- [BFBP-CR-b] Baroque Flamenco Sheet Music Download
Baroque Flamenco Sheet Music Download
- [BFBP-CR-c] Origins of Baroque Flamenco
Origins of Baroque Flamenco
- [BFBP-CR-d] Warmups
Baroque Flamenco Warmups. Includes link to PDF file and a possible action plan on how to use them.
- [BFBP-CR-e] Playthroughs of Levels 1, 2 & 3 for Reference & Review
Playthroughs of Levels 1, 2 & 3 for Reference & Review
- [BFBP-CR-f] Mindset Audio Treatment: To Use When You Get Stuck
Mindset Audio Treatment: To Use When You Get Stuck
- [BFBP-CR-g] Best Practices for Appropriate Character in “Baroque Flamenco”
Best Practices for Appropriate Character in "Baroque Flamenco"
- [BFBP-CR-h] About the Appendix
About the Appendix
- [BFBP-CR-i] Half-Bakes & Final-Beginning Project Info
Half-Bakes & Final-Beginning Project Info
- [BFBP-CR-j] Final Project Stages & Mindsets
Final Project Stages & Mindsets
- [BFBP-CR-k] Chat Archives
Chat Archives
- [BFBP-CR-l] Member Videos on Strumming Techniques
Member Videos on Strumming Techniques
- [BHS-CR-b] Half-Bakes & Final-Beginning Project Info
Half-Bakes & Final-Beginning Project Info
- [BHS-CR-c] Final Project Stages & Mindsets
Final Project Stages & Mindsets
- [BHS-CR-d] Chat Archives
Chat Archives
- [BHS-CR-e] Downloads – Leadsheets & PDFs
Downloads - Leadsheets & PDFs
- [BHS-CR-f] Warmups
Blues Harp Style Warmups on D Minor Blues Riff, Slides & Stops, and Slap Bass & Swing Rhythm. Includes video demonstrations and a link to PDF files.
- [BHS-CR-g] Examples of Blues Charts
Examples of Blues Charts
- [BHS-CR-h] Safe & Simple Dorian Blues Drill
Safe & Simple Dorian Blues Drill
- [BHS-CR-i] Blues in C and F Playalong Audio Files
Blues in C and F Playalong Audio Files
- [HHT-AYS-CR-b] Downloads – Leadsheets & PDFs
Downloads - Leadsheets & PDFs
- [HHT-AYS-CR-c] Chat Archives
Chat Archives
- [HHT-AYS-CR-d] Final Project & Half-Bakes – Guidelines & Overview
Final Project & Half-Bakes - Guidelines & Overview
- [HHT-AYS-CR-e] Final Project Stages & Mindsets
Final Project Stages & Mindsets
- [HHT-AYS-CR] “Street Harp”: Don’t just practice, PERFORM – even if you’re alone.
"Street Harp": Don't just practice, PERFORM - even if you're alone.
- [HHT-AYS-CR] Finding Your Wormhole – Your Way-In
Finding Your Wormhole - Your Way-In
- [HHT-AYS-CR] Ride the Arc
Ride the Arc
- [HHT-AYS-M4-c] HaRpy Birthday Optional Extra Credit Homework
HaRpy Birthday Optional Extra Credit Homework
- [HOH-CR1] Welcome Pack
Welcome Pack
- [HOH-CR2] Handout-Handout
Handout-Handout
- [HOH-CR3] Downloads – Leadsheets & PDFs
Downloads - Leadsheets & PDFs
- [HOH-CR4] Harmonic Animal Drawing for Alterations Practice
Harmonic Animal Drawing for Alterations Practice
- [HOH-CR5] Chord Family Transformer
Chord Family Transformer
- [HOHB2-CR-b] Welcome Pack
Welcome Pack
- [HOHB2-CR-c] Handout-Handout
Handout-Handout
- [HOHB2-CR-d] Bitesize Starters
Bitesize Starters
- [HOHB2-CR-e] Downloads – Leadsheets & PDFs
Downloads - Leadsheets & PDFs
- [HOHB2-CR-f] Harmonic Animal Drawing for Alterations Practice
Harmonic Animal Drawing for Alterations Practice
- [HOHB2-CR-g] Chord Family Transformer
Chord Family Transformer
- [JFH-CR-a] Final-Beginning Project Info
Final-Beginning Project Info
- [JFH-CR-b] Chat Archives
Chat Archives
- [NBBP-CR] Course Resources
Course Resources
- [SHJ-CR-b] Chat Archives
Chat Archives
- [SHJ-CR-c] Warmups
Multiple warmups for Summer Harp Jam preparation. Includes Bossa, Jazz Waltz, several chord progressions, Melody Movement vs. Bass, Latin Play-Along, and much more. With video demonstrations and links to PDF files.
