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How to play in a therapeutic style—part 2
Sunita Staneslow teaches how to improvise over a descending bass line for therapeutic playing, or beyond.
Gavotte
Isabelle Perrin teaches how to play "Gavotte" from Petite Suite Classique, by Marcel Grandjany.
Midnight Stars
Isabelle Perrin teaches how to play "Midnight Stars," from "First Grade Pieces for Harp," by Marcel Grandjany and Jane Weidensaul.
Baroque Flamenco—part 4
Deborah Henson-Conant teaches how to end "Baroque Flamenco" with a flourish!
Avoid tension
Sunita Staneslow teaches how to avoid tension and play relaxed.
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Harmonics with Lynne Aspnes
Lynne Aspnes teaches how to create beautiful harmonics on the harp.
Crossunders
Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play crossunders, an important skill for playing scales on the harp.
5—As Dew in Aprille
Lynne Aspnes teaches how to prepare "As Dew in Aprille," from "A Ceremony of Carols" by Benjamin Britten.
Arioso
Sunita Staneslow teaches how to play Rhett Barnwell's arrangement of "Arioso," by J. S. Bach.
Lai et Rotrouenge
Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play two classic pieces arranged by Sam Milligan.
Time signatures—reviewing 6/8
Review note values and counting in 6/8.
Breathing
Isabelle Perrin teaches about the importance of breathing while you play.
Tone Production
Nicole Brady teaches how to improve tone production at the harp.
Chord progressions—adding V7b9
Learn how to add the "flat 9" to a dominant 7th chord.
A Moorish Garden with Jaymee Haefner
Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play "A Moorish Garden," from "The Magic Road," by Nancy Gustavson.
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.)
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Practice tip #1: put purpose into your practice
In this lesson on how to practice, expert Rachel Lee Hall shows how to put purpose into your practice to achieve results.
Toutouig—A part
Tristan Le Govic performs and teaches the traditional Breton tune "Toutouig."
Time signatures—reviewing 4/4
Review note values and counting in 4/4.
Closing with Jaymee Haefner
Jaymee Haefner teaches one of the most fundamental harp techniques: how to close your fingers.