Practicing Harp Happiness
By Anne Sulllivan
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Is playing the harp harder than you thought it would be? Ever wish you knew the secrets to learning music that only the experts and the eight year old YouTube stars seem to know? Want to finally finish the pieces you start and play them with ease, confidence and joy? Harp Mastery founder and Harp Happiness expert Anne Sullivan believes every harp player can learn to play the music they want the way they want. Tune in as she clears the confusion around topics like fingering, technique, sight reading and practice skills and shares the insider tips that help her students make music beautifully. Whether you're playing the harp for fun or you're ready to take your playing to the next level, each Practicing Harp Happiness episode will reveal the strategies and insight you need to fire your imagination, enjoy your practice and love your harp playing.
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Layer by Layer: Build Your Own Arrangement - PHH 267
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Meet the Composer: Louis Anthony deLise - PHH 266
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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3 Techniques That Matter - PHH 265
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Secrets to a Long-Lasting Musical Partnership with Joan Marsh - PHH 264
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Music Notation Apps Reviewed and Why You Need One - PHH 263
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May 26, 2026 |
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How to Learn a Piece You Can't Listen To First - PHH 262
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May 18, 2026 |
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3 Things You Can Do to Make Your Music Smoother Instantly - PHH 261
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May 11, 2026 |
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What Your Desert Island Pieces Say About You - PHH 260
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May 04, 2026 |
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When Right Is Wrong: The Ultimate Musical Dilemma - PHH 259
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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7 Ways to Place Chords: Beyond the Rules - PHH 258
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Creating Your Secondary Practice Style: A New Look at Your Practice Breed - PHH 257
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Moving Up: The Intermediate Level Skills You Need - PHH 256
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Simplify and Renew: How to Spring Clean Your Harp Playing - PHH 255
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Music Theory Starts Here - PHH 254
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Your Ultimate Guide to Practice Journaling - PHH 253
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Learning to Play By Ear: a First Steps Seminar - PHH 252
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Creating Your Harp Life with Dr. Kristina Finch - PHH 251
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Masterclass: Making an Etude Out Of Your Piece - PHH 250
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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How to Make Panic-free Page Turns - PHH 249
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Answers to Your Questions: Relaxed Playing and Tuning By Ear - PHH 248
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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How Not to be a Control Freak Harpist - PHH 247
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Next Level Repertoire: Turning Baby Steps into Giant Strides - PHH 246
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Next Level Musicianship: The Sensory Triangle - PHH 245
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Next Level Technique: 3 Myths You Need to Bust - PHH 244
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Architect Your Harp Playing Growth with 3 Key Systems - PHH 243
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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My New Vocabulary for 2026 - PHH 242
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Classics for a Relaxing Holiday - PHH 240
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Classics for a Relaxing Holiday Playlist
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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The Stories Behind the Songs: Three Carols Revisited - PHH 239
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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How Purpose Fuels Progress: The Map You've Been Missing - PHH 238
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Music Angels: Leah Kim and the Transformative Power of Music - PHH 237
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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7 Quick Fixes so You Can Play Your Stress-Free Best - PHH 236
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Where Harp Beginners Go Wrong - and Maybe You Do Too - PHH 235
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Three Keys to Relieving Stress - PHH 234
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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A Behind the Scenes Look at My Practice Week - PHH 233
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Starting a Piece? Don't Take It From the Top - PHH 232
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Your Simple Six Week Holiday Music Readiness Plan - PHH 231
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Here's Why You Should Do It My Way: A Teacher's Response - PHH 230
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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The 3 Things All Harpists Need to Do Well - PHH 229
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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The Real Reason to Memorize Your Music - PHH 228
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Why Every Harpist Needs a Method - PHH 227
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Perspective Over Perfection: The Secret to Playing with Freedom - PHH 226
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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The Surprising Power of Just One More - PHH 225
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Teacher to Student: If I Knew Then What I Know Now - PHH 224
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Banish Your Practice Blindspots - PHH 223
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Susann McDonald: A Legacy of Connection - PHH 222
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Mistakes as Milestones: A New Mindset for Growth - PHH 221
