Practicing Harp Happiness
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 111
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
8 Tips for Perfect Lever Or Pedal Pushing - PHH 125
I’m a pusher, and I hope you are one too, a lever or pedal pusher, that is.
Just imagine a world of harps without levers or pedals. Certainly, there are folk harps that don’t have levers and still pl…
How to Play Any Piece More Musically - PHH 124
A long time ago, I attended a concert by a famous pianist, and I overheard two audience members talking about how impressed they were, how the performer’s virtuosity and expressiveness showed true ma…
If I Were Starting Over: What You Should Know - PHH 123
“If I were starting over, I would…”
That's our topic for today’s show. If I were starting my harp journey over again, from square one, what would I do differently, knowing what I know now? Obviously,…
Finger Fumbles: Is the Problem with Your Technique or Your Reading? - PHH 122
How can you correct a problem – any problem from a water leak to paper jam in the printer – if you don’t know where the problem really is?
Harp playing is no different. Our practice is supposed to he…
Being Prepared: When Practice Is Not Enough - PHH 121
Benjamin Franklin, who had a note-worthy thought about almost everything, authored this famous truth: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
Preparation is everything. We harpists unders…
Make Your Warm Up a Triple - PHH 120
Let’s talk warm-ups.
You likely have a favorite way to warm up at the beginning of a practice session. It might be short and sweet, like an arpeggio and a scale. It might be a fairly thorough routine…
Going Mental: How to Practice Without Your Harp - PHH 119
It’s all in your mind. No, I don’t mean you’re going crazy. I’m sure you’ve come across the well-worn statement that 90% of performance, whether in sports or music or any similar pursuit, is mental.…
Play Tension Free: How to Calm Your Body, Mind and Music - PHH 118
Wouldn’t it feel great to relax?
Of course, since this is the Practicing Harp Happiness podcast, I’m not just talking about a cool drink, a good book and a bubble bath. I’m talking about being relax…
Count, Click and Canon: a Rhythm Masterclass - PHH 117
While there are many notable quotes from Johann Sebastian Bach, one of my favorites is this one: “There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and th…
Taking the Mystery Out Of Mastery - PHH 116
I once had someone suggest to me that Harp Mastery® was a little ambitious as a name. Was I intending that my blog and my website would only help people at the highest level or help them to become ma…
Rounding Up! 3 Non-Technical Skills For Success - PHH 115
Today’s show is a special one. It’s a peek inside our My Harp Mastery membership. You’ll be hearing part of a recording of one of our Monday calls. On this call, our topic was three skills that are v…