Our tutorials will help you explore countless ways to enjoy the harp and harp playing.
Information on Upcoming Intensive Tutorials
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Lesson #1 is Free!
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With Christina’s Tutorials you will learn to play easy songs & how to extend them with improvisational patterns. This will enable you to learn to play-by-ear!
Learn from Christina’s 5-Star Program:
- Improvisation – patterns to develop the ear
- Technique
- Repertoire – 50 new beautiful tunes in 5 rotations
- Arranging – where is that chord that harmonizes?
- Composition – creating your own music
1. Lessons 1-10 – Learn How to Improvise with Christina’s Signature method
2. Lessons 11-20 – Learn advanced Left Hand Patterns – plus new repertoire
3. Lessons 21-30 – Learn right Hand Patterns plus new repertoire
4. Lessons 32-40 – Celtic Music for Therapeutic applications –
hospice, support groups, vets, prison, psych units, and gentle lullabies for all occasions from the 6 Celtic Nations
5. Lessons #41-50 – As Above So Below – These songs open up the ethereal aspect of reach upwards and outwards. Wheres in the prior series we were looking at addressing more of a reflective nature, this series will focus on songs that lift the Spirit. There will be songs that reflect overtones that open the intervals of HOPE. As always, you will be working with more chords to create your own improvisational patter to extend these tunes.
NOTE: All the lessons build on each other. In other words, your preparation from the Series will be incorporated in each successive lesson – thus it is important to build your skills.
Intensive Rotation (lessons 2-10) $250.00Each Successive Rotation (10 lessons) $180.00 – only $18.00/lessonTake this time to study the free lesson and Lessons #1 to prepare for the next intake. (Semester rotations begin each September and January). When you feel excited and ready prior to the start of the semester, sign in below for Lesson’s #2-#10 to secure a place or if undecided, join our free attendance to our Welcome Session.
Practice the free lesson with the song ‘All The Pretty Little Horses’. (If you have time).
Lessons are pre-recorded and go out bi-weekly and we have optional Webinars where you can join others to get feedback, get tips, either play or not and hear others get feedback. If you are not able to attend the Webinar, you will receive the recording once you have signed in for the lessons. These lessons are for you to keep even if you cannot make the webinars.
Webinars have become virtual family events where we learn from one another and enjoy each other’s improvisations!
We aim to have two alternating times so that everyone gets at least 1 webinar in a month. Lessons will continue for 4-5 months. Our first group is now entering Lessons #41 – #50 and what a huge jump them have made in their playing!
Lessons #2-#10 ~ $250
learning the basic of Improvisations on easy tunes then continue on with our previous students!
Lessons – #41 – #50 – $180. ($18. each)
Lessons – #31 – #40 – $180. ($18. each)
Lessons – #21 – #30 – $180. ($18. each)
Lessons – #11 – #20 – $180. ($18. each)
The SAME PAYMENT BUTTON applies to all Groups
Please contact Christina to let her know what Rotation (i.e. #11-#20) you are in.
FREE Lesson #1 – How to Find the Mode and Aeolian Mode
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PLAYHARP OPEN HOUSE
Lesson #1 – Follow up Webinar on the Aeolian Mode and How To Find The Mode of a Piece.
You may study How To Find The Mode of a Piece further in-depth by accessing our FREE Creative Harping Lesson.
We just finished 6 months of lessons with 52 students and the skills we’ve seen, musicality and improvisational, have been remarkable!
Christina’s Tutorials will get you started on the basics of improvisation for each of the modes that we utilize. Afterwards, the Creative Harping DVD Series will take your new skills to the next level. The Creative Harping DVD Series is offered to Tutorial Students at a 50% discount. You will have 1 year after you sign up for the Tutorials to be able to purchase the more in depth improvisational patterns.
You do not have to purchase these immediately. Information will be given in the class for the discount invoice.
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Creative Harping DVD Series
Lessons are pre-recorded to ensure quality for your study.
Follow-up bi-weekly webinars are hosted by Zoom.us, the schedule will be determined by the majority of the students and rotated on the most favorable dates. Recordings will be available for those from countries in various time zones who not able to attend the webinars or you may join another group time.
It’s easy! It’s fun!
Playing from your Right Side of the Brain!
A potential game changer that can revitalize your entire way of playing harp!
What you can expect from the Lessons – each will have beginning improvisation
techniques.
Lesson #2 – The Dorian Mode Improvisation on 1 chord
Lesson #3 – The Aeolian Mode Improvisation on 2 chords
Lesson #4 – The Mixolydian Mode Improvisation on 2 chords
Lesson #5 – The modified Locrian Mode
Lesson #6 – The Ionian Mode Improvisation on 3 chords
Lesson #7 – The Pentatonic Mode
Lesson #8 – The Middle Eastern Mode
Lesson #9 – The Chinese Five Elements
Lesson #10 – The Celtic Circle – modulating from mode to mode
Lesson’s #11 + take you on the further journey of more ornamentation, various right and left hand patterns and multiple chord patterns.
More in-depth left hand patterns are from the Creative Harping Series that will augment these lessons. As a Tutorial Student, you are entitled to receive a 50% discount on this Series.
You will CONTACT Christina for a discounted invoice.
Don’t worry, you do not need a PayPal account, you can pay by credit card in this window. Or you can simply CONTACT CHRISTINA and she will send you an invoice.
You may also send a check or money order, payable to: Christina Tourin-EHP, P.O. Box 333, Mount Laguna, CA 91948
Once you have made payment,
Christina will contact you with Links to the lessons and Webinars.