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Deborah Henson-Conant’s
Hip Harp Academy

What if it’s about CONNECTION – not perfection?

The Academy is for harpists longing for freedom and self-expression. The creative tools, coaching, and community you need to find your authentic musical voice — and share it.

“I love the way you teach, breaking down what looks really difficult  ( at least to me) and then making it sound fabulous no matter what your ability.

Your inspiring energy, the fun and enjoyment of playing the harp that you share with us all, has inspired me to have more fun with my playing, thank you!

I had a compliment from a friend the other day saying that I could play with “fluency”.  I thought: Your teaching has been successful!  It works! Yay, I can do this!”

Cherie Maffey

Creative expression is a practice, not a destination.

THIS QUARTER in the ACADEMY
Join us for the “POWER OF PATTERN”

Each quarter we focus on a fundamental musical concept – and July thru September it’s patterns.

Harmonic
Patterns

Patterns that let you play without having to memorize or strategize

Chord Shape
Patterns

Shapes and patterns that give your fingers confidence

Melodic
Patterns

Patterns that help you follow a
feeling or create a style

Left-Hand
Patterns

Patterns that open you to melodic expression with more freedom

Accompaniment
Patterns

Accompaniment and “comping’ patterns support your melodies

Rhythmic
Patterns

Pattens that give
you the groove

Each quarter gives a different perspective on:

Foundations  ➔  Functionality  ➔  Fluency  ➔  Flexibility  ➔  Freedom

and the commitment to experience Freedom from the very first note.

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The Academy combines THREE powerful learning modes:

Classes
Coaching
Community

THE CLASSES

Dozens of self-paced classes give you the foundational skills you need to play with confidence

THE COACHING

World-class performance coaching – so you can create and share what’s authentically YOU—whether you play for an audience of one or one thousand.

THE COMMUNITY

A supportive community of harpists around the world – creative colleagues who share the process of discovery and transformation with you. 

Community

You are Not Alone

When people share PROCESS – not PRESENTATION it removes performance pressure. Focus shifts from “judge my finished piece” to “here’s how I’m figuring this out” – from evaluation to exploration.

We embrace the messy middle. When you only see people’s polished results, you miss the beautiful problem-solving phase. Sharing process let’s us ALL figure it out together.

Members range from passionate amateurs to pros, all overcoming perfectionism and learning the confidence of sharing their authentic creative selves. Creative spirits who share knowledge, become Harp Buddies for mutual support, and cheer each other on during live sessions, discovering  that what you share can inspire others.

You get support when you’re stuck, encouragement when you doubt yourself, and celebration when you have those “I can’t believe I just did that!” moments.

It’s all about CONNECTION … not perfection

This is NOT FOR YOU if
you want to…

  • Learn to read music from a page quickly and correctly
  • Play your pieces perfectly
  • Have one-on-one lessons
  • Impress other harpists with your playing
  • Win harp competitions (unless you’re playing one of my pieces – then I can help you!)
  • Learn in a standardized step-by-step classroom, where everyone is learning the same thing, on the same time-table, at basically the same level of technical ability
  • Start as a beginner on the harp (the Academy assumes that you have a basic understanding of how to play … although I admit we’ve had some beginners sneak in and do great!)
  • Have everything you’re learning written down in sheet music
  • Become a Classical harpist

 

 

 

 

This is FOR YOU if
you want to…

  • Read and improvise from lead sheets
  • Turn any simple melody into a complete arrangement
  • Sit down and improvise without sheet music for 10 minutes … 2 hours … or a lifetime
  • Tell stories with Music
  • Overcome perfectionism
  • Share your love of music rather than trying to impress
  • Overcome anxiety about sharing
  • Play with others
  • Experience creative freedom in your playing
  • Express your own musical voice with confidence
  • Know how to apply the fundamentals of harmony, theory, rhythms, arrangement so that you can simply sit down and ‘play’, improvise and expand the music you already know in fun, easy, creative ways.
  • Be able to accompany singers (including yourself), or other instrument
  • Let go of the the myth of being mistake-free before you can play for anyone
  • Reclaim your love of music in every part of your life.

Join me in a world of CONNECTION – not perfection.

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“This was the single most important musical course I have ever done in years of learning harp, and I would recommend it to anyone at any musical level.

The course was absolutely jam-packed with incredible information, carefully structured so anyone at any level can work with the concepts … and the concepts I learned have become integral to my harping experience, like a kind of ‘harping code’.”

With this one course, Deborah gave me all the tools I needed for arranging music.”

Blythe Tait (Australia)

 

 

“A 5 Day Challenge made me realize how incredibly skilled she is at recognizing & affirming the beauty of the simple, at bringing every single person along with her, no matter at what stage they are, that every single person can leave her armed with a new bag of goodies and a knowing of where they’re going.”

Helen Bawden

Ready to Break Thru to Creative Freedom?

With a Full YEAR of Academy Classes, Community and Legendary Creative Coaching

So YOU can break free from perfectionism,
play with confidence and express your most creative SELF

START FOR AS LITTLE AS $179

When you use the payment plan, you can jump into the Academy for as little as $179 a month

One Payment of $1997

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NOTE: If the discount doesn’t show up on the order form, reach out thru the Ask-a-Question form.   

$597 $497 During Early-Bird

12 Payments of $179 

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NOTE: If the discount doesn’t show up on the order form, reach out thru the Ask-a-Question form.   

3 Payments of $215 $179 During Early-Bird
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3 Payments of $215 $179 During Early-Bird
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JOIN ME FOR A FULL YEAR of COACHING, CLASSES & COMMUNITY
Membership includes 12-Months Access to all Classes, Coaching & Academy Events 

Got questions? Use the ‘Ask a Question’ Form for fastest response.

