Sep 15, 2019 | Uncategorized |
I’m doing a Mini-Marathon Facebook Live as a challenge to harpist Shelley Fairplay, creator of the “Start Harp” Method of online harp learning. Why just a Mini-Marathon? Well, I’m ALSO doing a FREE WEBINAR today to share my “Blueprint for Improv”...
![Blueprint for Improv- [Sep. 15 ENCORE!] FREE Training for Harp Players](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/blueprint-for-improv-square-smlr-900x675.jpg)
Sep 12, 2019 | Events, Hip Harp Academy, Online Courses, Webinar Sign-Up Pages
Register Now for the INSTANT REPLAY Yes! I want the INSTANT Replay of the Sep. 15 Webinar!! This replay is from the LIVE Encore of “Blueprint for Improv” recorded on Sun. Sep. 15, 2019 at 4:30 pm EDT. Registration includes a subscription to my weekly-ish...
![Jung at Harp [2] The Conversation Continues](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-10-at-2.26.07-PM.jpg)
Sep 10, 2019 | 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 [2] – the Conversation Conitnues” A conversation about music and … the principles of Jungian Analysis “In Between the Music” is a series of...
Sep 7, 2019 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy, Online Courses |
“Hip Harp Toolkit” is my Fall online course for harp players that teaches the incredibly fun game of creating improvising arrangements! It’s the foundation of all my other courses! Hip Harp Toolkit is one of my most popular classes. It’s a 10-week...
Sep 5, 2019 | Concerts, Tour Diaries |
I had an eventful time up in Belfast, Maine for my show at the Crosby Center last month. The history of the center itself is fascinating – it was once a High School (it even appeared in the 1957 movie “Peyton Place” as the local High School). In 1996 it was...
Sep 5, 2019 | Events, Hip Harp Academy, Online Courses
Register Now for the INSTANT REPLAYof the Sept. 8, 2019 Webinar Yes! I want the INSTANT Replay! Did you know we’re ALSO doing a LIVE ENCORE of this Webinar on Sun. Sep. 15th? Sign up FREE for the Encore Webinar(and, yes, you’re welcome to sign up for both)...
Sep 3, 2019 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Online Courses |
People ask me …. How does “Hip Harp Toolkit” work? Is it Skype lessons? A class? What IS it??? They’re talking about the 10-week online course I created just for harp players – that shows how to create your own impromptu arrangements at your OWN level of...
Sep 1, 2019 | Composer, Composing |
Sylvia Woods asked me to write an article about my life and my composing for harp to accompany a sale she’s having on my sheet music downloads in her store. This is the original version of the article along with all the photos I offered her. Enjoy! When I was seven I...
Aug 22, 2019 | Events, Weekly Ezine |
Why do we crave art? What does it give us? I always think about this when preparing for a show – like my show this Saturday at the Crosby Center in Belfast, Maine [read about the show – buy tix here – see my personal map of Maine so you can tell...
Aug 14, 2019 | Events, Weekly Ezine |
My next show is Sat. Aug. 24th at the Crosby Center in Belfast, ME – a beautiful little town on the coast about 3 1/2 hours north of Boston. If you live in New England – come! If not, stop a second and ask yourself: who do you know who does? And then...
Aug 13, 2019 | Concerts, Events |
BUY TIX NOW! Grammy-nominated electric harp legend Deborah Henson-Conant (“DHC”) brings her riveting performance style the Crosby Center in Belfast, ME on Saturday, August 24th at 7:30pm. Her shows combine music, humor, and stories with a range of musical styles that...
Jul 31, 2019 | Harping & Harpists, Harps |
I was blown away when I saw this video in my Facebook Feed from a brand new student to “Summer Harp Jam” I knew the program was powerful, but this post proved just how much freedom from the notes on the page that one program could give someone in a single...
Jul 30, 2019 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Concerts, Events, Harping & Harpists, Press Release |
JUST RELEASED! From Elizabeth Webb at Harpli.com Live-Stream Harp Improv Workshop and Concert! We are now offering a LIVE-STREAM workshop and concert experience, so no matter where you are, you too can learn Intro to Improv: Simple Formulas for Infinite Creative...
Jul 30, 2019 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Concerts, Events, Harping & Harpists |
Earlier this month I spent a weekend with an amazing group of harp players from all walks of life at the Somerset Harp Weekend – beginners and professionals and everything in between – teaching, learning, playing and sharing stories. I had the honor of...
![[Press Release 2] Deborah Henson-Conant LIVE at Celebration Barn, Sat. July 27th in Maine](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Screen-Shot-2019-07-23-at-12.31.46-PM.jpg)
Jul 23, 2019 | Celebration Barn, Concerts, Events, Performance, Press Release |
======== Press Release: Please run through July 27, 2019 ======== CELEBRATION BARN PRESENTS GRAMMY-NOMINATED ELECTRIC HARPIST DEBORAH HENSON-CONANT Saturday, July 27, 2019 at 7:30 PM, Grammy-nominated vocalist and electric harpist Deborah Henson-Conant performs a...
Jul 18, 2019 | Events |
My friend Larry Grogin’s is running across the U.S. to raise money for the Oasis charity. I’m performing at the Kickoff Concert at McBride Park on July 19th with a 30 minute set from 8-8:30 AM including “Happy Song” – a tune I recorded especially for Larry’s...
Jul 15, 2019 | Celebration Barn, Events, Performance |
On Saturday July 27th I’ll be back at the Celebration Barn Theater in South Paris, ME – for just ONE SHOW! So don’t delay! Buy your tickets NOW! (More show info at the bottom of page) I love all the spontaneous things that can happen at my shows! ...
Jul 11, 2019 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy |
You probably have something you do every day when you engage with the world, open to unexpected encounters. For some people it’s going to a coffee shop, a walk to work, a subway ride … For me – it’s running. I run nearly every day – and...
Jul 4, 2019 | Events, Hip Harp Academy, Online Courses
Grab the INSTANT Replay! Yes! I want the INSTANT Replay! What if you discovered that FOUR SIMPLE CHORDS could set you free? What if they were your key to creating basslines, accompaniment AND melodic improvs? What if this was the first step to a lifetime of expanding...
Jul 3, 2019 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy, Online Courses |
“Summer Harp Jam” is my 6-Week virtual summer camp that’s exclusively for harp players – lever or pedal, from fledgling to professional – and gives you a treasure chest of jams, vamps and play-alongs that strengthen your improvisation and rhythm skills while you’re...
