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Learn to play a basic chromatic scale on the pedal harp.
Learn to play "Summertime" from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, part 2
Isabelle Perrin teaches how to play "Grand'Mère Raconte une Histoire," by Henriette Renié.
Sarah Bullen teaches the cadenza from "Waltz of the Flowers," from "The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky, to harpist Ellie Kirk.
Learn basic note values in 4/4 time.
Learn how to create major and minor scales using key signatures.
Maria Luisa Rayan teaches different ways to come off the strings for a good sound.
Alice Giles teaches how to raise for different kinds of sound.
Learn how to play the "treble," a traditional Irish ornament.
In this lesson on how to practice, expert Rachel Lee Hall explains why practicing as little as necessary is the best method for success.
Learn Lynne Aspnes' tips for articulation.
Nicole Brady teaches how to play the folk song "Go Tell Aunt Rhody," from Suzuki Harp Book, Vol. 1.
Learn the story behind Deborah Henson-Conant's original composition "Baroque Flamenco." Visit DHC's Harp Column Academy studio for more videos on how to play this piece!
In this lesson on how to practice, expert Rachel Lee Hall explains how to polish a piece with perfection in mind.
Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss Sonata for Harp by Paul Hindemith.
In this lesson on how to practice, expert Rachel Lee Hall explains how and why to memorize methodically.
Learn how to play the four traditional Irish modes.
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.)
Elzbieta Szmyt performs and teaches "Concert Etude" from "Graded Recital Series Volume One," by Susann McDonald and Linda Wood.
Listen to June perform "Serenade Melancolique," from Feuilles d'Automne by Alphonse Hasselmans, and learn the opening melody.