Blues Harp Riff-of-the-Day!
I always wanted to create a project like this: A 6 day series where harp players get one short riff each day and an MP3 Playalong Blues so they can just down and play their HARPS out!! I created the “Riff-of-the-Day” mini-course as a warmup for my... 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
HaRpy Birthday Video-sharing Fun!
Every musician needs to know how to play “Happy Birthday.” What if you could play your OWN version without sheet music … and then SHARE it as a birthday greeting? My FREE “HaRpy Birthday” training shows you how to create your own version... read more
Academy 2.0: How We’ve Grown & Meet the Team!
I’ve just finished uploading the first round of “Homework Feedback” videos for the students in my fall course at Hip Harp Academy- where I’m guiding over 100 harp players through the basics of impromptu arranging and the foundation improv.... read more
10 Reasons Hip Harp Toolkit ROCKS!!!
(Some of the content in this post was originally published 9/23/2015 then was updated & re-published on 10/25/2017) “Hip Harp Toolkit” is my Fall online course for harp players that teaches the incredibly fun game of creating improvising... read more
30-Days of Facebook Live
We’re all shy in different ways, even those of us who can seem bombastic. Me, I can go into a small panic attack when I haven’t posted on Facebook for a week and I know I need to. And I KNOW that the best way to get comfortable with something is to do it... read more
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... read more
An insider’s view of DHC’s week
Hi, I’m Beatriz and I work with DHC to help set up her weekly e-zines, blogposts and social media campaigns. At the beginning of the week I asked DHC “What’s up this week?” here’s what I found out: Mini Retreat for “Harness Your Muse” “Harness Your... read more
We All Enter Slimy
I’ve just started the process of editing the first level of “Hip Harp Academy” my year-long pre-jazz program for harp players. That means that Mackenzie, my school administrator and I, are going back through content of the 10+ programs that make up the... read more
