Nov 24, 2020 | harp, Holidays, Jazz Harp, New Releases |
Sometimes a gift is about sharing what you think of as your ‘true self’. Sometimes a gift is about sharing a part of yourself that may feel awkward, or different than you think you are – and yet it speaks to the heart of someone you love in a way...
Oct 15, 2020 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Creativity, Harping & Harpists, Hip Harp Academy, Interviews, Video |
Deborah Henson-Conant & Hip Harp Academy Present: An “In-Between the Music” Conversation“Jung at Harp & the Strings of Passion” With Kathleen Wiley A YouTube series about music & the Strings of Passionand how they relate to the principles of Jungian...
Dec 3, 2020 | Holidays |
The Holidays are upon us! I wish I could be with you around the table, or the fire, or the candles or the tree. But since I can’t, below are ways we CAN be together: my holiday collection of blogposts and some special offers for Harp players… Each year I...
Nov 19, 2020 | Events, Performing |
Oh, what a night! Last weekend I performed LIVE, on-stage, for the first time since the start of the pandemic at The Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA. When I came out on stage, under the lights, it felt like I was home again… Even though the theater was nearly...
Nov 5, 2020 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy, Uncategorized |
Play the harp? Wanna be more creative? Liberate yourself from the notes on the page? Think you might want to play HOLIDAY MUSIC any time in the next two months? I created HOLIDAY Lead Sheet Bootcamp for YOU! Join me Nov. 18-21 for six play-along Immersion...
Nov 2, 2020 | Events, Hip Harp Academy
EVERY THURSDAY at 4:30 pm EDT till further notice! “That was phenomenal!!! SO MUCH fun!”~ Naomi M.”This was a perfect ‘recipe’ and for some reason, these notes just fit into the fingers so well!”~Laurie G. Sign up to Play-along! REGISTERING FOR...
Nov 1, 2020 | Concerts, Events |
Sat. Nov. 14 ~ LIVE from the Regent Theatre Deborah Henson-Conant in Concert SHOWTIMES: 10:30 AM ET “Kids Show with the Harp Lady” Livestream Tix 7:30 pm ET – LIVE in Concert – Limited In-Theater Seating / Livestream Tix What’s it like to...
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Oct 22, 2020 | Events, Press Release, Uncategorized |
===============Deborah Henson-Conant LIVE at the Regent, LIVESTREAMED WorldwideFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Run through Nov. 14, 2020MEDIA Contact: Joy Monteverdi / info (at) hipharp.com=============== She strides on stage like a rock-star, strapped into an electric harp,...
Oct 13, 2020 | Events, Performing |
Deborah Henson-Conant A stunning, intimate SOLO SHOW from the master of electric harp, voice & looper Sat. Nov. 14 • 7:30 pm EST REGENT THEATER LIVE! Two Ways to Come: LIVE – In-Theatre LIMITED SEATING: in Arlington, MA LIVESTREAM Unlimited Worldwide...
Oct 9, 2020 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Final Beginning HHT Student Projects, Final Beginning Student Projects (All), Hip Harp Academy |
I love sharing the amazing work of Hip Harp Academy students. In each class we follow a process of learning a structure, the skills that go with it, and then applying it to a project that you can actually use – like recording a video to celebrate a friend’s...
Oct 8, 2020 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Events, Online Courses |
Today was so amazing! Hundreds of harpists are going through my brand new FREE Improv Challenge, and you can totally still get in. You don’t want to miss this! What people are saying… Sophie ~ “I loved going further in my attempts to play...
Oct 6, 2020 | Concerts, Events
LIVESTREAM from the LIVING ROOM I started scheduling these shows in early April to try to connect with fans & friends around the world. When touring became impossible during this pandemic, this is how I worked through my OWN need to connect with YOU. I...
Oct 5, 2020 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy, Online Courses, Uncategorized |
Recently, Marie emailed me that she was interested in joining Hip Harp Academy but she wanted to know what actually happens – like, WHEN are the live class session, WHAT exactly do you learn, HOW MUCH TIME does it take and how does it all WORK? So I shared...
Oct 1, 2020 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy |
I got so involved with planning the AMAZING Leadsheet Bootcamp, that I didn’t spend ANY time getting the word out that LAST WEEK was the first week of the Fall session at Hip Harp Academy! I do not want you to miss out on joining the Academy this Fall and I can...
Sep 29, 2020 | Uncategorized |
I was out running this morning, listening to the news, when I first heard about Magawa, the Hero Rat who was awarded the British PDSA animal bravery medal for clearing landmines in Cambodia. This is was the NPR article I was listening to. And here’s where you...
Sep 29, 2020 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Creativity, harp, Hip Harp Academy |
I’m always surprised and moved by emails I get from students in my workshops and classes. What moves me is people willing to share the underbelly of what it takes to set out on the path of bringing more creative freedom into their lives – because no creative...
Aug 25, 2020 | Composer, Concerts, Events, Uncategorized |
It was amazing. It was a wild ride. It was sad to close it down … and I am eternally grateful to the American Federation of Musicians for lifting streaming restrictions on “Invention & Alchemy” for 45 days in 2020 so we could uplift and inspire...
Aug 17, 2020 | Composer, Harping & Harpists, Instrument (My Instrument) |
Bear with me here – I’ve been trying to figure out how to explain this for a long time. When I started playing the harp at 22 I thought I could redeem my renegade self by turning myself into a classical player. But I discovered I don’t fit into being a...
Aug 11, 2020 | Events, Press Release |
========FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – PLEASE RUN UNTIL August 22, 2020======== She strides on stage like a rock-star, her head of long colorful braids flying – and she’s wearing a 32-string electric harp. She’s the woman from Boston who changed the way the world...
Jul 20, 2020 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Events, Online Courses |
HARPISTS! Supercharge Your Playing
Lead Sheet Bootcamp This Full-Day Virtual Workshop with Deborah Henson-Conant was recorded at the Online Somerset Harp Festival 2020. This One-Day Workshop is now a 3-Day Retreat! Join the “Lead Sheet Bootcamp” RETREAT...