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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5 Things Your Teacher Can't Do For You - and 5 Things She or He Can - PHH 220
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Back to the Harp—Without Killing the Vacation Vibe - PHH 219
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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What Makes Any Piece a "Harp Piece"? - PHH 218
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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The Secret to Dexterity: Crosstrain Your Hands - PHH 217
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Celebrating of Summer - 20+ Pieces Just For Fun - PHH 216
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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The Superpower of Shortcuts and Why You Need Them Now - PHH 215
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Recovering from Burnout - the 5R Framework to Recover and Reset - PHH 214
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Freedom to Choose - How to Make Any Piece Sound Right - PHH 213
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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3 Exercise Books You Should Know and How to Use Them - PHH 212
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Could Your Practice Today Actually Be More Fun? - PHH 211
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Do You Hear What I Hear? Listening with Your Ears Open - PHH 210
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May 26, 2025 |
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Is Your Practice Not Working? Maybe Hard Work Isn't the Answer - PHH 209
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May 19, 2025 |
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Is Music Theory Really Useful? Turning Theory Into Practice - PHH 208
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May 12, 2025 |
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How to Choose Your Next Piece - PHH 207
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May 05, 2025 |
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Looking Beyond: Choose Your Focus - PHH 206
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Placing Chords: How to Find the Right Strings the First Time - PHH 205
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Review Done Right: It's More Than Repertoire - PHH 204
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Why Slow Practice Works - and When It Doesn't - PHH 203
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Rhythmic Confidence: It's Not About the Math - PHH 202
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Are You Practicing Enough? - PHH 201
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Small Steps to Break Through and Grow - PHH 200
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Making Music Sing: A Phrasing Primer for Harpists - PHH 199
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Etudes: What You Never Knew They Could Do For You - PHH 198
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Here's Your Sign: How to Tell if You're Making Progress - PHH 197
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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What to Do When Your Music is Boring You - PHH 196
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Working From Both Sides: Arpeggio Skills in Context - PHH 195
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Everyday Opportunities to Grow and Discover - PHH 194
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Making Connections: Harpist Composer Sophia Dussek - PHH 193
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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What a Harp Newbie Needs to Know (and the rest of us need to remember) - PHH 192
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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The Technique Triangle: Fingers, Flow and Faith - PHH 191
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Transforming Your Practice in 2025 - PHH 190
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Multiply Your Growth in 2025 - 5 Key Factors - PHH 189
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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My 2024 Holiday Harp Music Mix - Just For You - PHH 188
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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3 Simple Steps Toward Realizing Your Dream - PHH 187
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Simplicity and Stillness: How to Create Calm in Your Harp Playing - PHH 186
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Create an Instant Arrangement with Variations - PHH 185
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Taking a Lesson from Chopin: Legato and Rubato - PHH 184
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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How to Focus on Doing Less to Get More Done - PHH 183
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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More Than Dynamics: Uncovering the Real Secret to Musical Expression - PHH 182
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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The Fourth Thing You Need to Know About Rolling Chords - PHH 181
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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How to be Better than Perfect - PHH 180
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Why Harpist Beginners Need Bach Too - PHH 179
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Gentle Strengthening for a Weak Finger - PHH 178
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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No Sense of Rhythm? The 3 Step Cure - PHH 177
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Powerful Practice with the Five Focus Areas - PHH 176
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Make Your Warm-up the Prelude to Your Practice - PHH 175
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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5 "Good" Habits that Cost You Time - PHH 174
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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10 Ways to Counteract Harp Chaos - PHH 173
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Why You Need to Have a Harp Role Model (or Be One) - PHH 172
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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A Recipe for Creativity: How to Arrange Anything - PHH 171
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Performance Nerves: An Impromptu Discussion - PHH 170
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Winning the War of the Rhythms: How to Master 2 Against 3 - PHH 169
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Lessons from a Harp Reunion - PHH 168
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Aug 05, 2024 |