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All Episodes

Practicing Harp Happiness — 118 episodes

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1

Refresh, Reset or Reconnect: Which One Is Right for You? - PHH 277

2

The Real Secret to Making Progress - PHH 276

3

How to Play Without Looking - PHH 275

4

Your Next Piece: Too Easy, Too Hard or Just Right? - PHH 274

5

More About Playing Perfect Octaves - PHH 273

6

Summer Reading for Harpists (and other musicians) - PHH 272

7

Harpist Alexandra Chang on Collaboration, Improvisation and Why She Loves the Harp - PHH 271

8

My 5-4-4-3 Plan for Learning Christmas Music Now - PHH 270

9

Beyond Independence: How Your Hands Really Work Together - PHH 269

10

Finding The Music in the Silence - PHH 268

11

Layer by Layer: Build Your Own Arrangement - PHH 267

12

Meet the Composer: Louis Anthony deLise - PHH 266

13

3 Techniques That Matter - PHH 265

14

Secrets to a Long-Lasting Musical Partnership with Joan Marsh - PHH 264

15

Music Notation Apps Reviewed and Why You Need One - PHH 263

16

How to Learn a Piece You Can't Listen To First - PHH 262

17

3 Things You Can Do to Make Your Music Smoother Instantly - PHH 261

18

What Your Desert Island Pieces Say About You - PHH 260

19

When Right Is Wrong: The Ultimate Musical Dilemma - PHH 259

20

7 Ways to Place Chords: Beyond the Rules - PHH 258

21

Creating Your Secondary Practice Style: A New Look at Your Practice Breed - PHH 257