- [SOP-CR-a] Review & Reorientation
Review & Reorientation
- [SOP-CR-b] Transcripts, Workbooks & Additional Resources
Transcripts, Workbooks & Additional Resources
- [SOP-CR-c] Mindset Release with Sara Arey
Mindset Release with Sara Arey
- [SOP-CR-d] Chat Archives
Chat Archives
- 25 Simple Tunes (a List)
This is just a list of simple tunes (not necessarily Celtic tunes) – mostly American and European folk songs. All of these would be good for arrangement practice if you’re looking for more tunes to arrange and play around with.
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- ADVANCE: Advance Sheet Info (I)
This is a 4-page document going over what you would discuss in a phone call when you’re “advancing a gig” – sometimes we do it in email form.
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- Arpeggios for Technique Practice and to use in Arrangements
Set of exercises that works on hand-technique and also teaches hands-on modulation and harmony.
- ARRANGE-O-MATIC: The Super Arrange-O-Matic (I)
The Super Arrange-o-Matic breaks down the structure of arrangements so you can create them easier.
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- ASANA: Big Picture ASANA (I)
This PDF outlines the process of creating your project, planning it, producing it, promoting it, DOING it, and promoting it after it’s over.
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- AUDIENCE: Find Your Audience Connection (I)
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- Best of “Hip Harp Toolkit” from Margi
Best of "Hip Harp Toolkit" from Margi
- BIG PICTURE: Big Picture Map (Worksheet) (I)
BIG PICTURE: Big Picture Map (Worksheet) (I)
- BINDER: Course Binder Setup (I)
This is a one-page document that will help you organize your show binder(s).
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- BIO: “I Hate to Write My Bio!” Worksheet (I)
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- BLOG 101: Creating Your Private Test Blog (R)
Even if you’re never planning to post a public blog, private blogs will be the easiest way to share written materials, videos, images, flyers, programs, etc – and working in this format will also get you more comfortable with the logistics of blogging if you’re not doing it already.
I posted this video on YouTube ...
- BOOKS: Books of the Month
Although we are no longer doing a book of the month, I wanted you to have a list of the books and videos we’ve looked at previously to use as a resource. All of these materials have had an important impact on my own work and reading the books or listening to the videos is a ...
- BUDDY: Accountability Buddy Work (I)
BUDDY: Accountability Buddy Work (I)
- BUILD: Build Your Repertoire (R)
BUILD: Build Your Repertoire (R)
- Building on a Gliss (for pedal harps)
“Gliss Chart” for pedal harp.
- CLARIFY: Clarify Your Vision & Big Picture Map (Worksheet) (I)
CLARIFY: Clarify Your Vision & Big Picture Map (Worksheet) (I)
- Community Map of People Connections (Example) (I)
Community Map of People Connections (Example) (I)
- CONDITION: Condition & Routine Builder (I)
This PDF will explain how you can set up conditions and routines that will contribute to your success.
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- COPY: Finding Your Marketing Copy (I)
Below you’ll see the video of a session where I’m running through and explaining how to use “The Big Picture Game” worksheet with Shelley to find the marketing for her “StartHarp flyer.”
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- Cosita Latina Resources
Resource page for DHC’s “Cosita Latina.” With PDF files and instructional videos.
- Creativity Cafe – Deborah Henson-Conant
Creativity Cafe - Deborah Henson-Conant
- DAILY: Daily Practice Worksheet (I)
This worksheet provides you with a guideline to make your daily practice more efficient.
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- DUMP: Dump Sheet (I)
The Dump Sheet is a kind of catch-all for the ideas, people, team members, suggestions, examples, tune names, etc. It’s the first thing I suggest people work on.
