How to Hide Your Mistakes So No One Knows You Made Them

Successful performances aren't free of mistakes - they just sound like they are. Learn how to hide your mistakes so no one knows you made them. ...more

Samantha Blog

April 11, 20267 min read

Alicia from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Harp Cover)

A delicate harp version of Alicia, from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Original music by Lorien Testard and Alice Duport-Percier, harp cover by Samantha Ballard. ...more

Samantha Blog

April 10, 20262 min read

How to Make Your Harp Practice Stick

Learn how you can work with your brain to make learning stick, plus my top 6 practice hacks to really get notes in your brain and in your fingers, so you can consistently play smoothly and correctly. ...more

Samantha Blog

March 28, 20266 min read

How to Play Through a Whole Song (Without Stopping for Mistakes)

Have you ever wondered why you can’t play through a song all the way through on the harp without stopping or making mistakes? Learn to practice the right way to play whole songs without mistakes. ...more

Samantha Blog

March 14, 20265 min read

Prevent Mistakes With This Powerful Practice Hack

Struggling to fix repeated mistakes in your harp practice? Learn a powerful mental practice strategy that helps harp students improve faster by strengthening musical understanding, recognizing pattern... ...more

Samantha Blog

February 28, 20269 min read

How Neuroscience Can Help You to Make Fewer Mistakes

Stop making the same mistakes on the harp! Learn how to use neuroscience and "chunking" to build stronger neural pathways and play more reliably. ...more

Samantha Blog

February 17, 20265 min read

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