Events

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Join us on the Third Thursday @ 3:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Zoom on December 19, 2020, for a REAL Holiday Treat.  Hear Motoshi Kosako, a truly original Jazz harpist and composer, perform his great tunes and covers.  In addition to performing, Motoshi will share his secrets for writing and arranging tunes.  Motoshi's music will lift your spirits and give you useable information to put into your own playing.

Did you miss the live Master Class on March 18, 2021?  You can now purchase the link to the video of this entertaining and informative class.   Watch it at your convenience as many times as you would like.

Third Thursday @ 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Zoom, May 20, 2021 on Zoom

Be inspired, educated, and amused!  Join the Queen of Improvisation,  Jazz Harpist, Singer, and Songwriter, Deborah Henson Conant, for an improvisation workshop to launch and stretch your comfort zone when it comes to creating your own music.   Deborah will show you how to use your inner vision to create motifs to help you improvise.  It turns improvisation into a game that people can play at any level.  

Natalie Cox, harpist, and Dan Reiter, cellist, have been performing, composing and arranging music for solo harp and harp with cello, since meeting at the Oakland Symphony in 1979 where they held the positions of Principal Harp and Principal Cello, respectively.  Together they perform lively and soulful music from varying traditions.  Whether it's Chopin, Vivaldi, Mancini, or Ellington, this duo sparkles! 

Join the Third Thursday 3:00 P.M. Pacific Time,  Concert and Workshop Series on Thursday, February 19, 2021, on Zoom for a recital and discussion of contemporary music for the harp presented by Dr. Jennifer Ellis.   Jennifer has a passion for contemporary music written for the harp.  She is a superb performer, an inspirational teacher, and an innovator on the harp.

Join us on the Third Thursday @ 3:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Zoom on December 19, 2020, for a REAL Holiday Treat.  Hear Motoshi Kosako, a truly original Jazz harpist and composer, perform his great tunes and covers.  In addition to performing, Motoshi will share his secrets for writing and arranging tunes.  Motoshi's music will lift your spirits and give you useable information to put into your own playing.

Select an option to purchase individual weeks for Mindful Mondays

You may have heard the phrase "just feel it" or "listen to your internal pulse".  But what happens when you aren't feeling it?  How can you even begin to improve such an internal (and often mysterious) process?  

Drawing on eurhythmics, this workshop will give you practical, concrete strategies for improving your internal pulse.  Be ready to move and have fun!

In this video of Rhett Barnwell's workshop on September 17, 2020, we discover that there is more than one approach as we look at the methods to the madness of arranging for the lever and pedal harp.  Through trial and tribulation, or taking a more left brain approach, we learn how to create beautiful music out of a row of strings.  You will discover how to make simple arrangements of your favorite tunes by finding your "style", selecting a mood, a meter,  a key and other mechanics from a musical "toolbox". We get down to the nitty gritty of classical forms, look at tricks of the trade and figure out how to make playable, creative, interesting and musical arrangements.

When you purchase the video of the workshop, you will receive the class handouts and a 10% off coupon code to use toward your next purchase of music, individual strings and accessories on this website.  (octave sets and full string sets are already discounted 10%)   Information will be emailed to you within 24 hours. 

CAREERS IN MUSIC WORKSHOP VIDEO
Does your career feel stuck in a rut?  Have gigs ground to a halt because of the Covid 19 Pandemic or are you curious about career opportunities beyond teaching and performing?  Join our presenter, Jessica Siegel, as we explore other careers in music.  In this engaging and interactive workshop you will find some new ideas and inspiration.