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\u201cPractice is your musical hydration. Get enough of it daily, but don\u2019t overdo it!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/Elzbieta-Szmyt.jpg” title_text=”Elzbieta Szmyt” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/challenge-chats\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n Elzbieta Szmyt discusses the importance of making final decisions in practicing. She says that \u201cobserving somebody else\u2019s hand playing your version is the best test to see what would really work. There are so many ways to arrange the pieces, so the process of making the final decision is the hardest.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more about Szmyt in her Q and A at harpcolumn.com!\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/blog\/q-and-a-with-elzbieta-szmyt\/” button_text=”read now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you\u2019ll need to be a member of <\/span>Harp Column Academy<\/em><\/a> to watch today\u2019s Challenge Chat and you\u2019ll need to subscribe to <\/span>Harp Column magazine<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>to read our featured article.) \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” hover_enabled=”0″ dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-29 06:00″ locked=”off” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n \u201cYour ears should always hear what you want to specifically change in your daily practice. That gap between where we want to be and where we currently are should be your practice motivation. If you can hear the progress you want to make, then you can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Jaymee-Haefner-square.jpg” title_text=”Jaymee Haefner-square” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/challenge-chats\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n Harp Column Academy teacher Jaymee Haefner tells us that \u201ca harp glissando seems to be everybody\u2019s favorite harp technique. The important thing with glisses is that you maintain the pressure against the strings. You also want to be careful not to speed up at the very top or at the lowest part of the gliss. You want to keep an even speed throughout as much as you possibly can.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Learn more from Jaymee Haefner in her studio at Harp Column Academy!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/courses\/technique-with-jaymee-haefner\/lessons\/glissandos\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Glissandos.png” title_text=”Glissandos” _builder_version=”4.7.7″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you\u2019ll need to be a member of Harp Column Academy to watch today\u2019s Challenge Chat and featured lesson. <\/span>Join HCA now<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n (Are you a winner? We\u2019ll be contacting you with details on how to claim your prize!)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” hover_enabled=”0″ dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-28 06:00″ locked=”off” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \u201cIn everything that you do and every note that you play, find a way to make it uniquely yours.\u00a0 Make sure that your voice is heard.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/Brandee-Younger.png” title_text=”Brandee Younger” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/challenge-chats\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n Brandee Younger shares that when it comes to playing the harp, \u201cmentorship is huge.\u201d As important as that mentorship is, Younger also believes it is crucial for harpists to find their own style. She shares: \u201cDon’t be afraid to be yourself. If you feel like you don’t fit into a box, that’s probably a good thing. I wish I had figured that out sooner.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Read more about Brandee Younger in the January-February 2021 issue of\u00a0Harp Column\u00a0<\/em>magazine!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/blog\/being-brandee\/” button_text=”read now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/January-February-2021-cover-248×300-1.png” title_text=”January-February-2021-cover-248×300″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you\u2019ll need to be a member of <\/span>Harp Column Academy<\/em><\/a> to watch today\u2019s Challenge Chat and you\u2019ll need to subscribe to <\/span>Harp Column magazine<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>to read our featured article.) \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-27 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n \u201cAs you warm up, are you listening to your sound, intonation, and rhythm? Is your mind settling in the moment or are you miles away, thinking about other things you\u2019re going to do later?\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Felice-Pomeranz.jpg” title_text=”Felice Pomeranz” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/challenge-chats\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n Harp Column Academy teacher Felice Pomeranz shares some tips on how to play lever and pedal slides. She asks: \u201chave you ever really looked down at the bottom of the pedal harp? Notice that they have little notches so you can push [the pedal] down and you can notch it. But you can also just push it down and let it back up. So after a pedal slide, hold the pedal down, but don\u2019t put it into the notch. For lever slides, you have to really give it some gas. Pluck a little bit harder when you pull the lever up for lever slides.