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11 Reasons why Summer Harp Jam Rocks!
“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...
Holistic Harp Harmony (or … How I Learned – and Teach – Music Theory on the Harp)
The doors are NOW OPEN for “Hands on Harmony” – my foundational class for harpists where you learn the basics of harmony with your HANDS (and your mind, of course) – at your own pace! “Hands on Harmony” is program for harpists that...
10 Reasons “HOLIDAY Lead Sheet Bootcamp” ROCKS! (For Harp Players)
Play the harp? Wanna be more creative? Liberate yourself from the notes on the page? Think you might want to play HOLIDAY MUSIC any time this season? I created HOLIDAY Lead Sheet Bootcamp for YOU! Join me for six self-paced play-along Immersion sessions –...
Jung at Harp ~ Video Podcast Series
JUNG at HARP Most Fridays at 9:15 AM ET Join us on the playground of thought where Art meets Psychea weekly video conversation with Deborah Henson-Conant & Kathleen Wiley Streaming Live on YOUTUBE and sometimes also on FACEBOOK Join us live and take part in the...
How does it WORK? What actually HAPPENS in Hip Harp Academy?
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...
I meant to tell you… You’re Invited!
I got so involved with planning the AMAZING Leadsheet Bootcamp, that I didn’t spend ANY time getting the word out that LAST WEEK was the first week of the Fall session at Hip Harp Academy! I do not want you to miss out on joining the Academy this Fall and I can...
“Lead-Sheet Bootcamp” at Hip Harp Academy
HARPISTS! Supercharge Your Playing Lead Sheet Bootcamp This Full-Day Virtual Workshop with Deborah Henson-Conant was recorded at the Online Somerset Harp Festival 2020. “When I thought about what would MOST empower harpists, it’s the ability to read from lead...
Trying to make it real (The Katie Videos)
So there I am at 17, living in a dance collective in rural Northern California when the piano player, John Timothy, brings in a 33″ vinyl record and says, “Listen to this!” It’s Les McCann & Eddie Harris’s “Compared To What” – and I’ve never heard...
So there I am at my first restaurant gig …. (or … the moment Hip Harp Toolkit was born)
So there I am – I’m at my first big harp gig in a fancy hotel. I’m subbing for the regular harpist. I’m in my early 20’s – I’ve only been playing about a year and a half. I literally only know four pieces – and the gig is 4 hours long. So I play...
