Difficulty level & Skills required
Late-beginner onwards: The workshop is suited to those playing late-beginner songs with confidence. You should already have the ability to think beyond basic harp technique and the mechanics of playing the strings.
Type of harp
All Harps are welcome!
Levers/Pedals
C and F levers are required, or if you don’t have levers you need to be able to quickly tune Fs and Cs up to sharps as needed during the workshop.
What’s included?
A Zoom workshop led by harp teacher, Christy-Lyn. Attend the workshop live or learn from the video replay.
The replay is available, and it’s yours to keep. All non-copyrighted resources will be available for download.
Playing from Chords Workshop 1: Getting Started
Value: USD$195
Price: USD$52.50 *
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Feeling overwhelmed when you see chord symbols and don’t know what to play? It’ll be a worry of the past!
Learn the basics of playing harp from chords with Christy-Lyn.
During the workshop, Christy-Lyn explains the basic music theory of chords. You’ll gain foundational knowledge and learn how to start playing them.
This workshop will enable you to start learning other exciting skills! You could learn to play from lead sheets/fake books, try your hand at improvising, or play accompaniment to vocals and other instruments!
The replay is available and would be yours to keep. You can watch and learn at your own pace, as many times and whenever you wish.
Tara Carolin (verified owner) –
Before the course, I did understand the basics of how to create standard triads in C major. I did NOT know how to transpose chords to other keys or how to use the number system for chords. Also, I did not understand anything about inversions, so while we only touched on that subject, it was just enough to make the concept click for me. After watching the video, I tried out the link to play along with Sally Gardens in G major. I used rolled chords, and it sounded great! This is very exciting! I can’t wait to experiment with accompanying my husband on his guitar! This has opened up a whole new world for me. Thank you!
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Deirdre Crawley –
A terrific COurse, applying basic chord theory to simple chord sheets.
Christy Lynn is able to demystify the theory and take us on the journey, well supported.
An asset to have continued access, so that we can return to the course when we want to learn a bit more.
If you are a real beginner, its handy to pick up a little at a time and return to absorb a bit more each time. Thank you
I can look forward to the 2nd class now.:)
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Audrey Frischknecht –
I do read music and understand about chord. However, this course is so wonderful and so are the teachers, that it helped me to remember to keep it simple and well done. I found it easier to play with chords after I watched the video!
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Rebecca (verified owner) –
This is a great workshop for those who have never played chords before, or who aren’t familiar with the numbering system. If you are trying to figure out more complex chord symbols like Asus or Gm7, that will not be answered here, but if you aren’t sure what that C or F means at the top of your music or in guitar music, this will explain all that to you! Although I am somewhat familiar with chords, I did learn some new information!
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Monika Kaminska –
Awesome lesson for a beginner, basics on playing with chords are explained in a very simple, understandable way. This is so cool 🙂 now I’ll be able to accompany someone singing, which will be so much fun 😀
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Mary. Kate Milne –
I found this very helpful and pleased that worksheets provided particularly the lever change sheet. Christy- lynne explained very clearly. I now have a basic understanding which I hope to develop as I LEARN MORE SONGS. THANK YOU.
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Abigail Robinson –
Overall great lesson. I was hoping to catch a glimps of playing a song both hands playing chords in this one.
However the breakdown of the concepts were an A plua
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Molly Lyon –
I feel like Christy Lyn has given me some wonderful tools in a simple and clear way that I will be able to practice and use in my harp playing. I am excited about this, especially since I have a small 19 string harp. Thank you.
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Gale Davis –
Christy-Lyn taught this chord theory in a simple and clear fashion. I was somewhat aware of using chords to embellish a piece, but was never really sure of myself. I think the veil has been lifted!
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Carol Glaser (verified owner) –
Really a useful and accessible workshop for learning the beginnings of music theory related to keys and chords. Would it be possible for me to get the handouts for this workshop since i am taking it as a video course rather than a “live” course?
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Judi Clark (verified owner) –
Loved this workshop. Although I will sometimes play chords I didn’t always understand why or when. (Embarrassing I know). Now I have a better understanding. It was not difficult and I learned important skills. Thank you!
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Janice Ranne –
This was a wonderful and perfect basic, foundational workshop! It was really helpful for filling in a number of gaps in my basic musical theory knowledge. I’ve been playing the hammered dulcimer for 14 years but have never really understood the basis of the notes on the sheet music.
