What’s the most powerful thing you learned as a child? Could you teach it?
What’s the one thing that opened the doorway to your life’s passion? Could you teach it to someone else? Sing & Play Harp - Learn More! You might have learned it in a few seconds, or a minute or ten minutes. The memory may be hazy. It may seem so... read more
sing and play – 3 chords is all it takes
It’s funny that in the past 5 years, as I’ve been creating an online Academy for harp players – specifically to teach arrangement and improv and creative expression – that I’ve never taught the art of singing and playing… Until... read more
Wanna Sing & Play the Harp?
Do you wanna Sing & Play Harp? I’m creating an “Sing & Play Harp” Online Course … and I want YOUR input! My name is Deborah Henson-Conant. I’ve been singing & playing all my life: first with ukulele, guitar and piano – and then with harp. I’ve... read more
Strings of Passion Takeaways from Martha
This is an archive post ~ originally published Feb. 2, 2017 and updated in 2019 My 10-week program about creative expression, “Strings of Passion,” just started and still open for 2019 registration! I find myself so moved by what the members share about... read more
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! >> Cyber Special for Harp Players … PLUS MORE!... 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
Baroque Flamenco … for YOU
(Some of the info in the post was shared in earlier posts in 2011, 2016 & 2017) I get to hear my music played by harpists all over the world. But there’s one piece in particular that I really have to show people how to play. That’s my fiery... read more
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
