Jazz theory and improvisation

Bridget Kibbey

Classical technique and sound

Sarah Bullen

Orchestral excerpts and tips

Jaymee Haefner

Classical repertoire and technique

Anneleen Lenaerts

Classical technique and repertoire

Nicole Brady

Classical technique and Suzuki repertoire

Kim Robertson

Celtic technique and repertoire

Maeve Gilchrist

Celtic technique and improvisation

Rachel O’Brien

How to Practice

Judy Loman

Classical masterclasses

Sylvia Woods

Celtic harp and entrepreneurship

Grace Browning

Katherine Siochi

Classical technique and repertoire

Cindy Horstman

Jazz theory and arranging

Deborah Henson-Conant

Improvisation and original repertoire

Isabelle Perrin

Classical technique and repertoire

Amanda Whiting

Jazz theory and improvisation

Cheryl Losey Feder

Discussing the standards

Sivan Magen

Classical technique and repertoire

Maria Luisa Rayan

Classical technique and repertoire

Explore all teachers

What to expect

Find out what teachers want you to learn from their lessons.

Bridget Kibbey

“I would love for you to explore J.S. Bach as a vehicle for you to play with phrasing…there’s so much that he’s written that translates beautifully onto the harp.”

Explore lessons

Lynne Aspnes

“Music learning is so much more than reproducing what’s on the page. If you have an opportunity to develop technically and musically in an orderly way, right from the start, you’ll just fly.”

Explore lessons

More inspiration

Blog

Check out what’s new at Harp Column Academy!

More news