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Sitting at the harp
Sitting at the Harp with Jaymee Haefner
Sitting at the Harp with Isabelle Perrin
Sitting at the Harp with Nicole Brady
Sitting at the Harp with Lynne Aspnes
Sample Lesson
How to Sit at the Harp with Sunita Staneslow
Basic Posture and Hand Position with Grainne Hambly
Hand position and closing
Hand Position with Jaymee Haefner
Hand Position with Bridget Kibbey
Hand Position with Isabelle Perrin
Hand Position with Lynne Aspnes
Hand Position with Nicole Brady
Sample Lesson
How to Open and Close Hand
Closing with Jaymee Haefner
Closing with Isabelle Perrin
Close and Follow Through
Closing the Thumbs
Tone production and sound
Sound Production with Lynne Aspnes
Sound Production with Maria Luisa Rayan
Tone Production with Isabelle Perrin
Tone Production with Jaymee Haefner
Sample Lesson
How to Create a Good Tone with Sunita Staneslow
How to Create a Good Sound with Bridget Kibbey
Coming Off the Strings
Articulation with Lynne Aspnes
Articulation with Maria Luisa Rayan
Develop Roundness
Playing and conditioning
Playing Each Finger
Playing the Thumb
Playing a Single Finger
Playing Multiple Fingers
Playing Intervals with Isabelle Perrin
Playing Together
Playing Large Intervals with Kim Robertson
Playing Small Intervals with Kim Robertson
Strengthening Your Knuckles
Strengthening Fingers—Part 1
Strengthening Fingers—Part 2
Staying relaxed
Avoid Tension
Reducing Tension
Playing Without Tension
Breathing
Raising—Part 1
Raising—Part 2
More beginning fundamentals
Dynamics
Muffling with Isabelle Perrin
Muffling with Lynne Aspnes
Muffling with Jaymee Haefner
Placing
Moving Levers
What you'll learn
This course includes 49 beginning harp technique tutorials from master teachers. Topics include sitting at the harp, hand position, sound, playing and conditioning, staying relaxed, and more.
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