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In this lesson on how to practice, expert Rachel Lee Hall explains how to polish a piece with perfection in mind.
Learn how to play hand-over-hand arpeggios with Lynne Aspnes.
Learn how to move smoothly from one chord to the next.
Lynne Aspnes talks about how to approach learning "A Ceremony of Carols," by Benjamin Britten.
How to play Marcel Grandjany's "Little Waltz," taught by master teacher Isabelle Perrin.
Learn how the Circle of Fifths relates to the whole tone scale. (Note: to enjoy this video, you'll need to understand the concepts explained in Park's three-part Chromatic Scales series.)
Learn how to build inversions from a root position triad.
Deborah Henson-Conant teaches how to create an introduction to "Baroque Flamenco" not found in the printed music.
Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play crossunders, an important skill for playing scales on the harp.
In this lesson Amanda Whiting shows the modes that occur in the key of C Major, along with how to use modes for improvisation.
Learn June Hans' technique for playing descending slides with the thumb.
Lynne Aspnes teaches how to play "The Merry Brook," by Frances G. Miller.
Learn how to build a V7 chord, also called the "dominant" 7th.
Lynne Aspnes teaches how to create beautiful harmonics on the harp.
Sarah Bullen teaches the cadenza from "Tzigane," by Maurice Ravel, to harpist Ellie Kirk.
Maria Luisa Rayan teaches different ways to come off the strings for a good sound.
In this lesson master teacher Lynne Aspnes teaches how to prepare "Procession" from Benjamin Britten's "A Ceremony of Carols" for harp and choir.
Learn Maeve Gilchrist's technique for building right hand independence.
Learn Kim Robertson's exercises for strengthening one finger.
In this lesson, June Han teaches two exercises for strengthening scales. (To enjoy this video, you'll need to know how to play an eight-note scale with cross-under.)