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Learn to play "Captain O'Kane," a tune by the famous Irish bard Turlough O'Carolan.
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Jaymee Haefner explains how the "Iron Triangle" can lead to more efficient practice.
Take Maeve Gilchrist's ostinato exercises to a more advanced level in part 3 of her series.
Learn the difference between Classical and Celtic hand position in this tutorial on basic posture.
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Tristan Le Govic gives an introduction to Breton music and how to learn from his tutorials on Harp Column Academy.
In this lesson Amanda Whiting shows the modes that occur in the key of C Major, along with how to use modes for improvisation.
Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss the Andante-Allegro (mvt. 1) from Concerto in B-flat by G.F. Handel.
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Isabelle Perrin teaches how to play scales.
In this lesson on how to practice, expert Rachel Lee Hall shows how to practice for expressiveness and interpretation.
Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play two classic pieces arranged by Sam Milligan.
Sarah Bullen teaches how to play the cadenza from "Swan Lake," by Tchaikovsky to harpist Katherine Ventura.
In this course Judy Loman teaches Helen Gerhold how to play "The Moldau," by Smetana/Trneček.
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!
Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss Impromptu, Op. 86, by Gabriel Fauré.
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Learn how to play the "Highland March" from the beggar's opera "Oscar and Malvina."
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Learn how to use minor 7th chords in improvisation.
Learn the basic structure of the 12-bar blues, along with left hand patterns for improvising.
Learn how to use key signatures to find major and minor intervals.
Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss Song in the Night, by Carlos Salzedo.
Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play "Little Fountain," by Samuel O. Pratt.