Skype Meetings
The "double" dates reflect the presence of our Australian members for whom Friday has already become Saturday. Here is a Time Conversion Chart: World Clock -Time Zones
- August 8/9, 2008 - "Business Tips"
- September 19/20, 2008 - "Recording Your Harp"
- Carl's Recommendations
- Alice's Recommendations
- October 10/11, 2008 - "Harp Circles"
- November 7/8, 2008 - "Our Favorite Christmas Carols"
- December 19/20, 2008 - 2009 Planning Session
2009
- January 16/17, 2009 - "How to Effectively Prepare for a Performance"
- February 13/14, 2009 - "Tips for Preparing to Play in an Ensemble" and "What are Our Favorite Styles of Music"
- March 13/14, 2009 - Book Discussion: A Soprano on Her Head by Eloise Ristad
- April 17/18, 2009 - "How to Take Care of Ourselves" (Tips for grounding and protecting ourselves from becoming too empathetic)
- Susan's Warm-ups for Harpists
- May 15/16, 2009 - "How to Talk and Play Harp at the Same Time"
- June 12/13, 2009 - Book Discussion: Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks
- July 17/18, 2009 - "Music and Animals - Review of Internet Resources"
- August 14/15, 2009 - No Meeting
- September 11/12, 2009 - "Tips for Singing and Performing" presented by Mona and Carl Johnson
- October 9/10, 2009 - "Giving Presentations on Healing Music"
- November 13/14, 2009 - Book Discussion: The Mythic Harp by Sarajane Williams
- December 11/12, 2009 - "What Harp Conferences are you attending this year?" and "Healing Music for the Holidays" or "Should You Play Christmas Carols?"
2010
- January 8/9 - "What Do You Mean the Funeral is Tomorrow? What Should I Play?"
- February 12/13 - "Professional Improvement: strategies for getting 10 CEUs every year for the next 4 years"
- March 12/13 - Book Discussion: The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music by Victor L. Wooten
- April 9/10 - "How Do We Get Paid For Work As Healing Musicians?"
- May 21/22 - "What are the three songs you play the most?"
- June 11/12 - Book Discussion: This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel Levitin
- July 9/10 -Technique Tips:
- Memorizing Music
- Improvising
- August - No Meeting
- September - No Meeting
- October 8/9 - "Marketing Yourself as a Healing Musician" - Double Book Discussion
- Attracting Perfect Customers: The Power of Strategic Synchronicity by Stacey Hall and Jan Brogniez
- The Secrets of Spiritual Marketing: A complete guide for natural therapists to making money doing what they love by Lawrence Ellyard
- November 12/13 - Report from Southeastern Harp Weekend and discussion of working concerns of healing and performing musicians
- December 10/11 - "What Are You Playing for Christmas This Year?"
2011
- January 14/15 - "How Are You Drumming Up New Business?"
- February 11/12 - Book Discussion- The Gift of Healing Modes by Stella Benson
- March 11/12- "Introduction to Chord Theory" by Alice Freeman
- Handout #1 - Triads and Diatonic Chords (PDF file)
- Handout #2 - Chord Inversions and Diatonic Chord Progressions (PDF file)
- Handout #3 - How to Figure Out Chord Progressions (PDF file)
- April 15/15 - no meeting
- May 13/14 - "Where are you playing next, and what music are you going to play?"
- June 10/11 - Social Hour: Catching Up
- July (no meeting)
- August 12/13 - "What is working for your career as a healing musician?"
- September 16/17 - "Recertification: Details and Deadlines"
- Summary: Information for IHTP Recertification
- Summary: Information for CCM Recertification
- October 14/15 - "Grant Writing" with Alice Waits-Richmond and reports from recent conferences
- November 11/12 -Holiday Music Recommendations and Harp Circle
- December 9/10 - "What Are You Playing for the Holidays?"
2012
- January 13/14 - "How to Make and Market a CD" with Cymber Lily Quinn
- February 10/11 - Repertoire Discussion -"Who Do You Play For and What Do You Play?"
- March 9/10 - "Convergence and Color My World - How might they affect us as Therapeutic Musicians?"
- April 13/14 - "What Mode Might This Be? - A Review of Ionian, Dorian and Aeolian Modes and How to Identify Them"
- May 11/12 - "Continuing our Mode Discussion - Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian and Locrian"
- Additional Notes from Alison
- June 15/16 - "Pentatonic Scales - Which 5 Notes?"
