The Missing Link: “Start Harp” from Shelley Fairplay
When I created my online school for harp players, “Hip Harp Academy,” I knew that the year-long curriculum in improv, arrangement and creative expression was not for beginners. “Advanced Beginners” yes — and all the way up to... read more
Collaboration: Composer, Performer, Symphony & Students
Don’t miss the Masterworks Concert “Jazz Voices” on Nov. 18 & the FREE Family Concert “Moods in Music” on Nov. 17th! See details below! The Details: WHAT: Masterworks Concert: “Jazz Voices”WHO: West Shore Symphony... read more
Sharing the new studio with Eduardo Betancourt
The past month we’ve been renovating the whole first floor at Hip Harp Headquarters: my assistant Renee, her boyfriend, Tommy, and a builder, Andrew, who led us all in scraping, painting, rebuilding shelves, liberating wood floors, pulling off old wallpaper and... read more
Play, Play, Play the Blues
This is an archive post ~ originally published May 4, 2017 and updated in 2018 When I’m trying to teach … or learn … anything – it always helps me to have a song. This is one I wrote for a workshop on the Blues. The way we did this is that... read more
Blues Lets You Tell Your Story with Music
This is an archive post ~ originally published Jan. 13, 2016 and updated in 2018 A few years back at a show in the Boston area, I launched into an impromptu story of my life and how I started playing the harp – all while playing the harp. Afterwards, the theater owner... read more
Blues Harp-Style – Early-Bird Ends Midnight Tonight
EARLY-BIRD $100-OFF ENDS TONIGHT! Early-Bird ends at MIDNIGHT TONIGHT! Get $100 OFF when you join NOW! This is your only chance this YEAR to take “BLUES HARP-STYLE” with me and the other Academy members in an interactive setting. So come join me and build your... read more
Deborah Henson-Conant LIVE with Symphony Tacoma
GRAMMY®-Nominated Recording Artist, Electric Harpist & Vocalist Deborah Henson-Conant A special Earth Day Celebration with Symphony Tacoma, Sarah Ioannides, Conductor Sun. April 22 at 2:30 PM Pantages Theater 901 Broadway Tacoma, WA 98402 Click HERE for TIX Box... read more
My Mother’s Mexican Hat
NOTE: This story includes an audio file related to the story – if you want to listen while you’re reading, here’s the song: My parents were divorced when I was very young and my mother and I went to live with my Aunt. Aftrer a year or so the three of... read more
Hip Harp Academy 2018 Schedule of Courses
What you get when you join Hip Harp Academy More than 10 courses to develop your improv, arrangement and performance skills. Learn from Grammy-nominated master harpist and teacher Deborah Henson-Conant in guided lessons and live online play-along Q&A sessions.... read more
