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Sunday Singalong: Vocal Warm-Ups
After having taken over 10 years of voice lessons (including studying as a voice major in college) and teaching voice lessons myself for the past 8 years, I've learned a few vocal warm-ups in my time. I could probably have gone on for another hour, but I decided to...
Ring, Ring!
Once every few months, I write a song to be used with the instrument being played in the picture above: the tone block. These are a staple in my early childhood music classes, because they are excellent for targeting fine motor skills. They also sound nice and are...
One Step at a Time
On Saturday, a few family members and I decided to climb a mountain in Colorado. What we originally believed to be a 6-mile round trip hike turned out to be almost double that, but when we reached the top -- as pictured above -- all the sweat and achy muscles were...
Happy 4th of July!
What's more appropriate for the 4th of July weekend than a baseball game with your family? That's exactly what I did yesterday. And even though the Rockies -- the home team -- lost, it was a perfectly patriotic day. Our last day in Denver will be spent by the pool,...
Sunday Singalong: A Schoolhouse Rock Favorite
Little did I know when I was performing this song in my school musical as a junior in high school that I would still be singing it 11 years later. No wonder Schoolhouse Rock was such a popular cartoon back in its day! It was before my time, but it's fun to watch the...
Friday Fave: Anything You Want
If you are an entrepreneur, own a business of any kind, or plan to someday, stop reading my blog right now and go buy this book. I have fallen way out of the internet loop, so I only found out that the amazing and inspiring Derek Sivers (founder of CD Baby) published...
How Much is Too Much?
Self-employment can be scary at first. After making the decision to leave my full-time job in order to expand my private practice and teaching studio, I did what I thought was the most logical thing, and took on as many new students as I could. More students, more...
Microphone Stand = Music Stand?!
I tried to keep my newest piece of equipment under wraps until today's blog post, but I couldn't help but give my Facebook friends a sneak peek over the weekend. I'm just wayyy too excited about my new microphone stand mount for the iPad 2! I wish I was one of those...
Sunday Singalong: Play the Cabasa!
I love the cabasa because not only is it totally fun to play, but it is also multi-sensory. The unique sound it produces, coupled with the tactile input, makes this one of my most frequently used instruments during music therapy sessions. Play the Cabasa serves as a...