Suspend Your Addiction to Learning
I opened my email inbox over the weekend and found this email from Susan Carol, a harpist who’d joined my new “3-Chord Magic” class – the first class in the “Sing & Play the Harp” Immersion Series at Hip Harp Academy. Susan and... read more
I’m so happy to see you!
I was scrolling through LinkedIn, trying to be social when it hit me: I was seeing poses. Like animals, frozen in a pecking order, flaring out feathers, puffing out chests. And LinkedIn isn’t nearly as intense with that as other social media. And here’s me... read more
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 now.... 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 moreWhat do I DO with it? Why you should learn to “Arrange Yourself”
For Harp Players Only Tonight at midnight is the DEADLINE to register for “Hip Harp Toolkit” – my arranging class just for harp players — and get a $200 discount PLUS two great Bonus Classes. If you play the harp I don’t want you to miss 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![[Webinar] LOOP your HARP! With Deborah Henson-Conant & Shelley Fairplay](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Loop-Your-Harp-Webinar-red-glasses-laugh_v2-250x131.jpg)
[Webinar] LOOP your HARP! With Deborah Henson-Conant & Shelley Fairplay
REGISTER NOW FOR INSTANT REPLAY OF THIS FREE WEBINAR with Deborah Henson-Conant & Special Guest Shelley Fairplay RECORDED MON. SEP. 24 at 4:30 EDT / 21:30 U.K. Register for FREE Instant REPLAY Registration includes a replay link if you can’t make it live... read more
The Flexible Skeleton of Creative Expression
Did you know that some structures FREE you – and others CONSTRAIN you?! Do I have scientific proof? Ummm …. no. I have something better. I have creative proof. Structures imposed from the OUTSIDE can shepherd chaos into order (and, trust me, I love and... read more
