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PHOTOS: Publicity Photos, Fan Photos and photos from the CARTOON GALLERY: Deborah doodles. Sometimes she doodles a lot.  Sometimes those doodles turn into cartoons.  When they do, they go in the Cartoon Gallery. BURNT FOOD MUSEUM: Deborah’s beautifully displayed culinary disasters have won her many fans and have been featured on NPR’s “Weekend Edition,” ABC’s STORIES & ESSAYS: Deborah’s stories, articles and essays have appeared in print and on radio. Read the texts of some of them here.
THE FROG PRINCESS   Hear clips, see photos and read excerpts from Deborah’s musical fairytale about Amphibia, daughter of the Frog Prince. FAQs: 
Find answers to the questions Deborah gets asked most often. ZERO CLUB: Listen to clips of Deborah’s award-winning musical comedy and read a scene-by-scene synopsis with drawings by Heikki Vuorenma. INVENTION & ALCHEMY 
Audio & video clips from Deborah’s grammy-nominated CD & DVD project with symphony orchestra.
DHC GOES TO THE GRAMMIES: 
Deborah and her staff write about their experiences at the 2007 Grammy Awards. PLAYER’S PAGE: This page is for players who perform with Deborah and includes links to current set lists, charts, orchestral excerpts and “tricky parts list” so players can optimize practice time. STUDENT PAGE: links to handouts, workshop setup diagrams, etc. for Deborah’s workshops for musicians, artists, performers, businesses and others.
ORCHESTRAL MUSIC: 
(COMING SOON)
Study scores for some of Deborah’s orchestral pieces. JAZZ CHARTS: (COMING SOON)
Lead Sheets for some of Deborah’s tunes. LINKS:  (COMING SOON)
Links to selected reference information, businesses and artists.
(COMING SOON)
Links to selected reference information, businesses and artists.
 

LOOSE SITE-GUIDE

This is a loose guide to what's on the site. But since this site's in flux ... it may be VERY loose. It's also loosely (dis)organized into what I thought the following types of visitors might find interesting:

MAIN PAGE OVERVIEW
Tour Dates
Product Catalogue / Discography
FAQ
Event Pages
Technical Difficulties Help

PRESS / IN PRINT
Publicity page provides links to:
  • Quotes
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Biographies
  • Press Releases
  • Interview Questions

PRESENTER RESOURCE GUIDE
Presenter Resource Guide
Presenter Ecard

DEBORAH'S CV
A list of all Deborah's projects, awards, publications, etc.

GALLERIES
We use the word galleries more like "museum galleries" -- each is a place where you can take a look at interesting things
Photos - Links to both hi-res press photos & fan photos
Cartoon Gallery - Deborah's cartoons
Burnt Food Museum - The cyber-museum of Deborah's best (er .. worst?) cooking experiences
Stories & Essays
The Frog Princess - Deborah's musical story of Amphibia, daughter of the Frog Prince
FAQ
The Zero Club - Deborah's musical about a troupe of nucelar war activists
Invention & Alchemy - the DVD, CD & PBS production (photos, audio, video, Who's Who, etc.)
DHC on PBS - Deborah's music special "Invention & Alchemy" on PBS
DHC goes to the Grammy Awards - What happened when "Invention & Alchemy" was nominated for a Grammy
Players Page (Player's Resources)
Student's Page (Student Resources)
Presenter Resource Guide

PHOTOS
Press Photos (Hi-Res)
Live Concert Photos

AUDIO & VIDEO
Audio & Video Clips

STUDENT RESOURCES
Study (Info on studying with Deborah)
Workshop Materials
Celebration Barn Summer Workshop

PLAYER RESOURCES
Players Materials
  - Tricky Parts Sheets (gives Orchestral Players a heads-up about exposed or tricky parts of Deborah's music)
  - Tentative setlists for upcoming orchestral shows
  - Additional music
  - Not available yet, but hopefully coming soon: orchestral excerpts (the trickier parts that folks may want to practice)

FAN PAGES
Fans are welcome throughout the site, but these are the pages you might find most interesting:
  Galleries (Links to interesting pages on our site) 
  HipHarp Homepage
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  Burnt Food Museum Homepage:
  Tour Schedule:
  Reviews, Features, Interviews & Articles Page:
  Press Release Page:
  DHC Catalog (DVDs, CDs, Sheet Music, etc.):
  Photos:
  

Here's where you'll find the answers to the questions Deborah's office gets most often. Not finding the answer you need? Check the Siteguide (on the menu above) or email info@hipharp.com to submit your question. We'll try to get back to you as soon as we can, and, when possible, also post the answer on this page.

GENERAL
• General Harp Info

HARPS AND AMPLIFICATION
• Where can I read more about harps?
• Where can I find out about harp lessons?

• What kind of harp does Deborah use?
• What other equipment does she use for performances?

• What sort of amplifier should I use for my harp?
• What's in the "Fishman Amplification Kit"?

RECORDINGS AND SHEET MUSIC
• How can I find out what's on Deborah's albums?
• How can I order Deborah's CDs?
• Are sheet music and lead sheets available?
• How can I buy a tape copy of Deborah's radio or TV appearance?
• How do I go about getting permission to record one of Deborah's tunes?

PERFORMANCES AND PROGRAMS
• Does Deborah have an orchestra program?
• Is Deborah available for workshops and teaching?
• How can I get my local radio station to play Deborah's music?
• How can I get Deborah to come to my local theatre or club?

• What can I expect at a performance?
• What are Deborah's Family Shows like? And who is the "Frog Princess"?

• Can Deborah come to my school?
• What advice can you give a harpist who wants to play with a jazz ensemble?

MUSEUM OF BURNT FOOD
• How can I make a submission to the Museum of Burnt Food?
• Is the Museum of Burnt Food open to the public?
• Can the museum travel?