\u201d<\/p>\n Learn more from Felice Pomeranz in her studio at Harp Column Academy!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/courses\/music-theory-with-felice-pomeranz\/lessons\/pedal-and-lever-slides\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/Pedal-Lever-Slides.png” title_text=”Pedal & Lever Slides” _builder_version=”4.7.7″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you\u2019ll need to be a member of Harp Column Academy to watch today\u2019s Challenge Chat and featured lesson. <\/span>Join HCA now<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-26 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n \u201cWhen it comes to practicing, unfortunately we can\u2019t pay it forward. Cramming one week and skipping the next won\u2019t really increase our progress. Practicing for hours before a performance or a lesson generally doesn\u2019t produce good results. Playing harp is a physical skill which needs to be maintained on a daily basis.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Kim-Robertson-1.jpg” title_text=”Kim Robertson-1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/challenge-chats\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n Harp Column Academy teacher Kim Robertson teaches us how to play large intervals. She suggests to \u201cstart with the interval of a fifth with your third finger and thumb. Squeeze strings, pull fingers into the palm, and relax the hand. The goal is to learn how different intervals feel in the hand.\u201d<\/p>\n Learn more from Kim Robertson in her studio at Harp Column Academy!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/courses\/technique-with-kim-robertson\/lessons\/playing-large-intervals\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Playing-Large-Intervals.png” title_text=”Playing Large Intervals” _builder_version=”4.7.7″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you\u2019ll need to be a member of Harp Column Academy to watch today\u2019s Challenge Chat and featured lesson. <\/span>Join HCA now<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-25 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n \u201cRemember that all the focus and love that we put into our practice, will be be shared and felt by our audiences.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/Anneleen-Lenaerts.jpg” title_text=”Anneleen-Lenaerts” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/challenge-chats\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n We caught up with Anneleen Lenaerts to learn how to \u201clive the dream.\u201d She tells us she is very grateful for the opportunity to perform with other musicians. \u201cSome things you don\u2019t get in touch with when you only play the harp alone.\u201d<\/p>\n Learn more about Anneleen in the May-June 2015 issue of\u00a0Harp Column\u00a0<\/em>magazine.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/blog\/living-the-dream\/” button_text=”read now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/may-june-2015.png” title_text=”may-june 2015″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you\u2019ll need to be a member of <\/span>Harp Column Academy<\/em><\/a> to watch today\u2019s Challenge Chat and you\u2019ll need to subscribe to <\/span>Harp Column magazine<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>to read our featured article.) \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-24 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n \u201cI wish that I practiced more, because I love how it feels when I do practice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Deborah-Henson-Conant.jpg” title_text=”Deborah Henson-Conant” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/July-August-2006.pdf” button_text=”read now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” 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She tells us that knowing how to build chords is an important first step. \u201cOne of the most useful chord shapes you can learn is called the 1\u20135\u201310 chord. It gives us all three notes of the chord but in a way that is very resonant for the harp.\u201d<\/p>\n Learn more from Deborah in her studio at Harp Column Academy.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/courses\/improvisation-with-deborah-henson-conant\/lessons\/how-to-improvise-part-1\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/How-to-Improvise-Part-1.png” title_text=”How to Improvise – Part 1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you\u2019ll need to be a member of <\/span>Harp Column Academy<\/em><\/a> to watch today\u2019s Challenge Chat and you\u2019ll need to subscribe to <\/span>Harp Column magazine<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>to read our featured article.) \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-23 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n \u201cTo find a way to interact with other musicians and composers and still ground myself in my own voice, that all plays heavily into how I work as a leader.