Mariachi Harp Tutorial Pt. 3 - El Huateque & How to Play Chord Inversions – Victor Alvarez – MV

After a brief showcase of the son jarocho "El Huateque", Victor Alvarez teaches all about how to play chord inversions and the correct finger positions for the inversions on the right and left hands.

In this harp series, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán's harpist Victor Alvarez introduces students to the fundamentals of harp technique, explaining and demonstrating hand positions, fingerings, intervals, arpeggios and bass lines. He teaches basic exercises, in ascending and descending form, to be practiced up and down the three registers of the instrument.

For the full series visit:
Part 1 - Getting to Know the Mariachi Harp -    • Mariachi Harp Tutorial Part 1 - El Cascabe...  
Part 2 - Playing the Harp in Octaves -    • Mariachi Harp Tutorial Pt 2 - El Siquisiri...  
Part 3 - How To Play Chord Inversions -    • Mariachi Harp Tutorial Pt. 3 - El Huateque...  
Part 4 - How to Play El Jarabe Loco -    • Mariachi Harp Tutorial Pt. 4 - How To Play...  

This video was made possible with support from Gonzaba Medical Group, H-E-B, the San Antonio Independent School District Fine Arts department, SolarShot and Muñoz Public Relations (MPR) – producers of the 26th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza.

Clase de arpa, estilo Mariachi, parte 3

Victor Alvarez, arpista del Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán nos demuestra la ejecución de acordes con sus respectivas inversiones.