Exploration #4 ~ Playing with Structure (Strings of Passion)
This is an archive post ~ originally published Jan. 7, 2017 and updated in 2019 “You must always look for those strings in life because they are all around. The strings in the sugar water that will bring ideas to them, that will bring people to them, that will be the... read more
What are the Strings of Passion? (2019)
Join Me for a FREE Creativity Training Webinar In this FREE Play-along WEBINAR you’ll learn the 7 Strings of Passion and how they enrich your life and your creative expression in every creative act you do. SUN. JAN. 20, 2019 5:30 PM EST Register... read more
Exploration #3 ~ Connecting to our Impulse (Strings of Passion)
This is an archive post ~ originally published Jan. 6, 2017 and updated in 2019 “The strings of passion – these seven principles – they’re not steps, they’re strings like the strings of our instrument. And there are seven, just like there... read more
Exploration #2 ~ Obstacle and Impulse (Strings of Passion)
This is an archive post ~ originally published in 2017 and updated Jan. 17, 2019 “Sometimes we lose the creative impulse because there are obstacles in our way. But it’s always there. It’s always there.” The quote above is from the following... read more
JOIN ME … Today … This Month … This Year
If you play the HARP … I invite you to JOIN ME for FOUR levels of creative expression! Starting right now! 1. Join me for the Instant Replay of Sunday’s FREE Play-Along Webinar Many people use a technique called Vision Boards to create a daily visual... read more
Where is the ‘Self’ in ‘Self-Expression’? (Strings of Passion)
This is an archive “Strings of Passion” post ~ originally published Jan. 1, 2017 and updated in 2019 I love to work with impassioned people. I love to learn from impassioned people,I love to talk to impassioned people,I love to play with impassioned... read more
Hip Harp Academy – What it is & Why I do it
What makes someone start their own school, create curriculum and then share it with others? What IS Hip Harp Academy? “Hip Harp Academy” is my fundamental training program for harp players – and since it’s unlike any other online harp program... read more
Shelley Fairplay: My Hip Harp Academy Experience (guest post)
This is a guest post from Shelley Fairplay, a professional harpist, performer, teacher and ensemble-leader based in Wales, UK. Shelley was one of the first students in Hip Harp Academy, is a member of my “Harness Your Muse” mentorship and has used that... read more
What is VISION MUSIC? Instant Replay! A Free Webinar for Harp Players
What is VISION MUSIC? A FREE Play-Along Webinar with Deborah Henson-Conant Register for the FREE INSTANT REPLAY Recorded Sun. Jan. 13, 2019 at 5:30 pm EST Get the FREE REPLAY Registration includes a replay link if you can’t make it there live REGISTERING FOR... read more
Power-Start YOUR Creative Day! Free Webinar for Harpists
Power-Start Your Day! A FREE Online Workshop from Deborah Henson-Conant Recorded Sun. Jan. 6, 2019 at 3:30 pm EST Get the FREE INSTANT REPLAY Registration includes a replay link if you can’t make it there live REGISTERING FOR THIS training also includes... read more
2018 in review … from the Harp
As 2018 ends and 2019 begins, I wanted to take a moment to look back at some of the highlights – moments of new beginnings, musical friendships, adventures and projects. JANUARY – A TedX talk “From the Harp” The year began on the TEDx stage... read more
Holiday Collection (Collected Blogposts)
Eeeek! I just realized I haven’t created a catalog of Holiday Blogposts yet this year! So come back in a few minutes, refresh your screen and I’ll be working to get a clickable list ready for you so you can watch Holiday Videos, hear Holiday music, read... read more
My Life is a Joke
Yup. My life is a joke. Not just any joke. A very particular joke that my stepfather, Larry, used to tell. He was a child psychologist and I’ll use his official terminology – perfected in child-psychology seminars, no doubt. So here’s the joke: A team of child... read more
Holiday Greetings from Hip Harp Academy ~ Final-Beginning Projects (2018)
Happy Holidays! I’m so happy to share some of the Final-Beginning Projects from this year’s “Building the Bones” program at Hip Harp Academy. These are all Holiday Greeting videos by members of Hip Harp Academy – harpists committed to... read more
Artist Sketches of The Golden Cage (including mine!)
When I create a show, I almost always work with an visual artist who brings the show alive for me visually with original illustrations. But first I draw them myself. In this video I’m showing you the drawings I made for “The Golden Cage” and then how... read more
12-Minutes in the Golden Cage – A Musical Synopsis
This is a ‘work-video’ of my musical “The Golden Cage” that I made for my development collaborator, Paul Gordon. It’s a 12-minute ‘short story’ version – or musical synopsis – of the 75-minute, 2-character show.... read more
Holiday Music is here … whether we like it or not
This is an archive post ~ originally published Dec. 1, 2016 and updated in 2018 Holiday music was the reason I became a harpist … but maybe not for the reason you think. I could be pretty snobby about what I sang when I was a young adult, and when my college... read more
How I Learned – and Teach – Music Theory on the Harp
The doors are NOW OPEN for “Hands on Harmony” – my foundational class for harpists where you learn the basics of harmony with your HANDS (and your mind, of course) – at your own pace! >> Cyber Special for Harp Players … PLUS MORE!... read more
Cyber Special for Harp Players … PLUS MORE!
Our “CyberWeekend” special ended at midnight yesterday BUT last night I found something SO GREAT that I HAVE to share it!! So I’m creating a NEW special for anyone who missed the Cyber Weekend. If you missed it last weekend — jump on this... read more
Music to Dine For
Music to Dine ForHappy Thanksgiving I made this collection of instrumental specifically for playing during dining – whether you have guests or not – though I love the stories of people telling me their guests said, “Wow! What IS that music? What IS... read more
