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HCA master teacher Amanda Whiting answers questions about learning to play jazz, playing evenly, shoes for the harp, and more!
Isabelle Perrin teaches how to play "A Moorish Garden," from The Magic Road, by Nancy Gustavson.
"Tone and tempo are key to playing more therapeutically," says Sunita Staneslow in this lesson on how to play in a therapeutic style.
Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play "The Foggy Dew," from First Harp Book, arrange by Betty Paret.
Learn Bridget's techniques for creating a good sound.
Learn to play "Magyar Lament" from "The Magic Road," by Nancy Gustavson.
Sarah Bullen teaches how to play the cadenza from "Swan Lake," by Tchaikovsky to harpist Jordan Thomas.
Learn how to create an etude based on Kim Robertson's "heartbeat" rhythm, combined with large intervals.
In this lesson on how to practice, expert Rachel Lee Hall shows how to practice for expressiveness and interpretation.
Isabelle Perrin teaches how to build a great hand position.
Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play a basic glissando.
Sunita Staneslow teaches how to embellish four-finger arpeggios by adding the 9th.
Learn to play Kim Robertson's arrangement of the American folk tune "Shenandoah."
Sunita Staneslow teaches how and why to place fingers onto a group of strings at the same time.
Learn the strumming technique Deborah Henson-Conant uses in "Baroque Flamenco" and other pieces.
Elzbieta Szmyt performs and teaches "Russian Lullaby" from "Graded Recital Series Volume Three," by Susann McDonald and Linda Wood.
Learn how to use pedal slides in your music in Part 2 of this series.
Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra, K. 299 by W. A. Mozart.
In this lesson on how to practice, expert Rachel Lee Hall explains how the "3 Times Perfectly Game" can help you practice more efficiently.
Learn how to use key signatures to find major and minor intervals.