Day 4 – Cartier’s Harp Unit starts the Celebration
Read about the "DHC Challenge" Project (click here) The "DHC Challenge" is the pilot project for a collaboration with harpist, soloist and educator, Robbin Gordon-Cartier. The project uses my harp concertos to support both community and learning by teaching... read moreDay 3 – DHC Challenge – The Golden Ticket
Read about the "DHC Challenge" Project (click here) The "DHC Challenge" is the pilot project for a collaboration with harpist, soloist and educator, Robbin Gordon-Cartier. The project uses my harp concertos to support both community and learning by teaching... read more
Day 2 – DHC Challenge – More About Robbin
Read about the "DHC Challenge" Project (click here) The "DHC Challenge" is the pilot project for a collaboration with harpist, soloist and educator, Robbin Gordon-Cartier. The project uses my harp concertos to support both community and learning by teaching... read more
Baroque Flamenco … for YOU
(Some of the info in the post was shared in earlier posts in 2011, 2016 & 2017) I get to hear my music played by harpists all over the world. But there’s one piece in particular that I really have to show people how to play. That’s my fiery... read more![[Webinar] LOOP your HARP! With Deborah Henson-Conant & Shelley Fairplay](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Loop-Your-Harp-Webinar-red-glasses-laugh_v2-250x131.jpg)
[Webinar] LOOP your HARP! With Deborah Henson-Conant & Shelley Fairplay
REGISTER NOW FOR INSTANT REPLAY OF THIS FREE WEBINAR with Deborah Henson-Conant & Special Guest Shelley Fairplay RECORDED MON. SEP. 24 at 4:30 EDT / 21:30 U.K. Register for FREE Instant REPLAY Registration includes a replay link if you can’t make it live... read more
Baroque Flamenco Masterclass with Eleanor Turner (DHC’s Intro)
Today I had the joy of introducing, long-distance, a masterclass with master-harpist Eleanor Turner on my harp solo and concerto, “Baroque Flamenco” at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. This is my composer’s introduction, tech glitches and all,... read more
The Flexible Skeleton of Creative Expression
Did you know that some structures FREE you – and others CONSTRAIN you?! Do I have scientific proof? Ummm …. no. I have something better. I have creative proof. Structures imposed from the OUTSIDE can shepherd chaos into order (and, trust me, I love and... read more
The Missing Link: “Start Harp” from Shelley Fairplay
When I created my online school for harp players, “Hip Harp Academy,” I knew that the year-long curriculum in improv, arrangement and creative expression was not for beginners. “Advanced Beginners” yes — and all the way up to... read more
Collaboration: Composer, Performer, Symphony & Students
A New Collaboration … and you can be part of it Sometimes education and performance can come together in wonderful ways. When harp soloist and educator Robbin Gordon-Cartier and composer/performer Deborah Henson-Conant (“DHC”) decided to work on a project... read more
