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Lynne Aspnes teaches how to prepare the attacca movements from "A Ceremony of Carols," by Benjamin Britten.
Elzbieta Szmyt performs and teaches "Processional" from "Graded Recital Series Volume Two," by Susann McDonald and Linda Wood.
Listen to June's performance, and advice for playing the opening melody of Alphonse Hasselmans' "Petite Valse."
Learn how and why to dampen strings with the left hand.
In this lesson Amanda Whiting explains how to understand and play swing rhythm.
In this lesson on how to practice, expert Rachel Lee Hall shows how to practice for expressiveness and interpretation.
Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play "The Foggy Dew," from First Harp Book, arrange by Betty Paret.
Sarah Bullen shares her thoughts on warming up and tuning for orchestral playing.
In this lesson master teacher Lynne Aspnes teaches how to prepare "Procession" from Benjamin Britten's "A Ceremony of Carols" for harp and choir.
Isabelle Perrin teaches how and why to close fingers and hands.
In this lesson Cindy introduces how to get started creating your own arrangement using the traditional folk tune "The Water is Wide."
Jaymee Haefner talks about the importance of bite size goals.
Rochester Philharmonic principal harp Grace Browning answers questions about practicing and maintaining a positive attitude.
Learn how to pinpoint what causes nervousness so you can take the steps to address it.
Nicole Brady teaches how to play the folk song "Go Tell Aunt Rhody," from Suzuki Harp Book, Vol. 1.
Learn Maeve Gilchrist's exercise for perfecting triads.
June Han teaches how to play the cadenza from Maurice Ravel's "Introduction and Allegro." (Part 1 focuses on the first page.)
Maria Luisa Rayan gives tips to improve your memorization skills.
Sarah Bullen teaches how to play the cadenza from "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," by Britten to harpist Jordan Thomas.
Learn about the different kinds of 7th chords and how to build them.