LEVER & PEDAL HARP • ALL in C TUNING • NO PERFECTIONISM REQUIRED
Learn to Improvise Modal-Style
Great for use in music therapy, pre-jazz training, learning to improvise with vamps or looper pedals – and anyone who wants a simple method for improvising modal-style. With tunes & improv patterns in all 7 diatonic modes in C tuning
PLUS the 3 “Exotic Modes” BONUS: “Angel Mode”, Whole-Tone Mode and “Phrygian Dominant”
Choose Your “Modal Improv Magic” Adventure
‘JUST the BOOK”
The PLAYBOOK = Your Modal Songbook
All the “Modal Improv Magic” tunes & improv patterns in “C Tuning” – plus two exotic bonus modes
MOST POPULAR
“GO MODAL” Workshop =
Hands-On Training
This 2-Hour self-paced Hands-on workshop introduces the Modal Improv Magic system and unlocks your Playbook.
BEST VALUE
Modal Improv Magic Bundle = Your Modal Improv System
The Book, the Workshop, the Class PLUS a bonus 6-week “Modal Improv Music” LAB for step-by-step training
OPTION 1
“Modal Improv Magic” Playbook
(Pre-Release copy Available)
Introductory Pricing
$29.99 $24.50
You are purchasing the PRE-RELEASE copy of the Playbook. You will also get a copy of the official “First Edition” when it’s released in May 2026
YOU GET:
- Modal Improv Magic Pre-Release Digital Playbook
- Including Tips for playing in modes plus Modal Melodies and Improv Patterns for each mode
- Can be uploaded to ForScore for iPads
- Instant download
- Introductory Pricing
PERFECT FOR:
- This system is perfect for use in music therapy, pre-jazz training, learning to improvise with vamps or looper pedals – and anyone who wants a simple method for improvising modal-style. With tunes & improv patterns in all 7 diatonic modes in C tuning PLUS 2 BONUS MODES: “Angel Mode” and the exotic “Phrygian Dominant”!
OPTION 2
“GO MODAL!” Intro Workshop + Playbook
(Now via Instant Replay)
Introductory Pricing
$79 $47
Register to watch the replay of the GO MODAL intro workshop
YOU GET:
- Everything in Option 1, plus:
- 2-Hour self-paced Hands-On workshop* with Deborah Henson-Conant to get an overview of the theory and practice of modal improv
- Introduction to all 7 Diatonic Modes in C tuning: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian & Locrian
- PLUS 2 EXOTIC BONUS MODES:
- Angel Mode (Dreamy Gliss Mode)
- Gypsy Mode (Phrygian Dominant)
PERFECT FOR:
- Harpists who want an overview to the method to follow for improvising in modes
- Players who want an intro to the ‘Modal Improv Magic’ Playbook and how to use it
OPTION 3
“Modal Improv Magic” Bundle
The Play Book + “Go Modal!” Intro Workshop
6-Module “Modal Improv Magic”
Class
BONUS! Live 6-Week
“Modal Improv Magic” LAB
with Heleen Vandeputte
Introductory Pricing
$497 $397
Register to watch the replay of the GO MODAL intro workshops. The self-paced “Modal Improv Magic” Class is also ready now. The live BONUS class runs Mar. 2-Apr. 6
YOU GET:
- Everything in Options 1 & 2, plus:
- Original Modal Improv Magic Class self-paced online training
- New LIVE 6-week training with classical harp technique specialist, Heleen Vandeputte on the theory and practice of playing in modes
PERFECT FOR:
- Harpists who want to UNLEASH the MODAL MAGIC that the harp naturally has by combining modes with IMPROVISATION
- Musicians who want a complete improv system for unlocking and playing in modes
- Harpists building a professional–level improv repertoire
- Students who like clear, step-by-step structure
Get the whole bundle FREE with Hip Harp Academy membership
This was brilliant, thank you!
So useful to have the repetition – really getting it into my head.
~ Caroline Talbott
Just love the simplicity and musicality of this approach.
And it’s so useful to revisit the videos. Thank you!
~ Annie Jones
Meet your creative coach Deborah Henson-Conant
I’m Deborah Henson-Conant, and I’ve been composing, arranging and creating shows since I was a kid. I now play shows with symphonies and on solo stages with the electric harp that was created for me by CAMAC Harps, the “DHC” Harp.
But I started on the ukulele, playing and singing my own little-kid arrangements, telling stories, improvising and playing and singing with other people. And guess what? I use many of the same skills and principles to arrange the music I record and perform today – including the Grammy-Nominated album “Invention & Alchemy” and the song that won first prize in the International Songwriting Competiton (ISC).
