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In this introduction to playing by ear, Gráinne teaches the Irish tune NÃl na Lá. Learn the melody in Part 1.
In this lesson Amanda Whiting explains how to understand and play swing rhythm.
Learn how to build a V7 chord, also called the "dominant" 7th.
Sunita Staneslow shows how to use arpeggios with the added 9th to embellish the classic Irish melody "Bridget Cruise."
Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss the Andante-Allegro (mvt. 1) from Concerto in B-flat by G.F. Handel.
Tristan Le Govic performs and teaches the traditional Breton tune "Ton Bale."
Listen to June's performance, and advice for playing the opening melody of Alphonse Hasselmans' "Petite Valse."
Isabelle Perrin teaches how to play "Merry-Go-Round," by Marcel Grandjany.
Elzbieta Szmyt performs and teaches "Processional" from "Graded Recital Series Volume Two," by Susann McDonald and Linda Wood.
Sarah Bullen teaches how to play the cadenza from "Swan Lake," by Tchaikovsky to harpist Catherine Litaker.
Learn how to create diminished 7th chords to use in improvisation.
Tristan Le Govic performs and teaches the traditional Breton danse " Tri c’hemener" ("The Three Tailors").
Lynne Aspnes teaches how to prepare "There Is No Rose," from "A Ceremony of Carols" by Benjamin Britten.
Learn to play "Magyar Lament" from "The Magic Road," by Nancy Gustavson.
Jaymee Haefner teaches the basic technique for muffling with two hands.
The Philadelphia Orchestra principal harpist Elizabeth Hainen answers questions about auditioning, editing excerpts, sound projection, and more!
In this tutorial Cindy shows how to use improvisation in your arrangements.
Sunita Staneslow teaches how to sit at a lever harp.
Lynne Aspnes teaches how to build great hand position.
Learn about the seasons of the church Liturgical Calendar.