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Sunita Staneslow teaches how to sit at a lever harp.
Lynne Aspnes teaches how to play "Spanish Dance" from the opera "Carmen," by George Bizet, arranged by Sam Milligan.
Tristan Le Govic performs and teaches the traditional Breton danse " Tri c’hemener" ("The Three Tailors").
Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss Fantaisie, by Marcel Grandjany.
Lynne Aspnes teaches how to prepare "As Dew in Aprille," from "A Ceremony of Carols" by Benjamin Britten.
Learn how to use key signatures to find major and minor intervals.
Maria Luisa Rayan gives tips to improve your memorization skills.
Learn how to create a major pentatonic scale for jazz improvisation.
Sunita Staneslow shows how to use arpeggios with the added 9th to embellish the classic Irish melody "Bridget Cruise."
Listen to June's performance and learn how to play the first half of "Esquisse," from "Feuillet d'Album," by Henriette Renié.
Nicole Brady teaches how to play even arpeggios and turn-arounds.
HCA master teacher Amanda Whiting answers questions about learning to play jazz, playing evenly, shoes for the harp, and more!
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.)
Nicole Brady teaches how to play the folk song "Go Tell Aunt Rhody," from Suzuki Harp Book, Vol. 1.
Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss First Arabesque, by Claude Debussy.
Learn Bridget's techniques for reducing tension during practice and performance.
Deborah Henson-Conant teaches how to play the tapping effects found in the cadenza section of "Baroque Flamenco."
Learn to play Maeve Gilchrist's original composition "Catriona's Jig."
Learn how to practice open and closed chord voicings and move quickly from one chord to the next.