For now, download it and put it in your HYMM binder. It’s also good to create some kind of online/computer method for collecting the same kind of material when ...
- EZINE (I)
What is an Ezine?
“Ezine” stands for “Email Magazine” – it’s your own personal mini-magazine you create yourself and distribute via email to the people who have signed up to receive them on your email mailing list.
Why do you need one?
For the same reason it’s helpful to send invitations and notifications to people by mail ...
- FILTERS: Content Development using Creative Filters or “Shape-Shifters” (R)
I use different “Filters” or “Shape-Shifters” to help me shape my shows. These are some of the ones I use the most. You can see a description of each below and then download the templates at the bottom of the page.
A Program
A Poster
A Script (download an example of one of my early drafts of “Electra’s Lyre” ...
- Five Secrets of Hip Harp Toolkit Webinar
This is an overview webinar that I created when I was offering the course in 2014. If you’re feeling behind or want a refresher on the 5 of the main takeaways of the course, it can be helpful. Link to it here.
- Fun Endings
Fun Endings
- Fun-Size & Full-Size Celtic Favorites
Below you’ll find two PDFs of Celtic tunes — one is “Fun Size – Melodies” (very short versions of the tunes to practice arrangements with) and another PDF with the ‘whole’ tune. They should all be playable on a harp tuned to C.
Download the “Fun Size Melodies” here and the “Full Size Melodies” here, or ...
- Fun-Size Holiday Favorites
After he made me all those leadsheets, I asked Nick if he could make me a set of “Abridged” or “Abbreviated” carols so you could just print them out and use them for practice. So that’s what the “HHT-FunSize-Holiday-Faves” pdf is below.
And by the way … I’m focusing on Holiday songs, because one of my ...
- Hand-Over-Hand Arpeggios and How to Use Them
Modulating hand over hand arpeggio practice. Includes video demonstrations and a link to PDF file.
- HARMONY: Harmony Thoughts: Chords, Extension, Substitution & Alteration (I)
This is just a page of thoughts I wrote down about how to alter, extend, build, and substitute chords. Download it here or by clicking on the image below:
- HELPER: Harp Helper Outline (I)
This is a detailed document which will give you an idea of what happens tech-wise in my shows-i.e. what will happen at a gig and a bit of background into how we prepare.
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- Holiday Leadsheets
Holiday Leadsheets
- ICK: The Ick Pot (a.k.a. the Demon Pot) (I)
Download an MP3 of this video here – you will be taken to a separate page where you can right click (or “Control” – click) on the MP3 player and then select “Save Video As” or “Download Video As” to download and save the file on your computer.
I call this pot different things: sometimes the “Ick ...
- KIT: Social Media Kit (I)
This PDF tells you what you need to include in your social media kit in order to effectively market yourself or your show, including a web poster, printable poster, Facebook boostable images, and a basic promo video.
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- LANDING: Landing or Offer Pages (R)
A “Landing Page” or “Offer Page” outlines your ‘thing’ so that people know what it is.
Here’s what you’ll be able to download below to help you create your Landing Page or Offer Page:
Anatomy of a Landing Page Cheatsheet (1 page): It’s a down-and dirty composite I made when I was first learning to make landing pages ...
- Latin-Style Melodies
These are some Latin-style melodies that I enjoy playing on the harp. These are the “Fun-Size” Versions (which implies I must have the full-size versions on my computer — I’ll post them as soon as I can – and don’t hesitate to send a reminder!)
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- Left Hand Patterns
This is a 2 page PDF of 19 different left-hand patterns you can use in arrangements or for reading chord charts. It starts simple, with octaves, and then increases in complexity to include slap bass, simple Latin vamps and jazz waltz.
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- LEVERS: How I define my levers (I)
You can define your levers however you want. If it’s not an issue for you – like if your pieces are in standard keys, then you can just list the key instead of the levers.
I often have different parts of my harp tuned in different ways, or non-standard keys – and I don’t remember that ...
- List of Standard Jazz Tunes & Their Keys
This is a list I created to help harpists choose Standard Jazz Tunes to start learning. When I first started playing, I had no idea there were ‘standard’ keys for jazz tunes, and didn’t realize some tunes were just inherently harder than others on the harp. So this is the list I wish I’d had ...
