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Sarah Bullen performs and teaches four harpists how to play the cadenza from "Swan Lake, by Tchaikovsky.
Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss Impromptu, Op. 86, by Gabriel Fauré.
In this lesson Amanda Whiting expands on learning to improvise using the key of C Major, along with how to identify chord tones and scale degrees.
Learn to play the traditional Irish jib "Flying to the Fleadh."
Learn June's rhythm exercises for practicing the arpeggios at the end of "Chanson de Mai," by Alphonse Hasselmans.
Alice Giles teaches how to create a soft yet full sound.
Learn to play Park Stickney's original composition "Lever Mania."
Rochester Philharmonic principal harp Grace Browning answers questions about practicing and maintaining a positive attitude.
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.)
In this lesson Amanda Whiting shows how to identify chords that are found in the key of C Major, along with how to improvise with those chords.
Learn how to build a root position major triad plus first and second inversions in the key of C Major.
Lynne Aspnes teaches how to prepare "Deo Gracias" from "A Ceremony of Carols," by Benjamin Britten.
Jaymee Haefner shows how to use the "Performer's Triangle" to evaluate your playing and become a more confident performer.
In this lesson June Han teaches about the importance of directional placing.
Listen to June perform "Serenade Melancolique," from Feuilles d'Automne by Alphonse Hasselmans, and learn the opening melody.
Learn the basic structure of the 12-bar blues, along with left hand patterns for improvising.
Lynne Aspnes talks about how to approach learning "A Ceremony of Carols," by Benjamin Britten.
Deborah Henson-Conant teaches how to end "Baroque Flamenco" with a flourish!
Learn how to move smoothly from one chord to the next.
Nicole Brady teaches how to play "Allegro" from Suzuki Harp School, Vol. 1.