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Sarah Bullen teaches how to play the cadenza from "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," by Britten to harpist Jordan Thomas.
Sunita Staneslow teaches how to play her arrangement of the traditional Israeli folk melody "Mi Yitnani Of."
Learn the values of rests in 4/4 time.
Jaymee Haefner shows how to use the "Performer's Triangle" to evaluate your playing and become a more confident performer.
Lynn Aspnes teaches how to prepare "In Freezing Winter Night" from "A Ceremony of Carols," by Benjamin Britten.
Lynne Aspnes teaches how to prepare "This Little Babe," from "A Ceremony of Carols," by Benjamin Britten.
Maria Luisa Rayan teaches how to close and play thumbs to get the best sound.
In this course Judy Loman teaches Heloise Carlean-Jones how to play the "Danses," by Claude Debussy.
Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss First Arabesque, by Claude Debussy.
Learn how to play the "treble," a traditional Irish ornament.
Practice playing major triads and their inversions around the circle of fifths. (You'll need to know major key signatures to enjoy this lesson.)
Bridget Kibbey teaches how to build a relaxed and steady hand position for creating facility and sound.
Learn how to use a metronome to feel the pulse of swing rhythm.
Learn how to practice open and closed chord voicings and move quickly from one chord to the next.
Indiana University harp professor Elzbieta Szmyt answers questions about practicing, playing scales, repertoire suggestions, and more.
Sunita Staneslow teaches how to sit at a lever harp.
Sunita Staneslow teaches how to take your arpeggios to the next level by creating phrases.
Sarah Bullen teaches the cadenza from "Waltz of the Flowers," from "The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky, to harpist Katherine Ventura.
Learn how to break the chord voicing rules to avoid sounding mechanical.
Sunita Staneslow teaches how to play "Soaring" by Louise Pratt.