Jun 6, 2022 | Baroque Flamenco, Baroque Flamenco Performances By Others, Composing, Harping & Harpists, MY Baroque Flamenco - Player's Series |
BAROQUE FLAMENCO – Discovering that you CAN! A harpist, who didn’t think she could play Baroque Flamenco, discovers in 15 minutes that she CAN. We all have opportunities for growth, feedback, and support in what we do. In Hip Harp Academy, Half-Bake and...
Jun 1, 2022 | Baroque Flamenco, Baroque Flamenco Performances By Others, Composing, Harping & Harpists, MY Baroque Flamenco - Player's Series |
I realized that the music for “Baroque Flamenco” was the foundation of me learning how to improvise. It was all about creating safety, creating structure, and having adventure. And Baroque Flamenco is still all that to me. Learning to improvise was urgent,...
May 7, 2022 | Baroque Flamenco, Baroque Flamenco Performances By Others, Composing, Harping & Harpists, MY Baroque Flamenco - Player's Series |
Let’s talk about cooking up a piece of music. When we see classical music written out, we usually see a bunch of notes on a page – and it can be daunting. Who am I kidding? It’s ALWAYS daunting – at least it is to me. Now think about scrambled eggs – a recipe...
Apr 27, 2022 | Baroque Flamenco, Baroque Flamenco Performances By Others, Composing, Harping & Harpists, MY Baroque Flamenco - Player's Series |
Robbin Gordon-Cartier is the first person to ever combine the teaching of “Baroque Flamenco” to a group of public school students … and then take them on a field trip to perform the piece with symphony orchestra. Who is Robbin Gordon-Cartier? Robbin...
Apr 11, 2022 | 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...
Jun 15, 2021 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Composing, Hip Harp Academy |
What would you do, if you had the skills, tools and confidence to improvise freely, to express yourself without having to read the notes the notes on a page of music – or constantly google how to use some app or device? What if you could simply Express...
Jun 11, 2021 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, harp, Hip Harp Academy |
I just made my first Instagram Reel last night. Two days ago I had no idea what an Instagram “Reel” was. Then I took a class. The thing that most excited me was when the coach started talking about “remixes” and explained that a remix was when...
May 19, 2021 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, harp, Hip Harp Academy |
Join me: THU. MAY 20 ~ 6pm ET / 3pm PT A One-Hour Playalong Vision Music Workshop Register for the Workshop (Registration includes a replay link, if you missed it – or can’t attend live) I created “Vision Music” because I needed a way for players of all...
Apr 13, 2021 | Baroque Flamenco, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Composing, Hip Harp Academy |
Ever since I was a kid, I self-identified as a COMPOSER. Other kids sent off for dolls or kits. I sent songs to the copyright office. My big thrill was to open the mailbox and get that copyright form back, signed and stamped. Ask me how I got two last-names? Well,...
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...
