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![Composer’s Spotlight: Eleven-year-old Vien Ignacio Wins 4 Top Prizes Playing ‘Baroque Flamenco’](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Vien-Ignacio-03-Richard-Sy-Facunda-1080x675.jpg)
Composer’s Spotlight: Eleven-year-old Vien Ignacio Wins 4 Top Prizes Playing ‘Baroque Flamenco’
Composer’s Spotlight: Eleven-year-old Vien Ignacio Wins 4 Top Prizes Playing Deborah Henson-Conant’s ‘Baroque Flamenco’ Vien, an 11-year-old harpist from the Philippines, brings so much energy to her rendition of ‘Baroque Flamenco’...![Composer’s Spotlight: So Jeong Shim performs ‘Baroque Flamenco’](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/So-Jeong-Shim-01-1080x675.jpg)
Composer’s Spotlight: So Jeong Shim performs ‘Baroque Flamenco’
Composer’s Spotlight Series: So Jeong Shim plays ‘Baroque Flamenco’ on an electric harp In this interview, So Jeong Shim shares her experience playing Deborah’s ‘Baroque Flamenco’, why she chose to learn this piece, and how it impacted her life. Her advice to...![Hangin’ with the Harp: Atlanta Harp Center Interview with Deborah Henson-Conant](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Hangin-with-the-Harp-Blog-feature.jpg)
Hangin’ with the Harp: Atlanta Harp Center Interview with Deborah Henson-Conant
Last week, I had a blast with my special 4-hour Creative Resonance Immersion Workshop coaching an amazing group of people to discover new ways to get creative in all aspects of their lives. And now, my friends from the Atlanta Harp Center just invited me for a LIVE...![A Creativity Workshop from the Harp – but not just for Harpists](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CRPI-SOP-Banner-DHCWheel_v2-1080x675.jpg)
A Creativity Workshop from the Harp – but not just for Harpists
In my last show, I stepped on stage, girded my courage and shared something I rarely share in concert: How I think about MUSIC ITSELF. I talked about how I break the creative process down into 7 principles I call the “Strings of Passion” and how breaking...![‘Modulation Staircase’ Tip: Placing a Triad](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/triad-placement-helen-modulation-staircase-v1-1080x675.jpeg)
‘Modulation Staircase’ Tip: Placing a Triad
Placing a Triad in the harp The triad is the base of a chord. Being able to place 3 notes together is very important. In DHC’s Modulation Staircase, you will need this technique many times. It will also be a base for more complex techniques in playing the harp....![The Greatest Thing You’ll Ever Learn](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/greatest-thing-ever-learn-words.jpg)
The Greatest Thing You’ll Ever Learn
One of the songs I heard my mother sing when I was a kid was “Nature Boy” by Eden Ahbez. It was one of the pieces I cut my teeth on when I was learning to ‘fake’ music from chord charts. It has a haunting melody with simple, beautiful chords. There’s one thing I just...![My First Love Song](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fred-and-dhc.jpg)
My First Love Song
I wrote my first love song when I was 13 or 14. It wasn’t my first song – which was from my musical “When Nights were Bold, ” when I was 12. But this song was different. It was personal. I was in love with Freddie Stewart. I followed him...![You MUST send Valentines](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sylvia-wolf-dhc-image-1080x675.jpg)