Danny Boy made me Waaaaay Insecure
It started last Wednesday, just a few days before St. Patrick’s Day. I was co-working with my buddy, Mia (another creative entrepreneur) and I’d just gotten a copy of “Danny Boy” I’d arranged last year for an artist I mentor. I thought “I should share this... read more
Feedback is IN. Are YOU? (Strings of Passion)
This is an archive post ~ originally published Jan. 13, 2017 and updated in 2019 My 10-Week creativity program “Strings of Passion” is the first course of 2019 at Hip Harp Academy. I compiled this student feedback a couple years ago, after week three, from posts in ... read more
Exploration #4 ~ Playing with Structure (Strings of Passion)
This is an archive post ~ originally published Jan. 7, 2017 and updated in 2019 “You must always look for those strings in life because they are all around. The strings in the sugar water that will bring ideas to them, that will bring people to them, that will be the... read more
Exploration #3 ~ Connecting to our Impulse (Strings of Passion)
This is an archive post ~ originally published Jan. 6, 2017 and updated in 2019 “The strings of passion – these seven principles – they’re not steps, they’re strings like the strings of our instrument. And there are seven, just like there... read more
Exploration #2 ~ Obstacle and Impulse (Strings of Passion)
This is an archive post ~ originally published in 2017 and updated Jan. 17, 2019 “Sometimes we lose the creative impulse because there are obstacles in our way. But it’s always there. It’s always there.” The quote above is from the following... read more
Exploration #1 ~ Where is the ‘Self’ in ‘Self-Expression’? (Strings of Passion)
This is an archive “Strings of Passion” post ~ originally published Jan. 1, 2017 and updated in 2019 I love to work with impassioned people. I love to learn from impassioned people,I love to talk to impassioned people,I love to play with impassioned... read more
Cyber Special for Harp Players … PLUS MORE!
Our “CyberWeekend” special ended at midnight yesterday BUT last night I found something SO GREAT that I HAVE to share it!! So I’m creating a NEW special for anyone who missed the Cyber Weekend. If you missed it last weekend — jump on this... read more
Jazz for Harps 2018 – Final Beginning Projects
At the conclusion of many of the online courses at Hip Harp Academy, the students have the opportunity to complete a “Final Beginnings” video project. We call these Final BEGINNING Projects because I tell the students to focus on imperfect completion as a... read more
Collaboration: Composer, Performer, Symphony & Students
A New Collaboration … How it came about & how you can be part of it Sometimes education and performance can come together in wonderful ways. When harp soloist and educator Robbin Gordon-Cartier and composer/performer Deborah Henson-Conant (“DHC”) decided to... read more
