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Learn Maeve Gilchrist's ostinato exercises for improvisation.

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Isabelle Perrin teaches how to build beautiful tone production.

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

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Learn Kim Robertson's exercises for strengthening one finger.

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

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

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

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

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Learn how to improvise using the Lydian mode.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Learn basic note values in 4/4 time.

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

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

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Jaymee Haefner teaches how to build beautiful tone production.

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

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

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Alice Giles teaches how to play with a louder sound.

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

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

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

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

Nicole Brady teaches how to relax and play without tension.

Maeve Gilchrist teaches how to amp up your practice routine by developing your own creative practice techniques.

Nicole Brady teaches the hand position for playing fingers individually.

Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss Danses Sacrée and Profane, by Claude Debussy.

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

In this lesson Amanda Whiting shows how to create improvisational "soundscapes" using modes.

Maeve Gilchrist teaches the folk tune "Hospitality of Jane" from her collection "Traditional Tune Arrangements and Original Compositions for the Lever Harp, Book 1."

Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play "Little Fountain," by Samuel O. Pratt.

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

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

Jaymee Haefner teaches how to sit properly at the harp.

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

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

Isabelle Perrin teaches how to build a great hand position.

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

In this course Judy Loman teaches Heloise Carlean-Jones how to play the "Danses," by Claude Debussy.

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

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

Nicole Brady teaches how to play "The Honeybee" folk song from Suzuki Harp School Vol. 1.

Maria Luisa Rayan teaches how to play the rhythms found in the Argentinean tango.

How to play Marcel Grandjany's "Little Waltz," taught by master teacher Isabelle Perrin.

Alice Giles teaches how to play slowly and fill the space between notes.

Deborah Henson-Conant teaches how to add cookie cutter chords and patterns to improvise with the 1-5-10 chord. (Watch parts 1 and 2 in this series to learn how to build and use the 1-5-10 chord.)

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

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").

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

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

Learn to play Felice Pomeranz's original tune "Miguelito."

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

Sunita Staneslow teaches how to play Kim Robertson's arrangement of the traditional Irish folk tune "She Moves Through the Fair."

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

Nicole Brady teaches how to prepare the hand and play a three-note chord.

Learn the basics of open and closed chord voicings and how to create them on the harp.

Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss Sonata for Harp by Paul Hindemith.

Nicole Brady teaches how to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" from Suzuki Harp School Vol. 1.

Tristan Le Govic performs and teaches the traditional Breton march " Y a bien longtemps que nous marchons."

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

Sarah Bullen teaches the cadenza from "Tzigane," by Maurice Ravel," to harpist Katherine Ventura.

In Part 2 of her introduction to playing by ear, Gráinne teaches how to add the left hand to the Irish tune Níl na Lá.

Learn Maeve Gilchrist's exercise for perfecting triads.

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

Learn the difference between reels, jigs, hornpipes, and more in Part 3 of Grainne's tutorial on understanding Irish style.

Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play "Petite Berceuse," by Alphonse Hasselmans.

Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra, K. 299 by W. A. Mozart.

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

Learn the order of sharps and flats to help identify key signatures.

Learn how to use key signatures to find major and minor intervals.

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

In this lesson Lynne Aspnes teaches to play "Moonlight" from Graded Recital Series, Vol. 1, by Susann McDonald.

Learn how to count in 4/4 time.

June Han teaches how to play the cadenza from Maurice Ravel's "Introduction and Allegro." (Part 1 focuses on the first page.)

Sarah Bullen performs the cadenza from "Tzigane," by Maurice Ravel.

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

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

Sunita Staneslow teaches how to use a Sus4 pattern to create arpeggios for improvisation.

In this lesson Kim Robertson teaches how to play her arrangement of the folk tune "Breton Lullaby."

Kim Robertson teaches how to create left-hand "drones" to embellish your own arrangements.

Learn how to play "There Stands a Little Man," from "Fun from the First, Vol. 1" arranged by Samuel Milligan.

Deborah Henson-Conant teaches how to build the 1-5-10 chord for improvisation.

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.

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

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

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

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

Learn how to play major and minor triads on lever harp.

Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss Variations on a Theme in Ancient Style, by Carlos Salzedo.

Review note values and counting in 6/8.

Alice Giles teaches how to raise for different kinds of sound.

Nicole Brady teaches how to build a great hand position.

Tristan Le Govic performs and teaches the traditional Breton march " Y a bien longtemps que nous marchons."

Learn how to add the "flat 9" to a dominant 7th chord.

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

Judy Loman teaches Heloise Carlean-Jones how to play the "Danses," by Claude Debussy.

Learn two of June's exercises for practicing one-hand arpeggios.

Rochester Philharmonic principal harp Grace Browning answers questions about practicing and maintaining a positive attitude.

Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss the Andante-Allegro (mvt. 1) from Concerto in B-flat by G.F. Handel.

Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play "The Foggy Dew," from First Harp Book, arrange by Betty Paret.

Sunita Staneslow teaches how to play Laura Zaerr's original composition for lever harp "River Right Rhumba."

Isabelle Perrin teaches how to play chords.

June Han teaches how to play the cadenza from Maurice Ravel's "Introduction and Allegro." (Part 2 focuses on the second page.)

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

In this lesson on how to practice, expert Rachel Lee Hall explains how to isolate "microsections" for more efficient practice.

Lynne Aspnes teaches how to tune your harp.

Sunita Staneslow teaches how to play Sharon Thormahlen's arrangement of the traditional carol "Still, Still, Still."

Learn to play a basic chromatic scale on the pedal harp.

Learn how the circle of fifths works.

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

Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play a basic glissando.

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

Sunita Staneslow teaches how to play "Soaring" by Louise Pratt.

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

Elzbieta Szmyt performs and teaches "Two Guitars" from Graded Recital Series Volume Four by Susann McDonald and Linda Wood Rollo.

Learn Lynne Aspnes' tips for articulation.

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

Jaymee Haefner shows how to assess your own playing and be a better teacher for yourself.

Learn how to play the "Highland March" from the beggar's opera "Oscar and Malvina."

Learn alternate fingerings for the "treble" in part three of Gráinne's series.

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

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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.”

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