Blues As Creative Structure
This is an archive post ~ originally published Jun. 18, 2013 and updated in 2018 I recently had a mastermind session with music therapist, coach & harpist Trista Hill about my online program Blues Harp-Style, a 6-Week program on the Blues specifically for harp... read more
Intro to Start-Harp FREE Webinar
Introducing! The New “START HARP” Online Program! Sun. April 15 at 2:30pm EDT Hosted by Deborah Henson-Conant ”Register Registration includes a replay link if you can’t make it there live REGISTERING FOR THIS training includes membership in my... read more
Jumpstart the Blues – FREE Webinar for Harp Players
Sat. Apr. 7 at 2pm EDT ”Register Registration includes a replay link if you can’t make it there live What if you discovered that THREE CHORDS could set you free? What if they were the key to creating basslines, accompaniment AND melodic improvs? What if... read more
Learn the Blues in your SLEEP? Not exactly …
You know those old audio-tapes that claim they can teach you a new language in your sleep? That kind of learning is called hypnopedia and, according to Wikipedia, nobody knows whether it works or not. What I DO know as a performing musician and a musical trainer, is... read more
Blues is language
What do you think ‘the Blues’ is? It’s a style of music, for sure. You could even call it a mode of expression. I was always drawn to music that sounded ‘Bluesy,’ but I didn’t know what ‘the BLUES’ was ‘til I started playing the harp and... read more
Blues Harp Riff-of-the-Day!
I always wanted to create a project like this: A 6 day series where harp players get one short riff each day and an MP3 Playalong Blues so they can just down and play their HARPS out!! I created the “Riff-of-the-Day” mini-course as a warmup for my... read more
Blues for Meditation Harp-Style
”Register Sat. Mar. 31 at 2pm EDT REPLAY AVAILABLE NOW Register Above for Instant Access Registration includes a replay link if you can’t make it there live What if you discovered that the 12-Bar Blues was a simple, relaxed way to develop your ability to... read more
Behind-the-Scenes at a Webinar
One of the things I do every time I give a new online course is to offer a free Webinar so potential students get a sense of what it’s like to work with me in one of my online programs, and get a taste of the course itself. Then I add it to the course itself as a... read more
Ezine: BLUES is for HARP PLAYERS (and I don’t mean harmonica)
My online Blues course for harp players starts today … and I first learned to play the ‘Swingin’ Shepherd Blues’ on the harp 30 years ago, I thought it was the coolest thing I’d ever played on the concert harp. 25 years later, Blues has become a huge part of my... read more