- MARKET: Muse to Market Overview (I)
This is an overview of the first phase of the Harness Your Muse Mastermind program and will guide you through structuring and managing your career as a performer.
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- MARKETING: Basic Marketing One-Sheet (I)
This PDF lists ways to market your project, show, or yourself! Download it here or by clicking on the image below:
- META: Here’s How the HYMM Program Works (R)
META: Here's How the HYMM Program Works (R)
- MINDSET (R)
MINDSET (R)
- Mini-Melodies
I made these 6 mini-melodies in C for people who don’t want to play Celtic tunes while practicing their repertoire. Instead, you can use these 6 short melodies that are non-genre specific. (And, of course, you’re welcome to use them even if you DO like Celtic music.)
You can download the “Mini-Melodies” here or by clicking ...
- MISTAKES: Famous Mistakes in Promoting (I)
OK .. these aren’t really famous … they’re just my mistakes.
It’s soooo easy to make mistakes of omission in telling your story.
I’ve made posters that include everything except my name!
Just recently, I printed 1000 cool postcards for my Fall 2013 shows:
If you don’t see anything amiss with this … you’ll get why I didn’t catch ...
- OVERVIEW: Program Overview (I)
The program overview will likely be changing a bit as we go – but this how I see it.
As you know I need to see things all on a single page, so this may look dense but it helps me see the program as a whole.
Again – don’t worry. Not everyone needs ALL of ...
- PACKAGING: Packaging Value Overview (I)
This worksheet will help you determine and package your value as an artist.
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- PHOTOS: Google Photos “How-to” Manual (I)
After the August Retreat, my assistant, Kim Jarvis, set up a GooglePhotos folder for us to make it easier to share photos. She also created this excellent manual which you can download as a PDF here or by clicking on the image below.
You’ll notice that this document includes How-To’s for YOU, the USERS of the ...
- PICTURE: Get the Picture (R)
PICTURE: Get the Picture (R)
- PICTURE: Your Big Picture (R)
PICTURE: Your Big Picture (R)
- Playing from a Leadsheet 101
Take What Makes You Strong (Accompaniment)
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- POSTER: Sketch Out Your Poster (I)
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- PROJECT: Project Worksheet & Tracker (I)
These worksheets will help you jumpstart your project(s) and keep track of your progress on them.
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- REPERTOIRE: Repertoire Builder (I)
When I was building my first show and didn’t know how to ‘put it together,’ my teacher, said just focus on CONTRAST.
He told me to write down every characteristic of the piece and juxtapose pieces that are most unlike each other in as many ways as possible.
“Characteristics” include things like:
Key
Feel (Latin? Classical? Swing? Blues?)
Mode (Major? ...
- Review of the Seven Strings of Passion
Review of the Seven Strings of Passion
- REVIEW: Write Your First Glowing Review (R)
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- RIDER & STAGEPLOT: Tech Rider & Stageplot/Diagram (I)
The tech rider is a 3-page contract regarding technical requirements at show venues. Within the tech rider, you will find a stageplot/diagram that will give you an idea of how to set up your show stage. We’ve included the stageplot as a separate PDF on this page below the tech rider.
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- Season of the Night Live Playalong Experiment
This is a “Playalong Experiment” that I did in 2014 that you might enjoy.
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- Señor Pachelbel Live Playalong Experiment
This is a “Playalong Experiment” that I did in 2014 that you might enjoy. Señor Pachelbel uses the same materials as in module 6 of HHT-AYS. If you’re looking for some sit-down-and-playalong-time, here’s where you can find it – people seem to really love this!
You can also see the mini-course I created based on this ...
- SESSION: Session Info (R)
SESSION: Session Info (R)
- SHORTCOMINGS: The Put-Together-and-Get-Real Moment (I)
There are many times during the creation process when you need to assess the difference between where you WANT to be and where you ARE.
These are “Get Real” moments. I call them “Shortcomings” because they’re areas where the place we WANT to be is short of the place where we ARE and that creates a ...
