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Memorization
Maria Luisa Rayan gives tips to improve your memorization skills.
Waltz of the Flowers—lesson 4
Sarah Bullen teaches the cadenza from "Waltz of the Flowers," from "The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky, to harpist Katherine Ventura.
Discussing Faure’s “Impromptu”
Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss Impromptu, Op. 86, by Gabriel Fauré.
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How to arrange Amazing Grace—part 1
Learn how to create basic left-hand accompaniment patterns to make your first arrangement.
The Merry Brook
Lynne Aspnes teaches how to play "The Merry Brook," by Frances G. Miller.
Moonlight with Lynne Aspnes
In this lesson Lynne Aspnes teaches to play "Moonlight" from Graded Recital Series, Vol. 1, by Susann McDonald.
Understanding Irish style—Part 3
Learn the difference between reels, jigs, hornpipes, and more in Part 3 of Grainne's tutorial on understanding Irish style.
Different rhythms in each hand
Learn Maeve's exercises for playing different rhythms in each hand.
Practicing the circle of fifths
Learn Park's technique for understanding and practicing the circle of fifths using his sharp pedal method. (To enjoy this video, you'll need an understanding of key signatures and enharmonics.)
Harmonics with Isabelle Perrin
Isabelle Perrin teaches how to create beautiful harmonics.
Arpeggios and turn-arounds with Nicole Brady
Nicole Brady teaches how to play even arpeggios and turn-arounds.
Left-hand patterns—suspensions with large intervals
Kim Robertson teaches how to create left-hand patterns using suspensions.
The blues—part 2
Learn how to improvise on the 12-bar blues form, along with how to create the blues scale. (To get the most from this tutorial, watch Part 1 of this series in Park's HCA studio.)
Seagull
Sunita Staneslow teaches how to play "Seagull," from "Soaring Strings," by Kathryn Cater.
Practice tip #9: expressiveness and interpretation
In this lesson on how to practice, expert Rachel Lee Hall shows how to practice for expressiveness and interpretation.
Shenandoah
Learn to play Kim Robertson's arrangement of the American folk tune "Shenandoah."
Menuet
Learn how to play "Menuet" from "The Magic Road" by Nancy Gustavson.
Ostinato 4 (Yellow Birds)
Learn to play Maeve's original composition "Ostinato 4 (Yellow Birds)."
Key signatures—order of sharps and flats
Learn the order of sharps and flats to help identify key signatures.
Sound production through Bach—Largo
Bridget Kibbey teaches how to create phrasing through Bach's "Largo" from Harpsichord concerto in F Minor.