- Handout: Pentatonic Scale Theory Simplified
- Handout: Information on Pentatonic Scales and Healing Tones from Stella Benson
- July 20/21 - "Pentatonic Scales continued - Major and Minor"
- August 17/18 - "Bedside Playing -- New Equipment, Procedural Changes, Music to Share"
- September 21/22 - "Have you read a good book lately?"
- October 5/6 - "Spirituality, The Centerpiece of Addiction Treatment" and "Training for Vigils"
- November 9/10 - "What are you playing for the Holidays?"
2013
- February 8/9 - Member Updates
- March 8/9 - "Perspectives on the Iso-Principle and Entrainment"
- April 12/13 - "Nadia's Muse: Composing and Arranging Nadia Birkenstock-Style - Simply Wonderful"
- (Notes and Music from Beth Hunter)
- May 10/11 - Following guidelines from the April Skype Session, come prepared to play an original composition or an original arrangement inspired by Nadia Birkenstock's suggestions
- June and July - No meetings
- August 16/17 - Catch up on summer activities
- September 13/14 - Book Discussion: "You Are Your Instrument" by Judy Lyonn Lieberman
- October 25/26 - Reports from people who attended the "Northern Lights Harp Fest", the "Southeastern Harp Weekend" and the "Spanish Peaks International Celtic Music Festival and Retreat"
- November 15-16 - "What are you playing for the holidays this year?"
- Also discussed 2014 Conferences: It's such fun to meet face-to-face or room together at harp conferences. Where could we potentially go this year?
- 2014:
- Dee Sweeney is hoping to put together a conference in Denver with Sunita Staneslow for therapeutic musicians sometime
- Southeastern Harp Weekend (October 24/25/26) - Tina Tourin will be there offering CEUs
- Spanish Peaks International Celtic Festival (September 25/26/27/28) - don't know yet what CEU opportunities there will be
- MHTP Biennial Conference - 20 CEUs (October 23-26) - Camp Allen, Navasota, TX
- American harp Society Conference (June 22 to 26) - New Orleans (no CEUs and no lever harp workshops)
- 2015:
- Northern Lights Harp Fest (October 3/4/5)
2014
- January 10/11 - "The Full Awareness of Breathing"
- Adaption of the Buddhist Sutra teaching about the 16 Breaths from Old Path White Clouds by Thich Nhat Hanh - Handout
- February 21/22 - Different Types of Meditations
- Do the "Instrument Meditation" either reading from this link (or listening to this recording)
- March 14/15 - "How to Prepare for Lengthy (2-3 hrs) Playing Times" - Everyone
- April 11/12 - "Playing and Breathing into Music" - Beth Hunter
- Discussion will center around Gregorian Chants and playing tunes like this one (Divinium Mysterium) and breathing properly
- May 9/10 - "Living in Mindfulness" - Cymber Lily Quinn
- June 20/21 - "Coping Strategies for Personal Aging and Loss of Family Members"
- July 11/12 - "What is Your Favorite Major, Minor or Modal key and Why?"
- August - No Meeting
- September 19/20 - "The Unwilling Patient: What can you do when they say 'no' to music?"
- October 17/18 - "Improvisation: How do you get from D Dorian to G Mixolydian or C Ionian for a subdued patient you want to try to make happier?" (Does ii to V to I make sense to you?)
- Handout: Alice's Examples of Modal Transitions
- November 14/15 - "What are you playing for the Holidays this year? And what would you substitute if your patient did NOT want seasonal music?"
2015
- January 16/17 - Plans for 2015 Meetings and Conferences and "What Do You Do When People Invade Your Space?"
- February 20/21 - "Musical Examples from your Favorite Books" (see Recommended Harp Books for ordering information)
- March - No meeting (some members at IHTP Conference in San Diego)
- April 10/11 - Conference updates and Q&A
- May 15/16 - "Harp Ergonomics and a discussion of Laurie Riley's book The Harper's Manual" - Cymber Quinn
- June 12/13 - No meeting
- July 10/11 - No meeting
- August 14/15 - No meeting
- September 18/19 - "Music for Comfort" - tunes for Aprille from Joanne, Beth and Alice