You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban) for Early Intermediate Harp
15 January, 2021
In this video Christy-Lyn performs her arrangement of “You Raise Me Up” by Josh Groban for intermediate level harp players.
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Harp progress in 1 year (from COMPLETE beginner)
15 January, 2021
In this video compilation, we see how Audrey progresses in only one year of playing the harp! She started learning the harp as an adult-beginner, with no previous experience.
Harp Glissandos: How to play 4 different Glissandos on the Harp
14 January, 2021
Glissandos on the harp sound so impressive, but they’re actually really easy to learn! In this tutorial, I teach you 4 different glissandos on the harp so you can play something beautiful with little effort!
Buying a Harp: EVERYTHING you need to know
13 January, 2021
If you’re buying a harp for the first time, you might know that harps are really expensive. There are so many options it can be really overwhelming! Well, today I’m going to help you out and tell you everything you need to know to make a good choice with your first harp.
Don’t fall into this TRAP as Self-Taught Harpists!
12 January, 2021
It’s SO tempting, but can be really damaging to your progress. Today I’m going to talk to about a trap many self-taught harpists fall into!
Can You Teach Yourself to Play the Harp?
6 January, 2021
Should you take harp lessons, or should you teach yourself? In this video, we explore various options of learning to play the harp as an adult. If you’re wanting to learn the harp and thinking about teaching yourself, then this is the video for you!
Memorising Harp Sheet Music using “Shapes”
23 December, 2020
Playing music from memory is such a wonderful skill! But if you’re anything like me, it’s not something that comes naturally. Today I’m going to share a strategy that’s really helped me with memorising different pieces of music, and I hope it makes memorising music easy for you too!
Arranging for Harpsicle or Small Harp
21 December, 2020
In this video we are going to be learning how I go about rearranging pieces for small harp / harpsicle.
A Common Mistake of Self-Taught Harpists (Sailing on a Lake – easy TUTORIAL)
21 December, 2020
Placing before playing – is often something you don’t see written in the sheet music, or hear when you’re learning to play by ear – but it’s very important for technique and being able to play beautifully. First I’ll explain the concept to you, and then we’ll go through a piece I’ve written as an exercise.
Is It Too Late to Learn to Play the Harp?
15 December, 2020
Have you dreamed of learning to play the harp, but feel like it’s too late to start? Most of us got the message over the years that if you didn’t learn an instrument from a young age, it’s too late and you should probably just move on. But I started the harp as an adult, and now it’s my full-time career!
Tune your harp by ear…FAST!
31 August, 2020
What happens if your tuner suddenly dies in the middle of a performance? You need to be able to tune your harp by ear! I
6 Reasons your Harp is Buzzing
31 August, 2020
It has to be one of the MOST annoying sounds. You sit down to play your harp, expecting to hear a beautiful sound when out comes “bzzzzt”! Where is it coming from??
To help answer that, let me introduce you to Liza Jensen, the spunkiest harp technician I’ve met!
Learning the Harp: Where to Start?
31 August, 2020
It can be SO confusing when you’re thinking of learning the harp. There are so many harps to choose between, everything is so expensive, and you may be wondering, “is this really for me?” So I put together everything I would have liked to know when I first started and made a 12-minute video.
What you don’t realize about your harp technique…
31 August, 2020
One of my students really struggled to pluck the strings of her harp correctly. She knew that she should close her fingers into the palms