Alexandra Coursen Composer  Harpist

I forwarded the 3 pieces to the Future Blend Project contest on the day before the deadline. Two weeks later the finalists were announced.

Last summer I participated in Deborah Henson-Conant’s one-week Harness Your Muse Mastermind Retreat. The retreat’s emphasis was on...

A problem with lever harp mechanics arose in the namepiece "Michaela". In the 4 measure section that merges the parents names, the B...

I just finished reading "Big Magic", by Elizabeth Gilbert. It is giving me many of the answers that I couldn’t put together. About...

Last weekend I upgraded my Finale to the 2014 program. It was usually $450, but on sale for $99. A friend had just told me how useful it...

My task for the past 2 weeks was to take the first draft of "NamePieces" and clean it up. Re-check each staff line for readability and...

I took part in a Deborah Henson Conant webinar, "Play With Freedom", and she told about learning to play jazz, and how a seasoned...

Saturday morning I woke up and was supposed to hop to it, and start cleaning for our guests who were due in at 10. There was also a...

Laughing while playing first page corrections. No one will ever play this, but me. No one will listen to my music, but me. Well, some...

Red Riding Hood: I traipsed off to my mother’s nursing home to practice. I found my mother in the dining room and told her I was going to...