- SHOW: Show Order Builder (I)
So now you’ve done this:
Dumped everything you COULD have in your show into your dump sheet
Transferred them into your “Repertoire Builder” and added at least the “I Love” and “Easy-Hard” numbers
If you haven’t already, use the Excel ‘sort’ function to sort by the column about “I Love” and “Easy-Hard” – that will show you which ...
- SHOWTIME: 8 Weeks to Showtime (R)
SHOWTIME: 8 Weeks to Showtime (R)
- Strings of Passion Playbook
Strings of Passion Playbook
- Super Arrange-o-Matic Worksheet!
This is an overview of how you can approach the 5 sections of the 5-Part Arrangement Structure. It also has a 2nd page where you can add ideas you’ve learned about how to approach the 3 ‘vertical’ roles in your playing: Melody, Accompaniment & Basslines.
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- SYNOPSIS: Sunday Synopsis (I)
Download the Sunday Synopsis form to use as your template.
Copy this master each week to create your Sunday Synopsis
Print it as a PDF & share it with your Accountability Buddy and with ME
OR ….
Download the WORD version of the document below, save it as a template, fill it out out each week, save as a ...
- TEASERS: Video Teasers (I)
This is a fun homework exercise from the original “Hip Harp Toolkit” – give it a try!
Create a Video “Advertisement” for your program, like the kind of cheesy adverts they have for song compilations, with contrasting musical clips. You can really have fun with this.
Use this script for your video advertisement:
“NAME is playing DATE/TIME at ...
- TIME: Time Planning (I)
These are the materials you can use to help you be more successful in time planning and time keeping.
Here is the time-tracking sheet DHC uses to organize her time. Download it here or by clicking on the image below:
We’ve also provided the Daysheet that DHC uses to organize and prioritize her time and tasks.
You’ll find ...
- TIMELINE: Show Timeline (I)
This is a 3-page guideline to follow when preparing for your show.
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- TOUCHPOINTS: Social Media Touchpoints (I)
This PDF will help you touch base will how, why, and where you’re connected within the social media universe.
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- TRUING: Daily Truing Sheet (I)
Download the Daily Truing Form here, or by clicking on the image below, as your template or master.
Fill in the orange-color areas in the MASTER (those will basically stay the same each day)
Then copy that master each day to create your daily PDF Truing Sheet – or print them out and fill them in by hand
Print ...
- Twinkle, Twinkle Leadsheet
This is part of Module 1 homework, but just in case people (like me!) are having trouble finding it, you can download it below.
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- TYPOGRAPHY: Typography Enhancements for Readability in WebPages & Blogs (R)
These two documents will help you enhancing the style and appearance of text and the overall layout of your website/blog so that your audience can better navigate through it.
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- VFO: VFO Playsheet (I)
A VFO, or Valuable Free Offer (also known as a “Lead Magnet,” “Opt-in Gift,” or “Ethical Bribe”) is the piece of content you offer people in exchange for their email address.
This PDF will explain in more detail about VFO’s, provide examples of them, and explain how you can provide them to your subscribers. Download it here ...
- VIDEO: Video Rehearsal Sheet (I)
This is a table you can use to organize all that you need to do during a video rehearsal.
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- WEBSITE 101 (R)
This video will give you the basics of creating your website. Download the Cheatsheet & Why-When-What documents below.
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- WEBSITE CHEAT-SHEET: Basic Website Cheat-Sheet (I)
This Basic Website Cheat-Sheet will help you know which pages to create for your website and how to organize those pages and the content on them. I provide examples of a website home page, an “About” page, a “Products & Services” page, and “Contact” page.
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- WHO-WHAT-WHEN-WHERE: Promoting What? The Who-What-When-Where Blurb (R)
Connecting to your audience starts long before the show. The connection starts when you tell people the story of what you’re going to do.
In it’s basic form, the story of a performance is:
WHO you are
WHAT you’re doing or creating, including its title
WHEN you’re doing it
WHERE you’re doing it
(WHY it’s different / new / relevant)
Yup, we ...
- WHOM: Promoting TO WHOM? Your Contact List(s) (I)
Unless you’re playing on the street and don’t really want an audience, or you’ve been hired out of the blue to play background music for a private party, you’ll need to connect with people before your performance.
This means you will have to build a contact list. Your list will include people in the following categories:
AUDIENCE MEMBERS: ...
