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Learn to play "Summertime" from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, part 2
In this lesson Amanda Whiting expands on learning to improvise using the key of C Major, along with how to identify chord tones and scale degrees.
In Part 2 of her introduction to playing by ear, Gráinne teaches how to add the left hand to the Irish tune NÃl na Lá.
Learn Lynne Aspnes' tips for articulation.
Learn how to build a V7 chord, also called the "dominant" 7th.
Learn Maeve Gilchrist's "splat" improvisation technique.
Jaymee Haefner shows how to use the "Performer's Triangle" to evaluate your playing and become a more confident performer.
Sarah Bullen teaches how to play the cadenza from "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," by Britten to harpist Ellie Kirk.
Jaymee Haefner teaches the technique for playing with a flat left hand, also known as "etoufée."
Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play "Petite Berceuse," by Alphonse Hasselmans.
Tristan Le Govic performs and teaches the traditional Breton tune "Toutouig."
In this lesson on how to practice, expert Rachel Lee Hall explains how to isolate "microsections" for more efficient practice.
Felice Pomeranz shows how to create your own arrangement of the traditional melody Greensleeves. (You'll need some theory skills and a knowledge of chord structure to enjoy this video.)
Nicole Brady teaches how to play "Minuet 1" by J.S. Bach from Suzuki Harp School, Vol. 2.
Learn how to play the traditional Irish hornpipe 'Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine.'
Learn how to create and improvise with minor modes.
Jaymee Haefner teaches how to play "Little Fountain," by Samuel O. Pratt.
Use Park's pedal technique to break the chromatic scale down into two whole tone scales for improvisation.
Isabelle Perrin teaches how to play "A Moorish Garden," from The Magic Road, by Nancy Gustavson.
Isabelle Perrin teaches how to build a great hand position.