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Members of the Dallas Harp Quartet perform and discuss Variations on a Theme in Ancient Style, by Carlos Salzedo.
Learn basic note values in 4/4 time.
Isabelle Perrin teaches how to create contrast by building a "ladder" of dynamics.
Learn how to play pedal and lever slides.
Amanda Whiting teaches how to find your personal sound and begin improvising on a lever or pedal harp.
Learn how the circle of fifths works.
Sarah Bullen teaches how to play the cadenza from "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," by Britten to harpist Ellie Kirk.
How to play Marcel Grandjany's "Little Waltz," taught by master teacher Isabelle Perrin.
Listen to June's performance, and advice for playing the opening melody of Alphonse Hasselmans' "Petite Valse."
Sarah Bullen teaches how to play the cadenza from "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," by Britten to harpist Katherine Ventura.
In this lesson Amanda Whiting shows how to create the blues scale and use it for improvisation over the blues chord progression.
Learn what the 4/4 and 6/8 time signatures mean.
Learn Lynne Aspnes' tips for articulation.
Alice Giles teaches how to play "A Little Orphan in the Snow," from "Tiny Tales for Beginner Harpists, vol. 1," by Carlos Salzedo.
Elzbieta Szmyt performs and teaches "Russian Lullaby" from "Graded Recital Series Volume Three," by Susann McDonald and Linda Wood.
June Han teaches how to play chords, using the opening of Claude Debussy's Danse "Sacrée."
Alice Giles teaches how to play slowly and fill the space between notes.
June Han teaches how to play the final section of "Esquisse," from "Feuillets d'Album," by Henriette Renié.
In this lesson on how to practice, expert Rachel Lee Hall explains why the metronome is an essential practice tool.
In this lesson Cindy shows how to create a simple introduction using her music "Angelica" and "I Wonder as I Wander."