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Maeve-square.jpg” title_text=”Maeve-square” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/blog\/music-maeven\/” button_text=”read now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n Harp Column Academy teacher Maeve Gilchrist shares tips on how to get creative with your practicing. \u201cLoop melodic phrases you are working on,\u201d she says. \u201cStart at a slow tempo and increase your speed. When that feels fluid, move into different registers of the harp. That way, you are comfortable with the melodic material.\u201d<\/p>\n Learn more from Gilchrist in her studio at Harp Column Academy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/courses\/technique-with-maeve-gilchrist\/lessons\/creative-practice-techniques\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Creative-Practice-Techniques.png” title_text=”Creative Practice Techniques” _builder_version=”4.7.7″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you\u2019ll need to be a member of <\/span>Harp Column Academy<\/em><\/a> to watch today\u2019s Challenge Chat and you\u2019ll need to subscribe to <\/span>Harp Column magazine<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>to read our featured article.) \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-22 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n \u201cProgress doesn\u2019t require big leaps or aha moments. It needs small, deliberate steps in the right direction, repeated constantly.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/Anne-Sullivan.jpg” title_text=”Anne Sullivan” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/challenge-chats\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n Anne Sullivan discusses the importance of teaching students to become independent in their practicing and performing. She shares that \u201cmuch like good parenting, good teaching means training our students to be independent of us. Our main responsibility is to teach our students how to practice, play, and understand the craft and the art of music.\u201d<\/p>\n Read Anne\u2019s article in the November-December 2018 issue of\u00a0Harp Column\u00a0<\/em>magazine!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/blog\/finding-common-ground\/” button_text=”read now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/Nov-Dec-2018-cover-246×300-1.png” title_text=”Nov-Dec-2018-cover-246×300″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you\u2019ll need to be a member of <\/span>Harp Column Academy<\/em><\/a> to watch today\u2019s Challenge Chat and you\u2019ll need to subscribe to <\/span>Harp Column magazine<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>to read our featured article.) \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n (Are you a winner? We\u2019ll be contacting you with details on how to claim your prize!)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-21 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n \u201cWhat can I do in today\u2019s practice to make it better than yesterday\u2019s practice?\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Isabelle-Perrin-square.jpg” title_text=”Isabelle Perrin-square” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/challenge-chats\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n Harp Column Academy teacher Isabelle Perrin discusses the importance of breathing as a musician. She tells us that \u201cbreathing is essential for both physical and musical reasons. Physically, when we breathe, we take in oxygen and oxygen is essential for our muscles. When we do not breathe, we have less and less oxygen, and then our muscles become tense. Musically, breathing helps shape our phrasing.\u201d<\/p>\n Learn more from Perrin in her studio at Harp Column Academy!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/courses\/technique-with-isabelle-perrin\/lessons\/breathing\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Breathing.png” title_text=”Breathing” _builder_version=”4.7.7″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you\u2019ll need to be a member of Harp Column Academy to watch today\u2019s Challenge Chat and featured lesson. <\/span>Join HCA now<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-20 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you imagine the sound of music you want to create, you are well on your way to playing beautiful music. Dream big. You deserve it!\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Sunita-Staneslow.jpg” title_text=”Sunita Staneslow” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/challenge-chats\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n Harp Column Academy teacher Sunita Staneslow teaches us how to play the harp in a therapeutic style. She says \u201ctone and tempo are key to playing more therapeutically, to playing with a sense of openness, space, and breath. Breath is soothing and calm. Simple arpeggios are calming when played slowly, with a bit more consciousness.\u201d<\/p>\n Learn more from Staneslow in her studio at Harp Column Academy!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/courses\/technique-with-sunita-staneslow\/lessons\/how-to-play-in-a-therapeutic-style-part-1\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/How-to-Play-in-a-Therapeutic-Style-Part-1.png” title_text=”How to Play in a Therapeutic Style – Part 1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you\u2019ll need to be a member of Harp Column Academy to watch today\u2019s Challenge Chat and featured lesson. <\/span>Join HCA now<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-19 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n \u201cWhat could you accomplish today if you weren\u2019t using that energy to compare yourself to others?