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Loraine Penman –
This was an excellent course. It was pitched at the perfect level for me and has helped me understand chords a lot more. I even had a couple of eureka moments!! Definitely recommend it for anyone just starting out who wants to try playing with chords.
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Joy Noland (verified owner) –
Very helpful!! Not too difficult! 🤗
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Sui Yin Michael Ow (verified owner) –
This workshop is really for beginners who hvae no background knowledge on chords. For for musicians with some music background, especially on chords or triads, they may find this too basic.
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Andrea Diamond –
At first was a bit lost, as I hadn’t looked at or printed out the handouts, so I had no idea what it meant to tune a harp to different notes or keys. Once I did that it wasn’t so baffling. The playing from chords part was very easy to understand and to follow. It even inspired me to figure out a song by ear, and then to find some songs to play along with.
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Melora Boyd –
It is an amazing workshop! I learned so much, and was so inspired. I knew nothing about playing from chords before this, but everything was explained so clearly that I feel ready to print off some chord sheets and give it a try. I can’t wait to accompany my grandpa on his violin!
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Jennifer (verified owner) –
I chose this course because my favorite music to play on my harp is using popular music lead sheets and preferably in the key of C. This is such a great video/introduction that explains the basics to find the most important chords (4) and why. I thought I was signing up for something at my intermediate level of chord arrangements. But guess what? I still got a great review of the basics and the encouragement to try playing in other keys. That alone was worth the price of admission! Thank you for your very clear instruction, Christy-Lyn!
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Teresa Bailey –
I really enjoyed it! Simple and clear to understand, I highly recommend this chord workshop to any one wanting to play by chords.
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Kinsey Lee –
Christy-Lyn is an amazing teacher! She made learning how to play chords so easy! I now have the confidence to start adding chords to my melodies.
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Diane Kinkade –
Wow! Very clear and informative. I am a beginner harp player and this knowledge was great. I like the advice about choosing a (simple) song I like, getting the chord sheet, finding the song on youtube and playing along. How cool is that for a beginner?!
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BETH LINDSAY –
Thank you ~ this was so helpful ~ I now feel chords are much more accessible.
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Monique Reijnders (verified owner) –
I just watched the workshop Playing from chords 1, and I loved it.
Really very clearly explained and a very handy handout to print out.
As an early beginner this gives me a lot more options to play along with songs.
I’m going to see if I can find some cords sheets on the internet and practice!
Thanks Christy-Lyn :)!
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Deborah Sokolove –
I really enjoyed this workshop, as it helped me see that playing from chords is much easier than I ever thought it would be. Thank you!
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holgaroo (verified owner) –
HI Christy-Lyn, I watched the replay of the Playing from Chords Part 1 workshop and thought it was excellent. I had joined the last Harp Grove and enjoyed it, but as a beginner, it was a bit of a mystery! Now it all makes sense. I thought the way you explained chords was so clear and easy to follow. I’m really excited to start playing songs from chords. Thanks so much, Kerry
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Jane MacFerren (verified owner) –
I thought this was well worth my time and it was very well explained. Christy-Lyn made it easy to understand and it was fun. I learned some new things that I didn’t know before. Thank you Christy-Lyn
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Deb Everitt (verified owner) –
amazingly informative!.. I have a brain injury and find Christy Lyn to be the best teacher,,thank you for explaining so many fundamentals in chording for harp and playing along,,Im ready for the next Harp Grove get together, Big Hugs from Canada,,Deb:)
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Annette Kelly –
That was absolutely magnificent!!so thorough. So clear. Basic and most helpful! I have been playing piano for 60 years (mostly classical) and organ 50 years. Harp 7 years plus composing for the harp. I can read music and write/compose…. But this is truly my FIRST theory lesson! Wowow Christy-Lyn you are an amazing teacher. Really good! Thank you!
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Eileen (verified owner) –
I think you nailed it. I played the recording and enjoyed it very much. I have had difficulty getting back to it to do this workshop again. Please advice how to repeat this workshop.
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Glenda Mann –
Hi Eileen! Thank you for taking the time to write your review! We really appreciate it! I have sent you a private email regarding your difficulty accessing the replay 🙂
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