Learn How to Play Lyre Harp

Name: Learn How to Play Lyre Harp
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Start as a Complete Beginner to Playing Songs and Tunes on Your Lyre

Created byMikael Baggström

Last updated 8/2022

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What you'll learn

Learn the Essentials on How to Play the Lyre Harp
Learn all the Basic Techniques on the Lyre Harp
Practical Tips, Exercises and Examples
Songs & Tunes on Your Lyre Harp

Course content

3 sections • 29 lectures • 2h 0m total length

Welcome & Introduction1:02
Learn how to play the lyre harp, an ancient, relaxing instrument, with a beginner-friendly foundation from Mike as you begin this easy-to-learn, magical musical journey.
The Amazing Lyre Harp5:04
Learn the ancient lyre harp, an open-string diatonic instrument with a rich, relaxing sound, easy for beginners, tunable to C major or other scales like D minor.
Choosing your Lyre3:45
Choose a lyre harp carefully, avoid cheap unplayable models, prefer a 16-string or larger instrument with a nut and tuning tool, and buy from a store with reviews.
Tuning your Lyre7:00
Learn to tune a lyre harp with a tuner app, starting on the lowest string with friction-based adjustments. New strings settle; recheck tuning before practice and keep spare strings handy.
Holding your Lyre2:58
Hold the lyre with your left hand, grip the opening, and press it to your chest for stability. Tilt the instrument to view note labels and pluck the strings comfortably.
Plucking the Strings4:10
Hold your lyre, tune it, and begin plucking with the thumb, index, and middle fingers. Later add ring finger and pinky for arpeggios, and keep fingers close to the strings.
Basic Lyre Exercises1:17
Practice basic lyre exercises daily to build grip, stability, and precise plucking. Start with three fingers, then add the ring finger and pinky to handle larger intervals like an octave.
Exercise 11:24
practice daily exercise pattern on the lyre harp: one, two, three, two, one, plucking each string from the first using thumb, index, and middle finger, moving up through all strings.
Exercise 21:13
Practice exercise two: pattern one three two three starting on lowest string, plucking with the thumb, then move up strings using second and middle fingers to skip strings.
Exercise 32:33
Learn to play arpeggios on the lyre through a 1-3-5 skipping-string pattern in exercise 3135, building ear training and finger coordination with up-and-down runs.
Exercise 44:01
Practice the one-four-five-eight pattern on the lyre, starting from the lowest string, and use the thumb, index, middle, and pinky to reach the octave, improving ear training and finger dexterity.
Exercise 53:12
Learn to play scales on the lyre through exercise five, mastering ascending and descending patterns across strings with four fingers, including ring finger, for improved ear, intervals, and finger control.

Learn to Play the Lyre0:59
Learn basic to advanced playing techniques on the lyre, including notes, rhythms, timing, melodies, harmonies, chords or arpeggios, and glissando. Develop expressive variations to add emotion and improvisation to performances.
The Notes on Your Lyre5:26
Learn lyre notes with standard tuning to white-key notes only, from g3 to a5 on 16-string lyre, using middle c, and practice with a metronome to map to piano keys.
Rhythm & Timing5:15
Use a metronome set to 60 bpm in 4/4 to develop rhythm and timing as you pluck the lyre, keeping the pulse and quarter notes.
Play Melodies6:33
Learn to play lyre melodies by reading music notation and note names, map notes to strings, and practice with a slow metronome at 60 bpm.
Play Harmonies9:51
Learn how to play harmonies on the lyre harp by plucking two strings to form third, fourth, and fifth intervals, and practice integrating harmony with melodies to enrich tone.
Play Chords12:00
Learn to play chords on the lyre by stacking three-note harmonies, using string skipping to form major and minor triads in a diatonic key, with inversions and arpeggios to come.
Play Arpeggios8:52
Learn to play arpeggios on the lyre harp by breaking chords into flowing sequences. Experiment with up-and-down patterns, skipping strings, and inversions to create expressive backing for melodies.
Play Glissandos5:41
Master glissandos on the diatonically tuned lyre harp by plucking in up or down patterns from C major, practicing slow to fast speeds for dreamy transitions.
Muting Strings4:19
Learn to mute lyre strings to control sustain and articulation, muting selective notes in chords like C, E, G and F A C to stop or shape tone.
Dynamics & Tone5:12
Learn to control dynamics and tone on the lyre by shaping how hard or soft you pluck notes and arpeggios, adding emotion and expression.
Variation & Expression6:45
Learn five practical ways to add variation and emotion to lyre harp performances, including harmonies, octave accents, arpeggios, dynamics shaping, and tempo changes.

Tips for Learning Tunes6:03
Tune your lyre before playing, read notation, and learn tunes in short phrases. Practice at a slow tempo with a metronome, start in easy mode, and transpose for diatonic limits.
Can't Help Falling in Love1:25
Learn to play the lyre harp with a focus on the song 'can't help falling in love'.
Vem kan Segla förutan Vind1:18
Learn to play the lyre harp while exploring the phrase 'Vem kan segla förutan vind' as a thematic guide to melody and rhythm.
My Mother Told Me1:11
Learn how to play the lyre harp, focusing on the song 'my mother told me'.
Annie's Song1:03
Learn how to play lyre harp through Annie's Song, aligning with the course title's goal of teaching the instrument.
The Wellerman1:12
Learn to play the lyre harp through the Wellerman, focusing on basic technique, rhythm, and musical expression.

Requirements

You need a Lyre Harp
I recommend a tuner and a metronome (for example: smartphone apps)

Description

Hello, and welcome to this class, where you will learn how to play this amazing instrument called a "Lyre". It is basically like a small harp, so it is often also called a Lyre Harp.

The lyre is an ancient instrument often used to portrait angels and divinity. And it is truly one of the most relaxing, magical and beautiful sounding instruments you can play. And the best part is that it is very easy to learn, even for beginners who never played a music instrument before.

My name is Mike, and I made this class for you, to give you a great foundation for playing this beautiful instrument. You can start a complete beginner on this instrument, and after only a few weeks be able to play melodies, harmonies, arpeggios, and any songs and tunes you want to play.

Check out the Class here: Learn How to Play the Lyre Harp

Let's have a look at the Class Overview:

Learn all the Basics of Playing the Lyre
Get Practical Tips, Exercises and Examples
Playing Techniques for Variation & Emotion
Learning Songs & Tunes on Your Lyre

Let's Learn How to Play the Lyre

Do you already play another music instrument? Or perhaps this is your first instrument? To be honest, it does not matter. As long as you love the sound of the lyre, and would love to be able to play this incredibly beautiful instrument...this class is perfect for you.

Because you will get everything you need to learn how to play the lyre, taking you from a complete beginner, to playing songs and tunes, to improvising your own melodies. After this class, you will feel the joy that comes from being able to play the lyre.

Now I welcome you to a new amazing adventure in music. So let's start your journey on the lyre, right now!

Who this course is for:

Musicians
People who just want to play for fun
Music Composers & Producers
Songwriters

Learn How to Play Lyre Harp

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Course content

The Basics of Lyre Harp12 lectures • 38min

Playing Techniques on Lyre Harp11 lectures • 1hr 11min

Playing Tunes on Your Lyre Harp6 lectures • 12min

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