\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/Katherine-Siochi.png” title_text=”Katherine-Siochi” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/challenge-chats\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n Katherine Siochi discusses the importance of musicality and phrasing in performance. She believes that over practicing can lead to rote sounding performances. She tells us: \u201cPerfection is something I strive for during practice, but if that\u2019s my focus in performance, it\u2019s detrimental to really creating music.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Read more about Siochi in Harp Column\u00a0<\/em>magazine\u2019s September-October 2016 issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/blog\/golden-girl\/” button_text=”read now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/September-October-2016-248×300-1.png” title_text=”September-October-2016-248×300″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you\u2019ll need to be a member of <\/span>Harp Column Academy<\/em><\/a> to watch today\u2019s Challenge Chat and you\u2019ll need to subscribe to <\/span>Harp Column magazine<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>to read our featured article.) \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-18 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cIn performance practice, learning to \u2018go for it\u2019 requires as much as courage as it does vulnerability. As artists, we must commit to channeling our own unique inner voice no matter what, while letting go of the inner critic and expectations of others.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Grace-Browning-2020.jpg” title_text=”Grace-Browning-2020″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/challenge-chats\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n Grace Browning goes inside the practice room at Harp Column Academy to perform and discuss Debussy\u2019s <\/span>First Arabesque. <\/span><\/i>She discusses visuals that helped her learn this piece. She tells us that she tends to be a very visual person. “An arabesque is a visual design consisting of rhythmic, linear patterns. That sort of visual component is so much in my mind when I\u2019m playing this. It\u2019s really fascinating to visualize how all the lines stack up.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Learn more from Browning inside the practice room at Harp Column Academy!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/courses\/first-arabesque-by-claude-debussy\/lessons\/discussing-first-arabesque\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/first-arabesque.png” title_text=”first arabesque” _builder_version=”4.7.7″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you\u2019ll need to be a member of Harp Column Academy to watch today\u2019s Challenge Chat and featured lesson. <\/span>Join HCA now<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-17 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not just an artificial construct to play music outside. There is a different connection that happens internally, within yourself, when you are outside that we could maybe consider more in music.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Alice-Giles-3.jpg” title_text=”Alice Giles-3″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/HarpColumn_NovDec11.pdf” button_text=”read more” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n Harp Column Academy teacher Alice GIles discusses how to make a beautiful loud sound! She tells us \u201cyour sound needs the support of your whole body. Keep your knuckles rounded and close into the palm of your hand. Control of the knuckles creates volume. It\u2019s about weight and movement with a follow through rather than pressure and strength.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Learn more from Giles in her studio at Harp Column Academy!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/courses\/technique-with-alice-giles\/lessons\/playing-loudly\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/Playing-Loudly.png” title_text=”Playing Loudly” _builder_version=”4.7.7″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|tablet” _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you\u2019ll need to be a member of <\/span>Harp Column Academy<\/em><\/a> to watch today\u2019s lesson and you\u2019ll need to subscribe to <\/span>Harp Column magazine<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>to read our featured article.)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-16 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n “Good technique requires effortless technical ability. The challenge for harpists is to work relaxation methods into actual playing.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Sarah-Bullen.jpg” title_text=”Sarah Bullen” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/magazine-2\/july-august-1997-issue\/.” button_text=”read now ” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n Harp Column Academy teacher Sarah Bullen discusses warming up and tuning in an orchestra setting. She tells us to “always warm up not just to warm up, but for your tuning. Always tune quietly. Warm up to limber up for yourself, not for others.