Jul 14, 2021 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy, Online Courses |
“Summer Harp Jam” is my 8-Week Playalong Improv Adventure 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...
Apr 13, 2021 | Baroque Flamenco, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Online Courses |
My brand new “Baroque Flamenco” 5-Day Challenge is THIS WEEK. After just one day, the feedback is blowing my mind – and this is just the beginning! If you haven’t signed up, DO IT NOW. We interrupt this post for an important message: Harpists! Take...
Apr 8, 2021 | Baroque Flamenco, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy, Uncategorized |
Have you ever longed to express a romantic part of yourself, like the heroine in a book or a movie — but you just didn’t have what you needed? You didn’t have the skills, or the gear, or the time … or you just didn’t know where to start...
Apr 1, 2021 | Baroque Flamenco, Baroque Flamenco Performances By Others, Collaboration, Composer |
On March 20th Philharmonie Salzburg, harpist Evelyn Huber and conductor Elisabeth Fuchs created the first complete recording of my harp concerto “Soñando en Español” for release in 2022 – including all three movements: Mvt 1: “My Mother’s...
Feb 25, 2021 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Creativity, harp, Hip Harp Academy, Online Courses, Uncategorized |
Blueprints for Creativity a NEW immersion class series at Hip Harp Academy is OPEN for registration! What’s a Blueprint for Creativity? It’s a distilled version of a musical form, paring it down to the bones, so it’s easy-peasy to play when you start off. But that’s...
Feb 4, 2021 | Holidays, Love Stories (Wired for Love), Romance |
You must send Valentines. I’ll tell you why below, but first I have to admit I always disliked Valentines Day. And then last year – 5 years into a single life I hadn’t planned on – I gave it up. Instead of hating Valentines Day, I challenged myself to send Video...
Jan 12, 2021 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy |
The Hip Harp Academy students and I went on a Zoom Field Trip to the Celia Slattery Voice & Performance Studio. “A strong vocals 101 lesson with great warmups and education about where the voice comes from. Even with COPD, I could still sing and enjoy it. It...
Jan 11, 2021 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Online Courses |
Who are the harp players that sign up for “Strings of Passion”? What kinds of results do they have? Have you been wondering… Is “Strings of Passion” the right class for someone like me? What am I going to get out of working with Deborah...
Oct 8, 2020 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Events, Online Courses |
Today was so amazing! Hundreds of harpists are going through my brand new FREE Improv Challenge, and you can totally still get in. You don’t want to miss this! What people are saying… Sophie ~ “I loved going further in my attempts to play...
Oct 5, 2020 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy, Online Courses, Uncategorized |
Recently, Marie emailed me that she was interested in joining Hip Harp Academy but she wanted to know what actually happens – like, WHEN are the live class session, WHAT exactly do you learn, HOW MUCH TIME does it take and how does it all WORK? So I shared...
