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The Big Why
Behind anything really worth doing, there is a purpose – a “big why” – the thing that keeps you moving forward through any obstacles that life puts in your path. Dedicating yourself to a practice TAKES SOMETHING. Being vulnerable and expressive TAKES...
Then & Now… with photographer Brian Douglas
So here’s what happened … Aside from playing to a completely full house on a Saturday night, and waking up to beautiful texts, emails and posts on Facebook about the show Sunday morning, I also got some wonderful photographs via text from a photographer...
How to Build Creative Resonance (Webinar Training with Deborah Henson-Conant)
Mon. Jan. 13, 2020 at 4:30 PM EST Get INSTANT Access to this Training Grab the Training - Hot off the Press! REGISTERING FOR THIS training includes a replay link and all handouts. It also includes membership on my mailing list. If you want to unsubscribe later,...
Hip Harp Toolkit 2019 – Final Beginning Projects
Welcome to the Final-Beginning Projects from the 2019 “Hip Harp Toolkit” class at Hip Harp Academy. These are all Music Projects by students who just finished the 10-week class in arrangement and improv– harpists committed to liberating themselves from the...
In the Christmas Grotto ~ Transformational Residencies at Hip Harp Studio
(Dec. 2020 – A note from DHC – Some of these programs may be limited due to Covid. Please reach out if you’d like more details through the ask-a-question from HERE) Many years ago – before I had created my online “Hip Harp Academy” and my...
DHC! LIVE on Stage at TCAN in Natick, MA
Deborah Henson-Conant Sat. Feb. 1, 2020 ~ 8pm The Center for Arts in Natick, MA (TCAN) A stunning, intimate SOLO SHOW with Electric Harp, Voice, Stories & Humor ~ with special guest, cabaret artist, Ute Gfrerer “Dazzling harp playing, gorgeous jazz/pop singing,...
Best Ever Birthday Gift ~ A List of Possibilities
It’s true I’m probably a control freak when it comes to my birthday (or possibly, everything). It’s true I get nervous every time someone gives me a gift. It’s true I worry – a lot – about where to put the gifts people give me. I’m working on all that....
Why you Need to Know How to Play ‘Happy Birthday’
Edith, my grandmother, was a purely functional musician. She could beat out the rhythm and the chords for a hymn or a folk song, and she did it, loud and strong at Eastern Star meetings and Cancer Dressing events. “People have to sing,” she said, “And somebody has to...
Ruth Lee’s “Soñando en Español” (3rd movement – Baroque Flamenco)
This is a blog series featuring performances of my harp showpiece “Baroque Flamenco” by other musicians. Click HERE to link to the overview blog Baroque Flamenco Around the World. Featured Performer: Ruth Lee, UK BRIEF BIO or DESCRIPTION OF WHAT YOU DO:Ruth Lee is a...
