START HERE: How to play the harp
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START HERE: How to play the harp
In this beginner series you’ll learn how to play the harp from the very beginning, as if this is your first harp lesson. Christy-Lyn will take you step by step from having never played the harp before, and will teach you all the skills you need to be able to play your very first proper harp piece!
Price: Free!
Mary Erickson –
Learning proper finger placement to build the right techniques for successful playing has been difficult without a teacher! Christi-Lyn’s demos and explanations are excellent and provide a valuable base for future learning. Thank you!
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Eileen deCamp (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this beginner course!
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Janice Ranne –
The course is immensely useful not only for getting started but also for frequent checking in to review all of the important instruction about positioning of the body, harp, hands, and fingers.
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Sue Fry –
I was quite surprised with how much I learnt from this course! It put me into an excellent position to move forward onto my very first song.
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Deborah Kill –
I’m old and slow, retired and have always loved the looks and sounds of harp music. I highly recommend this free lesson going at your own pace and having fun learning how to play a harp.
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Hannah Foust –
Very simple and easy to understand, great base for technique, and understanding the harp in general.
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Megan Gugliotta –
I love the way Christy-Lyn breaks down the basics! She gives a solid foundation for good technique. Her instruction is clear, easy to understand, and she gives solid practice tips. I have been a music teacher for 26 years, and I think her approach to these lessons is fantastic! Even if you have zero music background, I think you will find these lessons really easy to follow. So happy to have found this resource. Thank you Christy-Lyn!
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Nyree Estronza –
It is excellent for beginners. Very easy to understand the content.
Veru organized and to tje point information Thank you so much.
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John-Marc Green –
This introductory course is a fantastic example of joyful, well-paced instructional design, whether for children or adult learners who “always wanted to play the harp.” All the little bits and pieces of correct positioning can be overwhelming to a new learner, for whom these skills are unfamiliar: keeping track of elbows, palm angles, thumbs-up-fingers-down, correct posture… it’s just a lot. But it’s so nice to have each piece in a discrete video, to which learners can return again and again. I’m very thankful to have found this systematic introduction to harp technique.
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Andrew Hardy (verified owner) –
Hi Christie. As a more experienced harper I decided to go back to basics and correct any bad habits. I am also trying out the double harp and guess what this beginning bit is as relevant to double strung as it is to single strung instruments . Your presentation is so clear, simple and above all positive and encouraging. You are a great teacher
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Heather Farrar –
I love her teaching. Makes you feel comfortable. She clearly knows the glitches of a beginners journey and kindly gives/demonstrates directions very efficiently offering examples along the way.
Before you know it you are in correct manner to play, then… You’re playing!
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Kathryn Kelly –
Clear and concise instructions are given on how to begin to play the harp. I especially liked the information on posture and height of the harp. The suggested practice/exercises to learn the shape of chords (2nds, 3rds, etc.) are excellent and so very practical! Bravo!
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BETH LINDSAY (verified owner) –
I really appreciated Christie-Lyn’s teaching. Her clarity and focus make for careful, caring tuition. Her ability to break things down & explain in steps inspires the sense that I can do it too, which is new! Thank you.
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Leigh (Lee) Harwood –
This course is absolutely necessary for beginners and self-taught harpers. Christy-Lyn breaks everything down for us in short, easy-to-understand segments. I watch the video, then play along with it. Then practice for 10 minutes here and there each day. Correct technique from the beginning heads off physical pain later. It makes our playing better. Thank you Christy-Lyn, for this wonderful gift!
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Aleice Williams (verified owner) –
I am a beginner, learning everything from scratch and this course has helped me with the basics to start my 1st piece
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Daud Santosa –
Learn the proper way of playing the harp. This is good lesson to learn correctly. Love it.
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Ginette Pilkington –
I had already found some of these tutorials on Youtube which is why I signed up. Each lesson is short and well explained. It all makes perfect sense and builds a good foundation. Sooo much to think about.
Christie-Lyn is such a bubbly positive person who helps you to belive you will be able to play the harp well.
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Jina Dominique –
I love learning from her, she takes the time to not only explain but allows you the learner to practice that peice over and over until you know it before moving on or adding to that same lesson.
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Diveena Marcus (verified owner) –
Very good to review the basics. I never was directly instructed these steps so I am very grateful for it. I also find that I have been holding the “web” in my hand very closed. Something to pay attention to as well as pracising the brackets.
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Gretta Wagner (verified owner) –
I’m picking up the harp after 20 years not playing. This is a great refresher to remind me of the importance of the basic techniques. You’re a great teacher and make it fun to learn from you. The lessons are just long enough which is good for students with short attention span like myself. I look forward to your other video lessons. Thank you.
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Julie Bayfield –
This is very useful even if you have had lessons before. A good reminder for things you may have forgotten!
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Janet (verified owner) –
A great introduction. I love that you use short chapters so it’s easy to check back on a particular point.
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7roozie3 (verified owner) –
I did think it was a bit basic but good. It teaches the most basic steps of playing the harp. I was kind of hoping to see a few more plucking and placement exercises but I already know a few. Thanks for the free lessons. I’m really considering paying for the course since you were so nice in teaching the basics for free.
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Ron (verified owner) –
Excellent process well thought out, kindly presented
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Corine Poleij (verified owner) –
This course I die first on You Tube ween i wasn,t of I want to learn the harp
but i was flabber gasten. It was amazing. So the course was easy for my.
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Crystal (verified owner) –
Absolutely wonderful and easy to follow intro. Purse to the harp. I feel much more confident now in my ability to learn how to play music. Thank you!
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Chris Warren –
This video series has been very helpful for my daughter learning to play the harp. Christy-Lyn’s personality is perfect for teaching.
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Sandy Videen (verified owner) –
Great beginning. Showed proper positioning, fingering. And posture.
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