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Freedom Has a Framework

What if you discovered a framework that unlocks improvisation for any harpist, from newbie to pro, on lever or pedal harp? 

 

That’s the secret inside “Baroque Flamenco.” Best known as a fiery harp concerto, inside this piece is an improv framework you can use at any level – and that’s what you learn in this 5-Day Challenge.

I love the short effective courses. Learning improvisation in just 15 min a day – it really works!  ~ Nordsee Harfe

You learn so much in such a fun way. The biggest impact on my creative life is the realisation that creativity does not need to be complex or require extraordinary skill. ~ Lesley Macleod 

In this 5-Day Improv Challenge You’ll Discover:

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How to play a beautiful improv by generating the music from a “framework” instead of reading it.

How play it at your level, in your style with passion, whimsy – or as a soothing meditation.

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How to put it all together with a pizzazzy Flamenco harp technique – or a quiet, simple strum – so it expresses YOUR musical spirit at the level of YOUR technical sweet spot.

FREE! Take the challenge anytime!

    • 15 minutes a day — watch anytime
    • The “Composer Break-Down” reveals the simple framework
    • You learn to improv with your current skills — using patterns, not reading or memorization
    • Daily prizes based on participation, not perfection!

    It’s all about CONNECTION … not perfection.

    What Participants Say

    I was skeptical at first. I didn’t expect that much from just 5 days, but I immediately felt freer in my playing and singing. ~ Theresa Niederberger

    My favorite part is the format of the classes — easy to understand and straightforward — plus you get to interact with DHC! ~ Kathy Kelly

    Each of DHC’s challenges gave me the freedom to sit and create at my level and what I dreamed up … it sounded good … Now passing the harp I can just doodle up a creative improv. ~ Connie Lo Porto

    Anne was convinced  she couldn’t play Baroque Flamenco.

    She KNEW it – because she was looking at the notes on the sheet music.

    So I tricked her into trying it my way: framework first, feeling first, notes that she COULD play.

    Within 15 minutes, she forgot what she couldn’t play. She was too surprised by what she was playing.

    Want to know what it’s like to take this Challenge as a beginner? I just found this wonderful description on the challenge Introductions Thread (Thank you Kim!!)

    I love this comment from Cherie because it shares how the challenges work (Thank you Cherie!!)

    Meet your creative coach Deborah Henson-Conant

    I’m Deborah Henson-Conant, and I’ve been composing, arranging and creating shows since I was a kid. I now play shows with symphonies and on solo stages with the electric harp that was created for me by CAMAC Harps, the “DHC” Harp.

    But I started on the ukulele, playing and singing my own little-kid arrangements, telling stories, improvising and playing and singing with other people. And guess what? I use many of the same skills and principles to arrange the music I record and perform today – including the Grammy-Nominated album “Invention & Alchemy” and the song that won first prize in the International Songwriting Competiton (ISC).

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    "5-DAY Harp IMPROV Challenge" 

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    from  Deborah Henson-Conant

     

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