{"id":145500,"date":"2022-12-16T09:56:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T14:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?p=145500"},"modified":"2022-12-27T13:45:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T18:45:52","slug":"an-etude-a-day-music-for-the-30-day-practice-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/an-etude-a-day-music-for-the-30-day-practice-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"An Etude A Day\u2013Music for the 30 Day Practice Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harp Column\u2019s annual\u00a030 Day Practice Challenge<\/a> returns on January 1st! This year, we challenge you to harness your technical skills by practicing An Etude A Day. We’ll be sharing some of our favorite etudes each day of the challenge that develop your skills to play arpeggios, scales, and harmonics, as well as understand rhythm and theory. Want to choose your own etude? Scroll down for our recommendations of etudes\/progressive study collections you can download instantly at Harp Column Music.<\/h4>\n

(Titles marked with an * are playable on lever harp.)<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/b>Etudes for Beginner Harpists<\/span><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\n \n
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\n\t\t\tChristine Mazza\t\t<\/p>\n\t

Bass Clef Etudes<\/a><\/p><\/div>

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\n\t\t\tKaffee Peck\t\t<\/p>\n\t

Baby Doves\u2014Harp Lessons for Beginners<\/a><\/p><\/div>

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\n\t\t\tHaley Hodson\t\t<\/p>\n\t

Learning Notes and Rhythms at the Harp<\/a><\/p><\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Basic\"\"\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\tLaurie Riley\t\t<\/p>\n\t

Basic Harp for Beginners<\/a><\/p><\/div>

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*Bass Clef Etudes<\/a><\/h3>\n

by Christine Mazza<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

This set of bass clef etudes was written for beginner harpists by Christine Mazza. There are 14 one-page etudes, each designed as a weekly assignment to help students learn to read the bass clef.<\/span><\/p>\n

*Baby Doves\u2013Harp Lessons for Beginners<\/a><\/h3>\n

by Kaffee Peck<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

This lesson book by Kaffee Peck includes both original music and arrangements for beginner harpists. 43 progressive short pieces are included that make a great core lesson book, or can be used as supplemental materials.<\/span><\/p>\n

*Learning Notes & Rhythms at the Harp\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n

by Haley Hodson<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

This book by Haley Hodson takes new music students step by step through learning notes and rhythms at the harp through its 67 exercises.<\/p>\n

*Basic Harp for Beginners<\/a><\/h3>\n

by Laurie Riley<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Laurie Riley presents this basic, easy-to-understand, step-by-step method about playing the harp. Riley addresses basics such as sitting at the harp and tuning the harp, but also provides etudes and tunes addressing different skills like rolled chords, ornamentations, octave jumps, and more.<\/p>\n

<\/b>Etudes for Advanced Beginner-Intermediate Harpists<\/span><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\n \n
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\n\t\t\tKaffee Peck\t\t<\/p>\n\t

Burgm\u00fcller Etudes<\/a><\/p><\/div>

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\n\t\t\tMaeve Gilchrist\t\t<\/p>\n\t

Rhythm and Hand Separation Exercises and Etudes Book 1<\/a><\/p>

Rated 5.00<\/strong> out of 5<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Exercises in Harmonics: Overtones for the Lever Harp<\/a><\/p><\/div>

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Cool Chords and Groovy Rhythms<\/a><\/p><\/div>

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\n\t\t\tKaffee Peck\t\t<\/p>\n\t

Carl Czerny 25 Studies for Lever or Pedal Harp<\/a><\/p><\/div>

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Burgm\u00fcller: 22 Progressive Etudes\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n

edited by Kaffee Peck<\/i><\/p>\n

Kaffee Peck has edited 22 of Johann Burgm\u00fcller’s etudes from Opus 100. Each piece presents different musical and technical challenges for harpists, and in this edition the order of the pieces has been altered from the original to reflect the progressive difficulty for harpists.<\/p>\n

*Rhythm and Hand Separation Exercises and Etudes Book 1<\/a><\/h3>\n

by Maeve Gilchrist<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

This book is jam-packed with seven chapters of exercises to build hand independence and rhythm skills. Many of the exercises coordinate with Maeve\u2019s creative technique and repertoire lessons at Harp Column Academy.<\/a><\/p>\n

*Exercises in Harmonics: Overtones for the Lever Harp<\/a><\/h3>\n

by Jacqueline Pollauf<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

This collection by Jacqueline Pollauf offers a chance to focus intensely on harmonics, working through exercises that include playing harmonics in all keys, playing harmonics and natural notes, and playing multiple harmonics simultaneously. See here<\/a> for the pedal harp book.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*Cool Chords and Groovy Rhythms<\/a><\/h3>\n

by Verlene Schermer<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

For those wanting to go \u201cbeyond and between\u201d the triads used in traditional styles of music, this book dives into \u201ccool chords\u201d like 9ths, 11ths, and sus4s, and explores modern rhythms with syncopation, \u201cswing eighths\u201d and \u201cfour on the floor.\u201d Exercises, examples, and assignments are given for each element presented.<\/p>\n

*Carl Czerny 25 Studies for Lever or Pedal Harp<\/a><\/h3>\n

edited by Kaffee Peck<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Kaffee Peck has edited 26 of Carl Czerny\u2019s piano studies from opus 139. This book can be used as a progressive study method for beginner to early advanced level harpists. Also included with the book is a list of targeted playing techniques with corresponding studies addressing each technique.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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