Nov 1, 2019 | Birthdays, Harping & Harpists, Online Courses |
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...
Jul 11, 2019 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy |
You probably have something you do every day when you engage with the world, open to unexpected encounters. For some people it’s going to a coffee shop, a walk to work, a subway ride … For me – it’s running. I run nearly every day – and...
Jul 3, 2019 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy, Online Courses |
“Summer Harp Jam” is my 6-Week virtual summer camp 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 you’re...
Jul 1, 2019 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Online Courses |
“Summer Harp Jam 2019” starts July 22nd, 2019! “Summer Harp Jam” is like a 6-Week virtual summer camp for harp players – lever or pedal, from fledgling to professional. It gives you a treasure-chest of jams, vamps and play-alongs that strengthen your...
May 14, 2019 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy, Mom |
This year I continued a long-held tradition of performing a concert in honor of my mother – and this time I did it direct from my studio on Facebook LIVE. My fans and friends got to enjoy the show in their living rooms, kitchens, decks – wherever they...
Feb 5, 2019 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy, Online Courses |
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...
Oct 9, 2018 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Final Beginning Student Projects (All), Hip Harp Academy |
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...
Sep 26, 2018 | Baroque Flamenco, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Composing, Harping & Harpists, Online Courses |
(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...
Sep 11, 2018 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy, Uncategorized |
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...
Aug 29, 2018 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Harping & Harpists, Hip Harp Academy, Online Courses |
My new “Jazz for Harps” summer program is in its final weeks and the students have just submitted their “Half-Baked” projects and I’ve shared my feedback with them. When one student took notes on every one of my feedback videos, the...
