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Composer’s Spotlight: Imogen “Imi” Israel’s Rendition of ‘Nataliana’
Composer’s Spotlight Series: Imogen “Imi” Israel’s Enchanting Rendition of ‘Nataliana’ for School Coursework Imogen Israel is an accomplished and passionate musician whose musical talent spans across multiple instruments and genres. Her performance of Nataliana, a...
Composer’s Spotlight: Evelin Greblo performs ‘Baroque Flamenco’
Composer’s Spotlight Series: Award-winning Prodigy Evelin Greblo performs ‘Baroque Flamenco’ with the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra In this new interview, 11-year-old harpist Evelin Greblo shared her experience playing the fiery concerto, ‘Baroque...
Composer’s Spotlight ~ A Blog Series Designed to Honor, Showcase, and Celebrate YOU!
A blog series where we uncover the stories that lie within the experience of amazing performers as they play the music of a single composer (which happens to be me!) that inspires, empowers, and frees them to be more of who they authentically are. BLOG &...
Most Popular Summer Classes
Hip Harp Academy’sMost Popular Summer Classes Hip Harp Academy’s Summer Quarter officially started last week! You probably got a lot of emails from me about it because I’m excited about what I’m teaching! Since then, I’ve been inundated...
The Big Three
The Big ThreeBring Structure to the MagicSo YOU can play with FREEDOM JOIN THE HIP HARP ACADEMY Creativity. I’ve spent a lifetime exploring, practicing, and developing it. And that’s why I built the academy – to pass on what I’ve learned to YOU...
Who Actually DOES This??
What kind of harp player joins Hip Harp Academy?What do they GET out of it??Who actually DOES this??? Join Me in Hip Harp Academy Maybe you’ve been wondering – Is Hip Harp Academy right for someone like me? What would I get out of working with Deborah...
I was afraid…
Years ago, I heard about a master-teacher named Tony Montanaro. He was a legendary performer and coach. People called him a CREATIVE GURU. I wanted so badly to work with him. I knew he would take my performance to a whole new level. But I was scared. So I kept putting...
It takes a Harpist: Carol Booth saves the first post-pandemic Holiday Carol Sing in Lorne, New South Wales
It was supposed to be a community carol sing with the town’s Concert Band – the first since the Pandemic. But when rain damped those plans, HARPIST Carol Booth, jumped in with her IMPROV SKILLS, reindeer hat and harp to save the spirit of the season in...
Debra Sawyer’s arrangement of DHC’s “Sous Chef”
“I have been performing this tune in a 12-bar format with my pianist. I prefer DHC’s version because it gives me more freedom on the harp.” ~ Debra Sawyer Debra Sawer performs DHC’s Sous Chef for her Blues Final Beginning Project. Debra has been...
