![So there I am at my first restaurant gig …. (or … the moment Hip Harp Toolkit was born)](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-10-01-at-9.59.23-AM.jpg)
![So there I am at my first restaurant gig …. (or … the moment Hip Harp Toolkit was born)](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-10-01-at-9.59.23-AM.jpg)
![Finding Creative Freedom – One Pluck at a Time [Harpists Margi Miller & Sally Walstrum speak out in words and music]](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sally-walstrum-concert-blue-dhc-harp-library.jpg)
Finding Creative Freedom – One Pluck at a Time [Harpists Margi Miller & Sally Walstrum speak out in words and music]
Harpist Sally Walstrum and Margi Miller both started taking classes at Hip Harp Academy, my year-long training program for harpists – more than 3 years ago. They each came to the harp in very different ways with very different skills. Sally started the harp as a...![What if you took a class where you discovered your own ability…](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/many-harpists-HHT-finals_01-111111_1080x675.jpg)
What if you took a class where you discovered your own ability…
What if … What if you took a class where you discovered you could just sit down and improvise your own arrangements? Boom! Just like that! What if it was like one of those dreams where you realize you can suddenly do something you always longed to do – and the...![Jung at Harp [2] The Conversation Continues](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-10-at-2.26.07-PM.jpg)
Jung at Harp [2] The Conversation Continues
Deborah Henson-Conant & Hip Harp Academy Present: An “In-Between the Music” Conversation “Jung at Harp [2] – the Conversation Conitnues” A conversation about music and … the principles of Jungian Analysis “In Between the Music” is a series of...![My First Improv! (Judy finds her wings)](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Screen-Shot-2019-12-12-at-12.30.59-PM.jpg)
My First Improv! (Judy finds her wings)
I was blown away when I saw this video in my Facebook Feed from a brand new student to “Summer Harp Jam” I knew the program was powerful, but this post proved just how much freedom from the notes on the page that one program could give someone in a single...![LIVE-STREAM Workshop & Concert – LIVE from Houston!](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DHC-Houston-Livestream.jpg)
LIVE-STREAM Workshop & Concert – LIVE from Houston!
JUST RELEASED! From Elizabeth Webb at Harpli.com Live-Stream Harp Improv Workshop and Concert! We are now offering a LIVE-STREAM workshop and concert experience, so no matter where you are, you too can learn Intro to Improv: Simple Formulas for Infinite Creative...![Somerset Harp Festival Fun!](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190721-155205H-2.jpg)
Somerset Harp Festival Fun!
Earlier this month I spent a weekend with an amazing group of harp players from all walks of life at the Somerset Harp Weekend – beginners and professionals and everything in between – teaching, learning, playing and sharing stories. I had the honor of...![Jung at Harp](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/DHC-Kathleen-Video-Screenshot.jpg)
Jung at Harp
Deborah Henson-Conant & Hip Harp Academy Present: An “In-Between the Music” Conversation “Jung at Harp” A conversation about music and … the principles of Jungian Analysis “In Between the Music” is a series of conversations about music and how it connects,...![SUMMER SPECIALS at Hip Harp Academy](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/join-me-HYMM-group-regent-harp.jpg)
SUMMER SPECIALS at Hip Harp Academy
Summer Harp Programs Start NOW! From 3 hour Immersion classes to 3 month learning programs – JOIN ME NOW — OR — get ALL the classes when you join the full year-long Academy 12-months 1. Sing & Play Harp (3-Chord Magic) This...![Harpist Margi Miller plucks a new connection with Alzheimers Patients](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-23-at-2.15.35-PM.jpg)