This is the on,y instrument I've seen where it seems an absolute miracle that those sounds can be produced by human hands.

My blood pressure went down by 20pts the second she started playing. That was gorgeous.

Elated to see such a clear explanation of the technical challenges harpists encounter. The late Gail Barber was my best friend, and I used to watch her marking the pedal changes and changing music composed as if the harp were a piano to something that can actually be played on the harp. This brought back such wonderful memories and was presented in a truly helpful way. Thank you for bringing tears to my eyes.

I came across this video via the double bass tuition....and I just thought I'd have a listen. But man....I couldn't look away. A lovely way you have about you Karen, and not patronising at all. And the hours that must have gone into that...I am so impressed. And practice? Ain't like you can lug it about. Very glad I stopped by.

I never really took the time to listen to any harp music.Its absolutely beautiful.

What the actual fuck? This makes me not want to call myself a musician anymore. Outstanding.

We love you, Ms. Vaughan! You are a beautiful gift to harpists all over the world. ❤ ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤ ♫

elegant instrument, played by an elegant lady :)

Very wonderful tutorial from a master harpist! Thank you for the lesson. Very helpful....

The harp looks so difficult ! yet its so beautiful !!! especially when played with so much talent such as this lady's !!!!

even without any knowledge of a harp, i am still amazed with Karen's teaching. i have never seen a harp

11:34 what she really means is "move over bitches, imma show y'all how it's done..." shit got real.

Thank you so much Karen! I really enjoyed your tutorial and playing of the excerpts!

Brilliant video. I never, in a million years, had any idea that a harp had pedals. I'm in a bluegrass band, but adore classical as well. You can well imagine, harps aren't too often used in bluegrass. ;-)

this instrument is so awesome

This instrument is so intimidating.

I am always amazed with people with talent. As I have none.

Thank you Master Karen. Best Regards

Your harp sounds so sweet too, and in great tune.

Karen knows very well her instrument and she is also a TOP teacher

Karen those are such nice shoes to use the harp pedals.

She is amazing!

melting like german butter, listening to MRS vaughan king regards richard/frankfurt/germany

I love the harp

Karen Vaughan is so awesome!

That's it. I'm getting a harp.

Karen, you are an amazing harpist! WOW!

Thank You. God Bless.🙏

I think this instrument is very hard to play well. But i love this instrument. the sound is so nice

@shaldana Well, there's a first time for everything. Only the big harps (concert harps) have the pedals; the smaller harps won't have any pedals.

from PERSIA with Passion

Wunderful

I can only say gorgeous...I am learning how to play the harp too and this remarkable lesson certainly will help me.

a million billion thank yous

How about the Cadenza from Capriccio Espagnol in the 4th Movement?

Practical and helpful.

Great playing and easy to understand tips. Something about this is almost like a cookery programme. Do you cook?

What she's saying is there's an incredibly long rest for the harp player.

Beautiful.

Baffling troubling amazing instrument played by a master. It is very humbling to try to write for, but getting it right has wonderful rewards

she has cute bows on her heels!!! :)

I wish my music teacher would teach all our classes like this

I know, right! This is where my jaw dropped on the floor. :D Crazy composition, crazy delivery. O_O

Maravilhoso som !!!!!!

2:06 points at the F sharp _while giving the middle finger_ 😏

thank you for your class！

you now how theres those instruments that are like, "oh that looks really easy, ill play it well" and then you try it and are like "WTF!"...yeah well the harp isnt even like that. I mean the instrument LOOKS so damn hard in the first place, i simply couldnt imagine playing it at that level. But i think its one of those instruments that takes an insane amount of work and practice and it pays off by an absolutely splendid sound. Much respect

I find this video very useful, as I'm learning the solo cadenza from Swan Lake. Thanks for the video!

Giuseppe Verdi: Pissing off Harpists since 1862!

LOL at around 2:06 when she says F-sharp.

"and then the second harp can go home, the first harp can have dinner and come back for act 4 for 1 aria...." xXxLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLxXx

@Vaylemn No musician starts out needed the most expensive instruments. It's an investment over time. I'm a cellist, and when I first started 16 years ago I rented instruments. Then I paid payments toward a student level cello, and traded that for a higher quality one and the same for my professional quality one now. There is no sure way of knowing you are serious about music for the long hall at the beginning. (But yes, piano's are very expensive but you wouldn't start with a grand piano.)

I love playing the harp :)

11:35 - 12:12 is awesome.

que clase de Arpa es esa, me parece un maravilloso instrumento aunque no se nada de ellas, saludos

My favourite part is 03:42 Just so beautiful!

More importantly she said it with a straight face!

The 2nd harp can go home and the 1st harp can have dinner lolololololllllo555555

👏👏👏👏💙🌹

Impressive

@11:36 The beginning of a Ballet class on harp

due to price, beginners usually Rent a harp, and a more affordable harp to rent, to really start with, would be a lever harp. and you go by there~

erro na tradução: key changes = mudanças de tonalidade, não "mudanças de clave"

Look at her eyes. They're always looking down to read!

woooooooooooooooow!!!!!!!!!

Is it wrong that somehow this arouses me?

I'm a pianist but i think this video is charming ;)

Hahaha. I actually enjoyed watching this, and I'm not even a harpist...

Honestly, the pedals seem to me to be the most daunting part of playing this type of harp, looks like the bass pedals for a pipe organ down there, Yikes!

Can anyone please tell me what chord she is playing at 2:10??!!

iam guessing classical guitar would be too easy for her

What kind of harp would you buy as a beginner? (Like brand/price/size)

Do you have the music sheet for this? PLEASE

11:36

Is it really true that in real live performance "the second harp can go home, the first harp can have dinner, and then come back"??

>:O Oi! I saw that!! 2:04

What did she say around 3:35-3:40

Something about a rippling effect

She looks like a harp player.

If you want to get a job in an orchestra play the viola, harp, or horn.

3:45 Zelda LTTP

she's hot

WOW TOTAL BABE

GILF

Be great if she moved in next door!

She's a Karen but the cool type

Clearly not very well written for the harp Verdi...

11:34