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Kim Robertson teaches how to play and practice large intervals on a lever harp.
In this tutorial Cindy shows how to use the melody to create a dramatic ending.
Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss Song in the Night, by Carlos Salzedo.
Sarah Bullen teaches how to play the cadenza from "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," by Britten to harpist Jordan Thomas.
Learn to identify ledger lines above and below the staff.
Learn how to practice moving quickly between keys on a pedal harp.
Bridget Kibbey teaches how to build a relaxed and steady hand position for creating facility and sound.
In this lesson June Han teaches about the importance of directional placing.
Learn Bridget's techniques for creating a good sound.
Sarah Bullen teaches the cadenza from "Tzigane," by Maurice Ravel, to harpist Ellie Kirk.
Listen to June's performance and learn how to play the first half of "Esquisse," from "Feuillet d'Album," by Henriette Renié.
Learn how to build major and minor triads using intervals.
Nicole Brady teaches how to prepare and execute trills.
Learn how to use a metronome to feel the pulse of swing rhythm.
Nicole Brady teaches how to cross under and over to play an 8-note scale.
In this lesson Lynne Aspnes teaches to play "Moonlight" from Graded Recital Series, Vol. 1, by Susann McDonald.
In this lesson Amanda Whiting shows how to play the major blues. (To get the most from this lesson, watch Amanda's lesson on Dominant 7th Chords in her HCA studio.)
Nicole Brady teaches how to play even arpeggios and turn-arounds.
Isabelle Perrin teaches how to play "Gavotte" from Petite Suite Classique, by Marcel Grandjany.
Isabelle Perrin teaches how to play chords.