October 2009

Costumes on Parade

October 12, 2009

It’s time to announce the third and final winner of the Halloween song topic contest. Congrats to Mrs. Gee, a fellow music educator, for her great idea! She had this to say: One of the schools where I work used to do a parade of costumes. I think it would be neat to let kids [...]

All the Candy I’ll Eat

October 12, 2009

When I was a kid, the best part of Halloween was coming home from trick-or-treating, dumping my bag of candy on the floor, and taking inventory of all the goodies. My brother and I would sort out our candy and make trades, and then I usually proceeded to eat way more candy than one should [...]

Sound-Off: SleepPhones

October 11, 2009

Remember when I first told you about sleephones? Well I received my own pair in the mail a couple of weeks ago, and I am addicted! The picture above is a reenactment of pretty much every single night since I got my sleepphones; they are so comfortable that I completely forget I’m wearing them. I [...]

My Grandma

October 10, 2009

I want to thank you all for the thoughtful comments and emails I’ve received over the last couple of days. As I mentioned in my previous post, my grandma passed away this week. And as difficult as this has been, it really is a blessing that she is at peace now. My grandma was diagnosed [...]

A Personal Note

October 8, 2009

I was hoping to announce the winners and share the songs that came from their topics this week, but unfortunately, that will be held off for a few days. My grandmother passed away on Tuesday, and I have been spending time with my family and preparing for the funeral and reception, which will happen tomorrow. [...]

Two Pumpkins in a Patch

October 5, 2009

Happy Monday to all of you lovely people! Today is the last day to enter the Halloween song topic contest, so I am hoping you’ll do so if you haven’t already. And just because I couldn’t wait any longer, I’ve already chosen one of the three winners…so congrats to Emily! This is what she had [...]

Finally Friday

October 3, 2009

I’m taking it easy tonight, because tomorrow morning is the photo shoot for my CD project, Listen & Learn: Music for a Different Kind of Audience. The wonderful Kimberly Smoot has donated her time and talent to the cause, and I’m really looking forward to working with her tomorrow. I might even post a few [...]

Friday Fave: An Act of Selflessness

October 2, 2009

I have some pretty amazing colleagues at The Hope Institute. From the teachers to the educational specialists to the executive staff, there is no shortage of caring, patient, and hardworking people surrounding me. One of those people is Tom LeClair, who is Hope’s Chief Development Officer. He has been extremely supportive of the music therapy [...]

Orange You Glad It’s October?

October 1, 2009

I am! September is nice, but it is that limbo period between summer and fall, where the weather just can’t seem to make up its mind. October is full-on FALL, and there’s no question about that today. I am counting down the minutes before my first class this morning, when I’ll be sharing a few [...]

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