Blues, Harp-Style, 4 week online course

[jeffrey-mcfadden]

For the microscopic minority who are looking to play blues on their harps, Deborah Henson-Conant is offering a [Blues, Harp Style 4 week online course](http://hipharp.com/events/blues-harpstyle.html). Registration opens April 30th and the course starts on May 13th. It is claimed to be for pedal or lever harpers of any skill level. It’s right up my alley!

[Angela Biggs]

No WAY!!! I’ve been wanting to learn how to play blues on harp ever since I first found her New Blues. Thanks for the heads-up!

[Gretchen Cover]

Even if you aren’t going to take the course, watch the hilarious, clever video by harpist Blythe Tait on the website. Click on the “Blues, Harpstyle” link in Jeffrey’s post above.

[terry-waltz]

It sounds interesting, but for a four- or five-hour distance course in a group of unspecified size, the price seems like it could possibly be a bit higher than some might be willing to pay.

[jeffrey-mcfadden]

@Terry, it’s a shame you let that put you off if you were interested at all. She’s a wonderful teacher, kept the group to a manageable size, and gives one-on-one feedback to people who chose to pay the extra fee for it. The feedback includes text – an email, basically – but also a personal video in which she plays the pointers she wants you to have on her harp, including slow play, close-ups, or whatever she feels she needs to do to get her message across. She also created a private Facebook group for class members only so we can interact with one another outside her immediate oversight, and has a weekly “Office Hours” chat session where she answers questions that have been sent in over a question link over the week. Videos, pdf’s, audio play-along files… I couldn’t be any happier, nor want any more value for my money.
Of this group, I am there, and Angela Biggs, and I don’t know of any others but I’m quite new here and don’t know all the members.

[Angela Biggs]

Yeah, I was leery of the cost, but I feel like I’m getting more than I paid for! I’m so glad I did it. This is a *great* class.

[jeffrey-mcfadden]

Angela, are you in the Feedback group?

[Angela Biggs]

Nope, the less expensive option was already a stretch, even with the early discount. I wish I could have, but — that’s exactly why there were two tiers. Price is the simplest and most effective way to limit class size, and DHC only has so much time to “grade” submissions.

[jeffrey-mcfadden]

I couldn’t get my module 3 homework in anyway, due to getting ready for the N’Awlins festival. Her time is surely limited, but I didn’t figure how limited mine would be. The feedback is nice but you’re getting the most important part, you can be sure of that.

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