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Go beyond major and minor to build diminished and augmented triads, the building blocks for 7th chords.
Learn how to break the chord voicing rules to avoid sounding mechanical.
Sarah Bullen teaches the cadenza from "Tzigane," by Maurice Ravel, to harpist Catherine Litaker.
Learn Maeve's exercises for playing different rhythms in each hand.
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Elzbieta Szmyt performs and teaches "Processional" from "Graded Recital Series Volume Two," by Susann McDonald and Linda Wood.
Learn how to create diminished scales for use in improvisation. (To get the most from this video, we suggest first watching Park's tutorial on Diminished 7th Chords.)
Sunita Staneslow teaches how to quickly and easily move levers up and down on a lever harp.
Learn how to play along with organ and piano on church hymns.
Nicole Brady teaches how to set up and play a four note scale.
Nicole Brady teaches how to set up and play left- and right-hand harmonics.
In this tutorial Cindy shows how to create variety with melodies uses the tune "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."
Nicole Brady teaches how to play even arpeggios and turn-arounds.
Sarah Bullen teaches the cadenza from "Tzigane," by Maurice Ravel, to harpist Jordan Thomas.
Learn how to build major and minor triads using intervals.
Jaymee Haefner teaches how to record yourself to gain practice feedback.
Learn how to create minor 7th chords in this introductory video from jazz harpist Park Stickney.
As an expert in Harp Column Academy’s Inside the Practice Room studio and principal harpist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Emily Levin knows what it takes to get to the top!
Tristan Le Govic performs and teaches the traditional Breton tune "Toutouig."
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Sunita Staneslow teaches how to improvise over a descending bass line for therapeutic playing, or beyond.
Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play crossunders, an important skill for playing scales on the harp.