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Learn to Play Harp: Beginners Course
4.5 (107 ratings)
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Learn to Play Harp: Beginners Course

A beginners course suitable for all ages and all harp types
4.5 (107 ratings)
Course Ratings are calculated from individual students’ ratings and a variety of other signals, like age of rating and reliability, to ensure that they reflect course quality fairly and accurately.
1,670 students enrolled
Created by Christiane O Mahony
Last updated 4/2017
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Learn to Play Harp: Beginners Course
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This course includes
  • 41 mins on-demand video
  • Full lifetime access
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Certificate of Completion
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What you'll learn
  • You will learn all the basic principles of playing the harp, how to sit, hand position, finger technique
  • You will be able to play three tunes
  • You will learn how to tune your harp
Requirements
  • No, this is a course for complete beginners
Description

Welcome to Learn to Play Harp. This is my first Udemy course and I am really excited to share with you what I have been teaching students for years. These lessons are concise, simple and you will be playing tunes straight away. Topics include-how to sit at the harp, how to tune your harp, how to play with your second finger and thumb, how to play a scale. Any questions feel free to ask.  Happy Harping! xx Christiane

Who this course is for:
  • Beginners on lap, lever or pedal harp
  • Harpists looking to refresh their skills
Course content
Expand all 10 lectures 40:46
+ – Introduction
1 lecture 03:08

In this intro video I tell you 

-a little bit about myself

-why I am making this course 

-how this course works 

-who it is for

Introduction: About Me and This Course
Preview 03:08
+ – The Lessons
6 lectures 25:54

In this video I show you how to sit correctly at your harp. I demonstrate how to sit at

-A lap harp

-A lever/Irish harp

Sitting at the Harp
Preview 08:48

In this class you will learn 

-the correct hand position at the harp

-how to play with your 2nd finger in your right hand.

-You will also learn the note names on the harp.

Lesson 1: Playing with 2nd Finger
03:49

In this class you will learn to play Twinkle twinkle using your second finger

Lesson 2: Playing Twinkle Twinkle
03:08

In this class you will learn how to position and play the thumb

You will learn how to play the scale of C using your second finger and your thumb

Lesson 3: Playing with 2nd Finger and Thumb
02:30

In this class we will cover everything we have learned so far in the left hand.

Exactly the same except just the other way around!

Lesson 4: Playing with Left Hand
03:29

And finally, we will learn a lovely tune called Raindrops that will integrate everything you have learned so far.

Lesson 5: Playing with Left and Right. The Raindrops Song.
04:10
+ – Tuning the Harp
1 lecture 09:49

How to tune using an electronic tuner

Tuning the Harp
09:49
+ – Bonus Lesson
2 lectures 01:55
Two Little Dogs Part 1
01:22
Two Little Dogs Part 2
00:33