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Learn more from Bullen in her studio at Harp Column Academy!\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/courses\/orchestra-tips-with-sarah-bullen\/lessons\/warming-up-and-tuning\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Warming-Up-and-Tuning.png” title_text=”Warming Up and Tuning” _builder_version=”4.4.8″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you’ll need to be a member of Harp Column Academy<\/em><\/a> to watch today’s lesson and you’ll need to subscribe to Harp Column magazine<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>to read our featured article.)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-15 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n “In every minute you practice, you choose the harpist you want to become. It all starts with just showing up.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/Anne-Sullivan.jpg” title_text=”Anne Sullivan” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjIzMTcwNyJ9fQ==@” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n “Perhaps the biggest hurdle for any working harpist is being the performer, the manager, the roadie, the bookkeeper, and the administrative assistant all rolled into one,” says Anne Sullivan. “Choices made in support of your personal priorities and career goals will lead to deep satisfaction; choices made in contrary to your priorities will likely frustrate you.”<\/p>\n Read Anne’s article from the July-August 2019 issue of\u00a0Harp Column\u00a0<\/em>today!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/courses\/technique-with-isabelle-perrin\/lessons\/harmonics-3\/” button_text=”read now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/All-the-time-in-the-world-351×185-1.png” title_text=”All-the-time-in-the-world-351×185″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you\u2019ll need to be a member of <\/span>Harp Column Academy<\/em><\/a> to watch today\u2019s lesson and you\u2019ll need to subscribe to <\/span>Harp Column magazine<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>to read our featured article.)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Are you a winner? We\u2019ll be contacting you with details on how to claim your prize!)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-14 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n “If you play the harp, this is quite surely\u00a0your<\/em> choice! So always remember it: you practice because you love<\/em> your harp!”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Isabelle-Perrin-square.jpg” title_text=”Isabelle Perrin-square” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjIzMTcwNyJ9fQ==@” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n “Harmonics: even the name of it sounds magical” says Harp Column Academy teacher Isabelle Perrin. “I think this is one of the most specific technical elements of our instrument. How can we be sure to have beautiful harmonics? Know whether the string is flat, natural, or sharp, because you don’t play the harmonic in the same position for each string. To play a harmonic, you split the string in two and only play half of the string.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Learn more about harmonics in Perrin’s studio at Harp Column Academy!\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/courses\/technique-with-isabelle-perrin\/lessons\/harmonics-3\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Harmonics.png” title_text=”Harmonics” _builder_version=”4.4.8″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you’ll need to be a member of Harp Column Academy to watch today’s Challenge Chat and featured lesson. Join HCA now<\/a>.)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-13 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n “Anything we practice, from technique to pedaling to memorization, is simply to serve the music. We must keep in mind our ultimate goal of the shaping of the phrase, the arc of the piece, the statement of the music; and use the technical exercises, memory work, and all the drills and repetitions as a means to get to that goal.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Cheryl-Losey-2.jpg” title_text=”Cheryl Losey-2″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/challenge-chats\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n Cheryl Losey Feder discusses the importance of practicing slowly. As she performs the Salzedo Variations on Harp Column Academy, she says: \u201cI find I can never skip the slow practicing. If I make myself do that first, I usually have an easier time speeding it up.\u201d<\/p>\n Learn more from Cheryl inside the practice room at Harp Column Academy!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/courses\/variations-on-a-theme-in-ancient-style-by-carlos-salzedo\/lessons\/cheryl-losey-feder-plays-the-salzedo-variations\/” button_text=”watch now ” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/Cheryl-Salzedo.png” title_text=”Cheryl Salzedo” url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/blog\/calling-in-sick\/” _builder_version=”4.7.7″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″]<\/p>\n (Reminder: you’ll need to be a member of Harp Column Academy to watch today’s Challenge Chat and featured lesson. Join HCA now<\/a>.)