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You're
Invited to
a Double-Workshop with GRAMMY®-Nominated
Recording
Artist
Deborah
Henson-Conant
"Jumpstart the Blues" &
"Passion in Performance"
SUN.
DEC.
4
2:00
- 5:00
pm at the
Atlanta
Harp
Center
11775
Northfall
Ln -
Alpharetta,
GA 30009
(770)
619-2920
Learn
more about
the workshop Read
about
Deborah
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 About
Deborah
Henson-Conant
Deborah
Henson-Conant
is
a GRAMMY®-Nominated
recording
artist,
and
the
world's
foremost
electric
harpist, known
for
her
Blues,
Flamenco
and
a performance
style
that
ranges
from
fiery
to
intimate.
She's debuted
with
the
Boston
Pops,
soloed
at
the Kennedy
Center,
opened
for Ray
Charles at Tanglewood,
and
appeared
on NBC's "Today" show.
She's
won
grants
from
the NEA and "Meet
the
Composer",
and
starred
in
her
own
music
special
on PBS.
She's
been
so
crucial
in
the
development
of
the
electric
lever
harp
that
the
newest
CAMAC
model
is
named
after
her,
the "DHC
Light." But
did
you
know
she
started
harp
as
an
adult, studied
classical
music,
was
signed
to
one
of
the
top
jazz
labels
in
the
country
and
then
spent
the
last
15
years
creating
her
own
genre
of
performance? Talk
about
reinvention!
Her
summer
performance
workshop
in
Maine
attracts
harpists
from
all
over
the
world,
from
beginners
to
professionals --
and
she's
passionate
about
teaching
and
sharing
her
love
of
performance
with
artists
and
students
of
all
levels.
In
this
workshop
she
shares
two
of
her
favorite
things:
How
to
the
play
the
Blues,
and
the
art
of
Passionate
Performance. Registration
($79) includes both workshops & all
handout materials.
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 HERE'S
WHAT'S HAPPENING!
Session 1: Jumpstart the Blues
Do
people ever ask
you if you can "play something fun"?
Do you wish you
could rock the
house / move
them to tears
/ bring
'em to their
knees?
Whatever
level you are,
you'll walk
away from
this workshop
playing the
Blues
-- a musical
style embraced
by everyone
from beginners
to professionals
both for its
simplicity
and its infinite
possibilities
for self-expression.
We'll harness
its
simple underlying
form, learn
some
cool riffs
and explore
how this
musical playground
- which is
fun even
in its simplest
form - can
be
developed over
a lifetime
to accompany
your own voice,
develop
a soulful instrumental
solo or be
a 'common
language'
to play
with other
musicians.
PLUS, you'll
get a sneak
peak
at
Deborah's new "Blues
by the Dozen" Project.
After this workshop, when they say "Take it away!" you'll be able to! Session
1 runs from 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm.
Session 2: Passion in Performance
If
you "know you've got it in you" but you just don't know how to get it out,
then performance skills can set you free -- whether you're stuck artistically
... or don't even know where to start!
Many people just like you - from adult beginners to lifelong professionals - don't realize they can instantly improve any performance without learning a single new note -- simply by putting themselves more into their playing, and by performing with a greater personal connection. You can take everything you learn in this session and apply it to every single note of every piece you play -- and then beyond your instrument to the art of performing your life with passion.
Session 2 runs from 3:30 - 5pm and is followed by a short reception with Deborah.
The workshop is primarily for harpists, but is open to other
instrumentalists. If
you have
questions
about whether
it's appropriate
for you,
email info@HipHarp.com.
What Deborah says about this double workshop:
 I
wanted
to
combine these
workshops because
the
Blues is such
a great
musical
gem
to
have
in your creative
jewel-box
--
but it's
also
a perfect
example
of
music that's
simple
to
learn,
but
that can be
utterly
transformed
by
how
you
perform it,
whether
you're
a beginner
or
a professional.
I
also
love
basic
musical 'ideas'
that allow
people
of different
technical
levels
to play
together,
or give
people a
'structure'
that's
fun in
its simplest
form
but
can be
developed
over a
lifetime. I
collect
these
musical
ideas,
and
Blues is
one
of my
favorites.
