Video Courses
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More than 2500 videos of classes and masterclass (artist classes) are accessible by subscription: each subscription gives access to all our courses, only the subscription duration changes.
These videos are very detailed, allowing you to learn with or without solfeggio. Scores are displayed under the course videos for those who wish.
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There are two possible “paths” to learn with our video courses:
– follow complete and progressive learning path, from beginner to advanced level. This allows you to be guided step by step and to be sure to learn techniques and pieces adapted to your level.
– and / or, learn freely pieces of your choice in our course catalogue. This allows you to enrich his repertoire or techniques, without necessarily following a full learning path.
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Some video courses are free, accessible by creating a free account, which allows you to try the interface. For This, create an account, then head over to the course page and choose a course with the mention “free”.
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The videos are available whenever you want from where you want, 24 pm / 24 and 7 D / 7!
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Webcam Courses
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Learn by Webcam course on our website: you book classes with a real teacher via an interactive calendar, then take course from home in visio-Conference with the skype software. This system and our method has been proven for more than 10 years.
Our teachers adapt to your project and prepare for you the pieces you want at your level.
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Your teacher will set your goals and prepare a plan of action. One or more styles, pieces of your choice adapted to your level, frequency depending on what you choose or need. Harp-school and its teachers offer you the flexibility for more fun to play.
Once registered, you have access to the entire video course and masterclasses library, despite the level and style, with all our artists or teachers without distinction.
Then you can learn at your pace. The learning paths are available for a progressive learning, but you can also choose to play the pieces you prefer in order that you like and learn the techniques you need and add the masterclass of artists when you need.
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The video lessons are very detailed: Fingerings, positions, rhythms, techniques, nuances, ornaments; all by oral transmission. Scores are available if you need under the video, but it is not mandatory to read the music to learn with harp-school.com.
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Connect whenever you want with your computer, tablet or smartphone and learn the pieces you want. You can easily track your progress and resume your current courses with our smart learning interface.
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If you need personal advice, our teachers are available by webcam to help you and provide tailored lessons!
The music sheets are displayed under the video lessons, but divided in small parts to match the video chapters.
The complete music sheet is not downloadable for free: this is something we have been thinking through a lot. The fact that it would be possible to download hundreds of sheet music -many of which are original artist compositions, with a simple subscription was a moral dilemma regarding these artists. This is why we offer the complete sheets in PDF for sale in our store, the benefits going directly to the artist.
We do our best to build a great online school and the choices are not always easy to make. Our hope is that everyone, harpists and artists alike, are happy 🙂
Don’t worry, we help you step by step! Do you have your harp? (If not please go check this page) all you have to do is test our beginner course. We offer you a smooth learning with a playful educational method. Learn your first track in just a few hours. At each step, we guide you on the positions, frequent mistakes, offer exercises and new pieces to unlock all this in simplicity.
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If you follow the step-by-Step course, you will quickly create a panel of techniques, arrangement and rhythms.
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When you have reached the necessary ease, you will be able to pick some pieces you would like to learn in addition to the course program, as well as artist masterclasses!
If you stopped playing the harp for a while and would like to get back to this amazing instrument, two options are available to you:
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– Start the learning path according to your level: look at the details of the concepts discussed and techniques played. Don’t hesitate to watch the videos of the techniques you miss before you start. You will soon find your abilities coming back with to our playful educational method!
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– Pick some pieces at your level in the genre you like or pick some technique lessons you want to learn depending on your desires.
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– have fun with our international Artist Masterclasses, providing great insights and helping you develop your own style.
Harp-school.com is a great complement to a teacher, here you can:
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– Learn a specific piece on your own with detailed videos,
– Discover and expand a new genre,
– Meet the greatest harpists in detailed video masterclasses right from your living room!
– take advantage of our goodies and shops,
– Come and meet the harpist community of Harp-school.com 🙂
Our courses are multi-genres, with the intent to offer harpists a wide range of possibilities.
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However, if one genre attracts you more more than another, choose the pieces according to your level and the style of choice without going through the learning path. Also check out the masterclasses to have new techniques and advice from professionals! Once you’ve done all this, get in touch to request specific masterclasses or courses, and try our webcam lessons so a teacher can help you with tailored courses.
Our lessons are playable with Lever Harps (also called Celtic) and pedal harp.
You can follow the beginner and intermediate learning paths with a 22 or more strings harp, with levers.
The advanced learning path will need 34+ strings lever harp then at some point / some specific pieces a pedal harp.
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You can use paraguayan or llanera harp to play our pieces and masterclass if you have levers. However, we feature “western” playing style with fingers and not with nails.
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You can find the type of harp needed for each course in the course detail page (below the start course button). It will be indicated if the piece is playable with lap Harp (from 22 strings), lever harp (from 34 strings) or Pedal harp.
If you don’t have levers: you will also find the key of each piece in the course detail page (below the start course button). So you can choose the pieces that fit to your harp key.
Please visit our page → Choosing your harp that will guide you to find the best harp for your needs/budget.
A small quiz test will allow you to determine the type of harp that will suit you best. Then it’s up to you to choose your brand/model/harp maker according to the specifications and customization you want! You will find all the information to make your decision on this page.
Our learning paths and video lessons are explained in step by step very detailed videos.
A child around 6 years old can start learning through this website without worries. The youngest will need an adult to understand the functioning of the interface and start properly but autonomy will come very quickly. Our playful interface allows you to work step by step and mark chapters as complete to track your progress and resume your lessons.
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There is no age limit to start the harp!
Of course! We are always looking to add new content to fit our student wishes! Give us the title / artist / link and will will add it to the wish list. We then regularly check it out to decide our next content.
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If you are a creator yourself and want to share one of your compositions, get in touch too!
Every month, you will find new songs and scores to learn on Harp-school.com. You will be able to find our ongoing projects on our facebook and newsletter! 🙂
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We do our best to add variety, to satisfy beginners and more advanced levels and in different genres. You will discover new artists from around the world, cool pieces to learn and amazing techniques to expand your skills and repertoire!
Teachers
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You can become one of the Harp-School teachers! Send us an email with some details about yourself (audio, video is always cool) and we will study your request!
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Students
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Have you recorded yourself? Did our lessons help you compose or improvise? Share with us your videos (youtube, facebook, instagram..), scores, or audio of your progress at play@harp-school.com!
