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$45 *
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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.
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 (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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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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