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ededed” top_divider_flip=”horizontal|vertical” dsm_section_schedule_visibility=”on” dsm_section_schedule_after_datetime=”2021-01-12 06:00″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ border_width_top=”4px” border_color_top=”#6bc7db”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”45px” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”26px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n “With a good technique, open ears, and willingness to try, anything is possible. Music is a conversation that should make you smile.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Amanda-Whiting-2.jpg” title_text=”Amanda Whiting-2″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”85%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjIzMTcwNyJ9fQ==@” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” border_width_top=”3px” border_color_top=”#ededed”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_line_height=”2em”]<\/p>\n “What’s your sound? Have you ever just sat there and played some chords to see what sound you like?” asks Harp Column Academy teacher Amanda Whiting. “Be aware. In order to find our sound, we’re going to free ourselves and put the harp into any random combination of levers or pedals. Start by playing one finger at a time. Listen to it, let the decay happen. Listen to the quality of the note. When you have experimented with that, add more fingers to facilitate better phrases. Let’s be free. Let’s find our sound.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Learn more from Whiting in her studio at Harp Column Academy!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/courses\/beginning-jazz-and-improvisation\/lessons\/find-your-sound\/” button_text=”watch now” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#6bc7db” button_border_width=”0px”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Amanda-Whiting-Improvisation-.png” title_text=”Amanda Whiting Improvisation” _builder_version=”4.4.8″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”57%” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″]<\/p>\n\u2014Elzbieta Szmyt<\/em><\/h3>\n
Tune in for a challenge chat with Elzbieta Szmyt January 30 at 10:00 a.m. ET.<\/h4>\n
Today\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n
Learn how to make final decisions.\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Day 29<\/h1>\n
\u201cYou just never give up. You do a task to the best of your abilities and beyond.\u201d<\/h3>\n
\u2014Debbie Reynolds<\/h3>\n
Today\u2019s focus<\/h2>\n
Hear the progress you want to create!<\/h4>\n
\u2014Jaymee Haefner<\/em><\/h3>\n
Tune in for a challenge chat with Jaymee Haefner January 29 at 10:00 a.m. ET.<\/h4>\n
Today\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n
Learn how to play glissandos.<\/h4>\n
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Day 28<\/h1>\n
\u201cCharacter consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.\u201d<\/h3>\n
\u2014James A. Michener<\/h3>\n
Today\u2019s focus<\/h2>\n
Make sure your voice is heard.\u00a0<\/h4>\n
\u2014Brandee Younger<\/em><\/h3>\n
Tune in for a challenge chat with Brandee Younger January 28 at 10:00 a.m. ET.<\/h4>\n
Today\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n
Don’t be afraid to be your authentic self.<\/h4>\n
Day 27<\/h1>\n
\u201cIt always seems impossible until it\u2019s done.\u201d<\/h3>\n
\u2014Nelson Mandela<\/h3>\n
Today\u2019s focus<\/h2>\n
Find harmony in your warmup routine!\u00a0<\/h4>\n
\u2014Felice Pomeranz<\/em><\/h3>\n
Tune in for a challenge chat with Felice Pomeranz January 27 at 10:00 a.m. ET.<\/h4>\n
Today\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n
Learn how to play lever and pedal slides.<\/h4>\n
Day 26<\/h1>\n
\u201cDo not only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets. Art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the divine.\u201d<\/h3>\n
\u2014Ludwig van Beethoven<\/h3>\n
Today\u2019s focus<\/h2>\n
Maintain steady practice habits!<\/h4>\n
\u2014Kim Robertson<\/em><\/h3>\n
Tune in for a challenge chat with Kim Robertson January 26 at 10:00 a.m. ET.\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Today\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n
Learn how to play large intervals.<\/h4>\n
Day 25<\/h1>\n
\u201cTake chances. Make mistakes. That\u2019s how you grow.\u201d<\/h3>\n
\u2014Mary Tyler Moore<\/h3>\n
Today\u2019s focus<\/h2>\n
Put focus and love into practice!<\/h4>\n
\u2014Anneleen Lenaerts<\/em><\/h3>\n
Tune in for a Challenge Chat with Anneleen Lenaerts January 25 at 10:00 a.m. ET.\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Today\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n
Learn how to work well with others.<\/h4>\n
Day 24<\/h1>\n
\u201cPractice creates confidence. Confidence empowers you.\u201d<\/h3>\n
\u2014Simone Biles<\/h3>\n
Today\u2019s focus<\/h2>\n
Find your voice!\u00a0<\/h4>\n
\u2014Deborah Henson-Conant<\/em><\/h3>\n
Read more about Deborah Henson Conant in the July\u2013August 2006 issue of\u00a0Harp Column\u00a0<\/em>magazine.\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Today\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n
Learn how to expand your creative voice on the harp.<\/h4>\n
Day 23<\/h1>\n
\u201cNever miss an opportunity to teach. When you teach others, you teach yourself.\u201d<\/h3>\n
