WELCOME TO
Week 1 ~ Fall 2020

Weekly Academy Class Notes for
Mon. Sep. 28, 2020 ~ Sun. Oct. 4, 2020

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LIVE Events This Week

Link to the chats through the “Chat Info” link in the sidebar

We have two chats this week to accommodate students in different timezones. You can come to either or both. I’ll be going over the same basic material in each.  It’s possible chats may last a bit longer than an hour.

  • MON at 11AM EST: CHAT SESSION #1:
  • MON at 5:30 pm EST: CHAT SESSION #2:
  • FRI at 1pm EST: Office Hour (apologies if you missed it – this was added last-minute)
  • SAT at Noon EST (’til 2pm): Special Project Workshop: “DHC Harp: Under the Hood”

LINKS for all LIVE Events are on the “Chat Info” link in the sidebar.

My goal in the Masterclass/Chats is to

  • Give an overview of what you’ll be learning in the coming week
  • Give you an opportunity to ask questions
  • Have a chance to review homework together

Class Content This Week

Link to each class through the Dashboard

 WELCOME TO THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS!  We’re running two classes this Fall:

If you’re a first year student, you should focus on Hip Harp Toolkit. If there’s a special reason you want to work on Jazz for Harps, let DHC know.  

If you’re past your first year you can choose either class.

  • Hip Harp Toolkit: [I’m working on this – please come back and hit the “Refresh button above to see my updated overview DHC 9/27/20 11pm EST]
  • Jazz for Harps: [I’m working on this – please come back and hit the “Refresh button above to see my updated overview DHC 9/27/20 11pm EST]
  • Special Projects: If you’ve been in the Academy for at least 2 years, you’ve taken both classes and you’re playing the material in the fluently, you can propose a special project to DHC. You’ll still come to the chats to share your questions and experiences with the project. 

Upcoming Deadlines & Events

Homework is Due

See “Homework Submission & Guidelines” link in sidebar to submit homework
Homework description will be found in the class itself – or come to the chat

  • Sunday Night at Midnight EST

Project Due Dates

See “Project Submission” in the sidebar for info on what the projects are and how to submit them

  • Half-Baked Projects are due: TBD 
  • Final-Beginning Projects are due: TBD

Elite Chat

See “Elite Chat” in the sidebar for link to the Zoom Room

  • Wed. Oct. 7 at 5:30 pm EST 

Special Events

  • Sat. Oct. 3 at Noon EST ~ Under the Hood with the DHC Harp – Get the link and handout from the Chat Info page in the sidebar (just make sure to refresh the page to see the most current content)

 

From the Newsfeed

STATUS – This is a section that Nyx & DHC created in Nov. 2021 using the old Newsfeeds, so that we can see what happened in the past, and clean up the newsfeed. Even though we started having class notes this week, we are just putting the Newsfeed below so we have it.

Always refresh your screen to see the most updated news on this page

We Are Here => Week Starting: MON. Sept. 28 – Ending: SUN. Oct. 4

SAVE THESE DATES

  1. THE DHC HARP: Under the Hood: Sat. Oct. 3 at 12:00 to 2:00 pm EST: Insights on how to play the DHC harp and use the harness. Look on the CHAT INFO page for the link to attend. This special event is free for all Academy members.
  2. ELITE CHAT: Wed. Oct. 7 at 4:30 pm EST*  (*NOTE this change. This originally was listed wrongly as 5:30 pm.)

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE: Sept. 28 – Oct. 4

Look in the sidebar for Academy Schedule link to find the “Class Notes” for this week.

  1. Monday: MASTERCLASS CHATS – at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT AND at 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm EDT. Come to either or both. These are masterclass-chats: they include a training session and play along – followed by questions. Academy Members Only (the link is in your reminder email)
  2. Thursday: “HARP Time LIVE” (Free to the Public)  Thursdays at 4:30 – 5:30 EDT  Opt-in Here ~  watch REPLAYS here ~ Share with Friends here 
  3. LEAD SHEET BOOTCAMP – Replays are up! Look on your Dashboard for “Lead Sheet Bootcamp” under “Foundations”

Where are the Replays?

  • Untangle Weekend Retreat: Scroll down on your dashboard to find the “Untangle” badge
  • Lead Sheet Bootcamp Retreat – Look under “Foundations” on your Dashboard for the badge
  • Chats: Look in the sidebar for “Chat Replays” under “Fall 2020”

FOR ALL Chats & Schedules: Double-check the SIDEBAR for Chat Info & Upcoming Schedule. If you notice discrepancies, please let us know, using the “Ask a Question” form (which is also in the sidebar)  If you ever notice this news-feed isn’t current, you can let us know what’s missing or incorrect with the “Ask a Question” form – and thank you!

[Updated Oct.  2, 2020 – 9:40 pm / DHC]