The
art
of performance
is
one
of my lifelong
passions and
I've
studied it
in
many intensive
situations,
from
working
with
one
of the
world's
most innovative
mimes
and
immersing
myself
in a month-long
Shakespeare
intensive,
to
working
one-on-one
with
theatrical
directors
on
my
own one-woman
shows.
 I've
learned
that performance
isn't
about the
challenge
of learning
to
more
and more technically
difficult
pieces--
but
about the
challenge
of playing
exactly
what you're
already
playing
with
complete commitment,
emotional
resonance
and personal
expression. The
true
art of
performance
removes
any sense
of
competition
or
inability
and
focuses
directly
on
your
own deepest
personal
connection
with
the
music
you
play.
Some
of
the
most
moving
performances
I've
ever
seen
have
been
by students
in my
workshop
who suddenly
'connect'
with
their
own
expression,
regardless
of
technical
level.
How
we
perform music
directly
connects
who
we are as
musicians
to who
we are
as human
beings
- and teaches
us be
more
deeply
and authentically
ourselves
in
everyday life. It brings
the illumination
of
music
into
the art of
being
alive.
I'm thrilled
to be sharing
these two
workshops
with you in
collaboration
with
the
Atlanta Harp
Center!
(Deborah
Henson-Conant
- Nov.
2011)
Call
or email
the Atlanta
Harp Center
to register
770-619-2920
/ info@atlantaharpcenter.com
or
Register at the
button below.
Harps will be
provided
and
brief reception
with
the artist
will
follow. Workshop
price,
including
handout materials.
$79
Who
should attend
- You
are a
committed
creative
artist at
any level
of expertise
- You
are looking
for inspiration
and creative
focus
- You
want ideas
about how
to make
everything
you play
more powerful
and creative
- You
want to
add the
Blues to
your current
repertoire,
or add
new Blues
ideas if
you already
play it
- You
want to know
how better
to develop
your own creative
ideas
- You
want to
develop
the performance
aspect
of
your work
 What
will
this
workshop
give
you?
TECHNICAL
GEMS
YOU'LL WALK
AWAY
WITH:
- You'll
learn to
harness
the
simple
underlying
structure
of
the Blue
- You'll
learn
fun, cool
Blues
riffs
- You'll
learn
3 ways
to
express
yourself
with
the
Blues
regardless
of
your technical
level:
accompany
your
own
voice,
develop
a
soulful
instrumental
solo,
or play
with
other
musicians
- You'll
learn
exactly
what
to
do
when
someone
says: "Play
something
fun!" or "Take
it
away!"
- You'll
learn
how to
Rock the
house
/
move
them
to tears
/ bring
'em to
their knees!
- You'll
engage
firsthand
with an
out-of-the-box
master
performer,
who's
seen the
top and
bottom
of
success,
a
Blues
master
of
the
harp,
who
has invented
her own
instrument
and
her
own
style
of performance
-
and who
continues
to
meet challenges
in her
work --
and is
willing
to
share
both
those
challenges
and their
solutions
with
YOU!
INSPIRATIONAL
GEMS YOU'LL
WALK AWAY
WITH:
- You'll
get
insight
into
what
keeps
you
stuck
as
a performer,
and
how
to get
around it
- You'll
learn to
focus directly
on your
own deepest
personal
connection
with the
music you
play
- You'll
learn how
to infuse
your playing
-- and
your life! -- with
passion
- You'll
experience
an
approach
that
goes
beyond
'hands-on'
to
'body-on'
- You'll
come
away
more
excited
about
music,
performing
and
harp
than
you've
been
in
years!
BONUSES!
- Receive
Blues &
Passion Principles
materials!
- Play
on world-class
instruments
at
the Atlanta
Harp Center!
- Get
a special
sneak
peek
at Deborah's
new "Blues
by
the
Dozen" Project!
"The
main thing that keeps rolling
around in my head is just
to embrace exactly what
and who you are in that
moment, and have that be
enough." Josh
Fitzgerald
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What
to
bring
(just yourself!)
- The
Atlanta
Harp Center
has kindly
offered
to provide
instruments,
so you
can just
bring yourself!
- Deborah
will either
hand out
materials
at the
workshop
or provide
you a link
a few days
before
so you
can print
them out
yourself
Location & Directions
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