22

Moving Up: The Intermediate Level Skills You Need - PHH 256

23

Simplify and Renew: How to Spring Clean Your Harp Playing - PHH 255

24

Music Theory Starts Here - PHH 254

25

Your Ultimate Guide to Practice Journaling - PHH 253

26

Learning to Play By Ear: a First Steps Seminar - PHH 252

27

Creating Your Harp Life with Dr. Kristina Finch - PHH 251

28

Masterclass: Making an Etude Out Of Your Piece - PHH 250

29

How to Make Panic-free Page Turns - PHH 249

30

Answers to Your Questions: Relaxed Playing and Tuning By Ear - PHH 248

31

How Not to be a Control Freak Harpist - PHH 247

32

Next Level Repertoire: Turning Baby Steps into Giant Strides - PHH 246

33

Next Level Musicianship: The Sensory Triangle - PHH 245

34

Next Level Technique: 3 Myths You Need to Bust - PHH 244

35

Architect Your Harp Playing Growth with 3 Key Systems - PHH 243

36

My New Vocabulary for 2026 - PHH 242

37

Classics for a Relaxing Holiday Playlist

38

Classics for a Relaxing Holiday - PHH 240

39

The Stories Behind the Songs: Three Carols Revisited - PHH 239

40

How Purpose Fuels Progress: The Map You've Been Missing - PHH 238

41

Music Angels: Leah Kim and the Transformative Power of Music - PHH 237

42

7 Quick Fixes so You Can Play Your Stress-Free Best - PHH 236

43

Where Harp Beginners Go Wrong - and Maybe You Do Too - PHH 235

44

Three Keys to Relieving Stress - PHH 234

45

A Behind the Scenes Look at My Practice Week - PHH 233

46

Starting a Piece? Don't Take It From the Top - PHH 232

47

Your Simple Six Week Holiday Music Readiness Plan - PHH 231

48

Here's Why You Should Do It My Way: A Teacher's Response - PHH 230

49

The 3 Things All Harpists Need to Do Well - PHH 229

50

The Real Reason to Memorize Your Music - PHH 228

51

Why Every Harpist Needs a Method - PHH 227

52

Perspective Over Perfection: The Secret to Playing with Freedom - PHH 226

53

The Surprising Power of Just One More - PHH 225

54

Teacher to Student: If I Knew Then What I Know Now - PHH 224

55

Banish Your Practice Blindspots - PHH 223

56

Susann McDonald: A Legacy of Connection - PHH 222

57

Mistakes as Milestones: A New Mindset for Growth - PHH 221

58

5 Things Your Teacher Can't Do For You - and 5 Things She or He Can - PHH 220

59

Back to the Harp—Without Killing the Vacation Vibe - PHH 219

60

What Makes Any Piece a "Harp Piece"? - PHH 218

61

The Secret to Dexterity: Crosstrain Your Hands - PHH 217

62

Celebrating of Summer - 20+ Pieces Just For Fun - PHH 216

63

The Superpower of Shortcuts and Why You Need Them Now - PHH 215

64

Recovering from Burnout - the 5R Framework to Recover and Reset - PHH 214

65

Freedom to Choose - How to Make Any Piece Sound Right - PHH 213

66

3 Exercise Books You Should Know and How to Use Them - PHH 212

67

Could Your Practice Today Actually Be More Fun? - PHH 211

68

Do You Hear What I Hear? Listening with Your Ears Open - PHH 210

69

Is Your Practice Not Working? Maybe Hard Work Isn't the Answer - PHH 209

70

Is Music Theory Really Useful? Turning Theory Into Practice - PHH 208

71

How to Choose Your Next Piece - PHH 207

72

Looking Beyond: Choose Your Focus - PHH 206

73

Placing Chords: How to Find the Right Strings the First Time - PHH 205

74

Review Done Right: It's More Than Repertoire - PHH 204

75

Why Slow Practice Works - and When It Doesn't - PHH 203

76

Rhythmic Confidence: It's Not About the Math - PHH 202

77

Are You Practicing Enough? - PHH 201

78

Small Steps to Break Through and Grow - PHH 200

79

Making Music Sing: A Phrasing Primer for Harpists - PHH 199

80

Etudes: What You Never Knew They Could Do For You - PHH 198

81

Here's Your Sign: How to Tell if You're Making Progress - PHH 197

82

What to Do When Your Music is Boring You - PHH 196

83

Working From Both Sides: Arpeggio Skills in Context - PHH 195

84

Everyday Opportunities to Grow and Discover - PHH 194

85

Making Connections: Harpist Composer Sophia Dussek - PHH 193

86

What a Harp Newbie Needs to Know (and the rest of us need to remember) - PHH 192

87

The Technique Triangle: Fingers, Flow and Faith - PHH 191

88

Transforming Your Practice in 2025 - PHH 190

89

Multiply Your Growth in 2025 - 5 Key Factors - PHH 189

90

My 2024 Holiday Harp Music Mix - Just For You - PHH 188

91

3 Simple Steps Toward Realizing Your Dream - PHH 187

92

Simplicity and Stillness: How to Create Calm in Your Harp Playing - PHH 186

93

Create an Instant Arrangement with Variations - PHH 185

94

Taking a Lesson from Chopin: Legato and Rubato - PHH 184

95

How to Focus on Doing Less to Get More Done - PHH 183

96

More Than Dynamics: Uncovering the Real Secret to Musical Expression - PHH 182

97

The Fourth Thing You Need to Know About Rolling Chords - PHH 181

98

How to be Better than Perfect - PHH 180

99

Why Harpist Beginners Need Bach Too - PHH 179

100

Gentle Strengthening for a Weak Finger - PHH 178

101

No Sense of Rhythm? The 3 Step Cure - PHH 177

102

Powerful Practice with the Five Focus Areas - PHH 176

103

Make Your Warm-up the Prelude to Your Practice - PHH 175

104

5 "Good" Habits that Cost You Time - PHH 174

105

10 Ways to Counteract Harp Chaos - PHH 173

106

Why You Need to Have a Harp Role Model (or Be One) - PHH 172

107

A Recipe for Creativity: How to Arrange Anything - PHH 171

108

Performance Nerves: An Impromptu Discussion - PHH 170

109

Winning the War of the Rhythms: How to Master 2 Against 3 - PHH 169

110

Lessons from a Harp Reunion - PHH 168

111

Practicing Contentment: How to Balance Progress and Pleasure - PHH 167

112

Music in Motion: The Art of the Graceful Gesture - PHH 166

113

5 Techniques for Your Left Hand - PHH 165

114

Supercharged Sections: Put More Power in Your Practice - PHH 164

115

Repetition in Your Practice: Are You Doing Too Much? - PHH 163

116

3 Mistakes Harpists Make With Gigs with Candace Lark - PHH 162

117

String Strategies for Summertime or Anytime - PHH 161

118

The Other Side of Harp Playing: How to Develop Your Musicianship - PHH 160