What you'll learn
- Students will continue to learn harp techniques, how to practice, and use skills towards learning new pieces.
Requirements
- Beginner students may take the free course "Learn to Play the Harp" before taking this course.
- Students should know how to read music.
- Bring enthusiasm to learn and discipline to practice!
Description
Are you ready to start playing songs you know and love?! You have come to the right place.
You will learn how to play songs you recognize and enjoy through Elizabeth's classes.
Play with friends, at gatherings, or simply for yourself.
You will know learn how to:
Play songs hands separately
Play songs hands together
Learn new and different key signatures
Learn new and different time signatures
Understand chords and how they fit within the structure of music
Learn how to play rolled chords
Learn when to move on to the next piece ("Rubric for Advancement")
Play the harp at your pace!
Watch the videos, re-watch, or skip ahead.
This course is designed with you in mind. Everyone learns at their own pace, so you can feel comfortable learning on your own time.
Each video has a downloadable (and printable) PDF for you to learn from. Not only will Elizabeth detail the lesson with the correct visuals, but you will have the music to give it your own personal touch.
Who this course is for:
- My target students are those who wish to learn for fun and who wish to go at their own pace.
Course content
- Preview05:42
- Preview03:17
- Preview11:21
Instructor
![Elizabeth Louise](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.6 Instructor Rating
- 192 Reviews
- 6,377 Students
- 5 Courses
Elizabeth began studying music at age six. At nine, she began taking harp lessons with Elizabeth Motter, harpist with the Cincinnati Symphony.
Classically Trained
Elizabeth spent many summers furthering her studies at various harp music camps both in the USA and abroad. In the summer of 1995 she attended Benslow harp camp in Benslow, England, and in the summer of 1996 she studied with Alice Spero Keene at the University of Illinois’ summer camp in Champaign-Urbana. In 1998, she attended the summer harp course at Indiana University where she studied with Susann McDonald.
At age 14, Interlochen Arts Academy accepted her into their boarding arts high school in northern Michigan, which offered a college preparatory study program with emphasis on her chosen art form, the harp. After studying with Joan Raeburn Holland for four years, she attended and graduated from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, receiving her Bachelor’s of Music in harp performance as a student of Ayako Watanabe. She has received her Masters of Arts in Music from University of Central Florida studying under Orlando Philharmonic harpist Rosalind Beck.
Elizabeth has performed regularly as a harpist for Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida, performing full time at Victoria & Albert’s as well as with the Disney World Orchestra. She has performed as the harpist for Norwegian singer/songwriter Sissel Kyrkjebø during her United States tour.
Elizabeth enjoys a variety of musical endeavors as a performance harpist playing for weddings, private receptions and other elegant events. She also enjoys teaching private harp lessons to aspiring young students in the Orlando and Central Florida areas.