For Upgrades & Renewals (click to open)

This info is for those who have taken a paid class recently and would like to upgrade to the full Academy Membership — or those who are current members wanting to renew.

TO UPGRADE

When you take a stand-alone class from the Academy, you have the option to upgrade to Full Academy Membership within 30 days – and you can apply 100% of what you paid for the class to your membership.

Here’s how to Upgrade:

==> Use this UPGRADE ORDER FORM, put your UPGRADE CODE into the “promo code” field & hit “apply” to get your discount.

  • If you don’t have an upgrade code, use the Ask-a-Question form to let us know which class you’re upgrading from and we’ll send you the code.
  • We want to make getting into the Academy as easy as possible for you, so if you’ve missed the deadline, reach out anyway – and we’ll see what we can do.

TO RENEW:

  • If you’ve been in the Academy for at least one year & you’re renewing,  use this order form to RENEW with your discount code and put your “Elite” discount code in the Promo Code field. You’ll be able to choose to pay in full or a payment plan. Renewal also gives you ‘Elite’ status with extra Elite-Only chats.
  • If the Academy price has gone up since you joined, don’t worry. Your code should bring it back down to your original locked-in price.
  • If the code doesn’t work didn’t get a renewal discount code, use the “Ask a Question” form to let us know and ask us to send it to you.
  • I look forward to spending another year with you!

See you in the Academy!

FAQs

How long is the Hip Harp Academy?
You are signing up for a 12 month adventure when you join Hip Harp Academy. That means that you can take any or ALL of the courses in Hip Harp Academy, either at your own pace or in the guided interactive versions DHC leads (i.e. the “Guided Curriculum)  — or BOTH — at any time, or as many times as you want for the whole year.  If you renew your membership at the end of that year, then you’ll get another whole year of access.

You can join the Academy any time and get 24/7 access to everything in the Learning Vault,  to learn at your own pace, BUT it can be fun to start  at the beginning of a quarter.

What if I’m not Tech-Savvy … or a downright Technophobe??
Even people who consider themselves completely non-tech-savvy have said they’re able to access and enjoy the course. Some people even say that one of the big benefits of membership is getting help becoming more tech savvy.

Most course modules are provided in 3 formats: streaming video, PDF worksheets and downloadable audio.

Do I have to do homework?
I encourage everyone to do the suggested work in the classes and share it to get coaching.  While that can be intimidating at first, ultimately it’s liberating, fun and confidence-building.
Are ALL the courses already available right now? If I wanted to hunker down and take them all in the first year, could I do that?
Yes.  Although you probably wouldn’t be able to do anything else.  There are a LOT of classes!
When are the courses available and for how long?
The courses are available 24/7 for as  long as you remain a member of the Academy. In addition to being able to go through the courses at your own pace whenever you want, DHC also runs  interactive “Guided” versions of most courses on a schedule throughout the year.  Once you’re in the Academy, you can choose either option – or both – whatever makes the learning work for you.

How do the “levels” of the Academy work?
The Academy is a Yearlong Membership program with THREE LEVELS

  1. FREE LEVEL includes fun resources everyone can enjoy (and you can stay in FREE LEVEL as long as you like – whether you renew your other membership levels or not)
  2. FULL LEVEL includes ALL the online courses you see on this page. When you join at FULL level, you can take any of the courses at your own pace any time OR join the guided interactive versions of the courses OR do BOTH.
  3. HARNESS YOUR MUSE – if you’re ready to develop a new project, like an album, a concert, a show (or you want to COMPLETE one you started), or work with a new kind of ensemble – like a trio, or chamber group – or if you want to work on career development  you can apply for the “Harness Your Muse” mentorship project. Read more and apply here.

Is there any way to see inside the Academy to get an idea how it’s set up?
YES!!  You can sign up for my FREE “HaRpy Birthday” mini-training (https://pr205.isrefer.com/go/HBF/DHC/) and you’ll get right into the FREE level of the Academy where you’ll see how it’s all set up.
What if I live in a timezone that makes it difficult for me to attend ‘live’ events? Will they be videotaped for replay?
  • The TRAINING MODULES are all already all videotaped, and we’re just transferring them to the new classroom now (but there’s a lot of content so we’re doing it class by class)
  • Any LIVE CHATS and EVENTS will be videotaped (barring major equipment gremlins) — and the replays will be available to everyone who has FULL membership.
  • We currrently hold the weekly Masterclass TWICE each Monday so that it’s accessible for people in multiple timezone.
  • For people who want to ask questions but can’t make the live chats or masterclasses, you’ll be able to submit your questions in advance via the “Ask a Question” form

Exactly what is the cost?
Yearly membership is $1997. Once you  become a member, the price you paid is  locked in – and will remain the same for as long as you maintain your membership, even if the price of the Academy goes up.
Can I get credit for a class I took when I "upgrade" from a single class to the full Academy Membership?

YES! If you choose to upgrade within 30 days of purchasing any class, you can apply 100% of what you paid to Academy Membership as a class credit.

Do you provide payment plans?
Yes. We almost always have at least one payment plan available for any class that’s over $150.
Can I get a Refund?
We operate a strict no-refund policy.  Join the community, take action, invest your heart and soul in our own creative expression and you’ll never want to leave, let alone a refund… trust me!
Next Question
The next question might be the one you have!  So if the answer to your question isn’t listed above, send it via my “Ask a Question” form and we’ll try to answer as soon as I can!
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