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Ostinato Exercisesโ€”Part 1

Taught by Maeve Gilchrist

Maeve Gilchrist teaches ostinato exercises for improvising, counting, and strengthening your fingers.

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Prรฉlude no. 1 (from 5 Petits Prรฉludes Intimes)

Taught by Lynne Aspnes

Lynne Aspnes teaches musicality through Carlos Salzedoโ€™s Prรฉludes Intimes, no. 1, โ€œTenderly Emoted.โ€

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Practice Tip #3โ€”Secrets for an Even Sound

Taught by Rachel Lee Oโ€™Brien

In this lesson on how to practice, expert Rachel Lee Oโ€™Brien gives tips for developing an even sound.

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Ton Baleโ€”Part A

Taught by Tristan Le Govic

Tristan Le Govic performs and teaches the traditional Breton wedding march โ€œTon Bale.โ€

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The Bluesโ€”Part 1

Taught by Amanda Whiting

Amanda Whiting shows how to take your knowledge of modes and soundscapes to build the basic โ€œbluesโ€ chord progression.

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Learn how to improvise using the Lydian mode.

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

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Learn Maeve Gilchrist's ostinato exercises for improvisation.

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

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

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

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