\u2014Itzhak Perlman<\/h3>\n
Today\u2019s focus<\/h2>\n
Interact with other musicians!<\/h4>\n
\u2014Maeve Gilchrist<\/em><\/h3>\n
Read more about Maeve Gilchrist in the May\u2013June 2017 issue of\u00a0Harp Column\u00a0<\/em>magazine.\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Today\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n
Get creative with your practicing!<\/h4>\n
Day 22<\/h1>\n
\u201cThe challenge is not so much to change the sound. The challenge is to connect and create something special.\u201d<\/h3>\n
\u2014Gustavo Dudamel\u00a0<\/h3>\n
Today\u2019s focus<\/h2>\n
Take baby steps!<\/h4>\n
\u2014Anne Sullivan, HCA guest presenter<\/em><\/h3>\n
Tune in for a Challenge Chat with Anne Sullivan January 22 at 10:00 a.m. ET.\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Today\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n
Learn how to become independent of your teacher.<\/h4>\n
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Day 21<\/h1>\n
\u201cArt is about building a new foundation, not just laying something on top of what\u2019s already there.\u201d<\/h3>\n
\u2014Prince<\/h3>\n
Today\u2019s focus<\/h2>\n
Plan today to be better than yesterday!<\/h4>\n
\u2014Isabelle Perrin<\/em><\/h3>\n
Tune in for a Challenge Chat with Isabelle Perrin January 21 at 10:00 a.m. ET.<\/h4>\n
Today\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n
Learn how to breathe.<\/h4>\n
Day 20<\/h1>\n
\u201cI embrace mistakes. They make you who you are.\u201d<\/h3>\n
\u2014Beyonc\u00e9<\/h3>\n
Today\u2019s focus<\/h2>\n
Dream big!<\/h4>\n
\u2014Sunita Staneslow<\/em><\/h3>\n
Tune in for a Challenge Chat with Sunita Staneslow January 20 at 10:00 a.m. ET.<\/h4>\n
Today\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n
Learn how to play in a therapeutic style.<\/h4>\n
Day 19<\/h1>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t let yesterday take up too much of today.\u201d\u00a0<\/h3>\n
\u2014Will Rogers<\/h3>\n
Today\u2019s focus<\/h2>\n
Stop comparing!<\/h4>\n
\u2014Katherine Siochi, HCA guest presenter<\/em><\/h3>\n
Tune in for a Challenge Chat with Katherine Siochi January 19 at 10:00 a.m. ET.<\/h4>\n
Today\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n
Enhance your musicality.\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Day 18<\/h1>\n
\u201cThe secret to finding the right community is to choose one with the right balance of affirmation and expectation.\u201d<\/h3>\n
\u2014Rachel Lee Hall<\/h3>\n
Today\u2019s focus<\/h2>\n
Channel your unique voice!<\/h4>\n
\u2014Grace Browning<\/em><\/h3>\n
Tune in for a Challenge Chat with Grace Browning January 18 at 10:00 a.m. ET.\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Today\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n
Develop visual techniques to learn a new piece of music.\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Day 17<\/h1>\n
\u201cWherever you are, know that you have so much to offer this world, whether it\u2019s through your music making or by simply being you.\u201d<\/h3>\n
\u2014Grace Browning<\/h3>\n
Today\u2019s focus<\/h2>\n
Head outside!<\/h4>\n
\u2014Alice Giles<\/em><\/h3>\n
Read more about Alice Giles in\u00a0Harp Column\u00a0<\/em>magazine\u2019s November-December 2011 issue.\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Today\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n
Learn how to play loudly.\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Day 16<\/h1>\n
“Love the harp and work hard.”\u00a0<\/h3>\n
\u2014Susann McDonald<\/h3>\n
Today’s focus<\/h2>\n
Relax!<\/h4>\n
\u2014Sarah Bullen<\/em><\/h3>\n
Read our classic 1997 interview with Sarah Bullen on Harp Column.<\/h4>\n
Today’s tip<\/h2>\n
Learn how to warm up and tune.\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Day 15<\/h1>\n
“It’s not just a question of conquering a summit previously unknown, but of tracing, step by step, a new path to it.”<\/h3>\n
\u2014Gustav Mahler<\/h3>\n
Today’s focus<\/h2>\n
Discover who you want to be!<\/h4>\n
\u2014Anne Sullivan<\/em><\/h3>\n
Tune in for a Challenge Chat with Anne Sullivan January 15 at 10:00 a.m. ET.<\/h4>\n
Today’s tip<\/h2>\n
Organize your time.<\/h4>\n
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Day 14<\/h1>\n
“Know that you can start late, look different, be uncertain, and still succeed.”<\/h3>\n
\u2014Misty Copeland<\/h3>\n
Today’s focus<\/h2>\n
Practice like you love it!<\/h4>\n
\u2014Isabelle Perrin<\/em><\/h3>\n
Tune in for a Challenge Chat with Isabelle Perrin January 14 at 10:00 a.m. ET.<\/h4>\n
Today’s tip<\/h2>\n
Learn to play harmonics.\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Day 13<\/h1>\n
“Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.”<\/h3>\n
\u2014Pablo Casals<\/h3>\n
Today’s focus<\/h2>\n
Keep your ultimate goal in mind!<\/h4>\n
\u2014Cheryl Losey Feder<\/em><\/h3>\n
Tune in for a Challenge Chat with Cheryl Losey Feder January 13 at 10:00 a.m. ET.<\/h4>\n
Today’s tip<\/h2>\n
Don’t skip slow practice!\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Day 12<\/h1>\n
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”<\/h3>\n
\u2014Vincent van Gogh<\/h3>\n
Today’s focus<\/h2>\n
Keep an open mind!<\/h4>\n
\u2014Amanda Whiting<\/em><\/h3>\n
Tune in for a Challenge Chat with Amanda Whiting January 12 at 10:00 a.m. ET.<\/h4>\n
Today’s tip<\/h2>\n
Learn to improvise and find your sound.\u00a0<\/h4>\n