Jan 12, 2019 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Online Courses, [Class-SOP] Strings of Passion |
This is an archive “Strings of Passion” post ~ originally published Jan. 1, 2017 and updated in 2019 I love to work with impassioned people. I love to learn from impassioned people,I love to talk to impassioned people,I love to play with impassioned...
Jan 10, 2019 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy |
What makes someone start their own school, create curriculum and then share it with others? What IS Hip Harp Academy? “Hip Harp Academy” is my fundamental training program for harp players – and since it’s unlike any other online harp program...
Jan 10, 2019 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy |
This is a guest post from Shelley Fairplay, a professional harpist, performer, teacher and ensemble-leader based in Wales, UK. Shelley was one of the first students in Hip Harp Academy, is a member of my “Harness Your Muse” mentorship and has used that...
Dec 27, 2018 | Events, Harping & Harpists, Online Courses, Performing, Projects |
As 2018 ends and 2019 begins, I wanted to take a moment to look back at some of the highlights – moments of new beginnings, musical friendships, adventures and projects. JANUARY – A TedX talk “From the Harp” The year began on the TEDx stage...
Dec 21, 2018 | Random Thoughts |
Yup. My life is a joke. Not just any joke. A very particular joke that my stepfather, Larry, used to tell. He was a child psychologist and I’ll use his official terminology – perfected in child-psychology seminars, no doubt. So here’s the joke: A team of child...
Dec 18, 2018 | Collaboration, Composer, Composing, Musical Theater, Projects |
When I create a show, I almost always work with an visual artist who brings the show alive for me visually with original illustrations. But first I draw them myself. In this video I’m showing you the drawings I made for “The Golden Cage” and then how...
Dec 13, 2018 | Collaboration, Composer, Composing, Musical Theater, Projects, Uncategorized |
This is a ‘work-video’ of my musical “The Golden Cage” that I made for my development collaborator, Paul Gordon. It’s a 12-minute ‘short story’ version – or musical synopsis – of the 75-minute, 2-character show....
Dec 6, 2018 | Christmas-Hanuka-Kwanzaa, Harping & Harpists, Holidays |
Holiday music was the reason I became a harpist … but maybe not for the reason you think. I could be pretty snobby about what I sang when I was a young adult, and when my college chorus was singing a Christmas song I didn’t like, I figured out THE BEST way...
Nov 29, 2018 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Harping & Harpists, Hip Harp Academy |
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!...
Nov 27, 2018 | Hip Harp Academy, Special Offers |
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...
