This week has been a bit crazy in a good way, as Thursday was my last day as an accompanist for the Middle School I play piano for. So grateful to serve the students and staff. On Friday I had a chance to put up fliers in the community about lessons and an updated Summer Music Theater Camps, plus was able to complete a choreography video of We're All in This Together. A special thanks to my friend Jessie Gray's friend who created this colorful flier. Praying it leads to other

This has been a bit of a rough week at times at the school and with several of my personal students. On Monday the teacher I accompany for had to leave before classes started due to his daughter's illness and we decided to move forward with me leading the classes with help from a Sub. We'll honestly the school didn't have enough staff, so 2 out of 6 classes I was the only adult in the choir room. 5/6 of the classes did very well, yet a 6th Grade Class became so disrespectful

Happy May Day, a day set aside to put flowers on people's doors or porches and ring their doorbell and then disappear. With today's world, it's a bit of an opportunity with The Ring. LOL Plus it's NSYNC's famous song with lyrics: It's gonna be me, which sounds like It's gonna be May based on Justin Timberlake's vowels. LOL. Yet there is a phrase from The Mandalorian stating: This is the Way and some have changed it too: This is the May. So I wanted to share the main theme by

It's been a while since I made a student cry, yet wanted to share what has and continues to be helpful to me as a voice, piano and acting private talent instructor. I know I've written a blog about this, yet yesterday was very different on how I handled the last two piano lessons yesterday. Both of the students are learning new piano solos and the First Grader who takes lessons right after school can arrive being "a stinker", as her mom refers to it. We are currently working

Since I started teaching lessons over 15 years ago, I've always believed in trying things "bigger than" students and myself. I always feel overwhelmed in the best way when the students learn and demonstrate music and acting materials which they state: this music or theater material is too "hard", "difficult", "challenging". I call it "an opportunities", which they roll their eyes. LOL!!! My piano students are learning music from Susan Staples Bell, Compose Create, Piano Pront

Yesterday, I had a chance to finish off the choreography for Dig It. Two Rivers song explains about those who lived in Mesopotamia: Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The idea of the "fans with the cloth" were from the Drama Teacher at the school I accompany at. She utilzed them for the play "A Wrinkle in Time", for time travel. Those who attend the Dig It Camp will hopefully obtain the fans to represent water. This is a new technique to implement. I'm curious what the "vision" of

I'm trying something new by creating a Vlog to share about some of my dream songs to perform with students or other performers. The first selections are one I did with a former student many years ago. If you're a pianist, please let me know if you're interested in trying to perform these or other songs or if you're interested in lessons and want to experience these or other duets or quartets. These would be the biggest dream of all times to perform with other musicians on thi

Since I can remember, my mom and I would "speed walk" while we lived in Andover, Kansas, either in late Middle or High School. I've always enjoyed walking in most weathers, as it builds endurance and physical strength. Yet for me, it's really helped with focus at times when I feel "stuck", "uncertain", "frustrated". If it's a walk around the block, do an almost 2 mile walk in the neighborhood, walking around the zoo, nature parks, when I return I'm experiencing a good tired a

Hope you enjoy this piano solo and have a Blessed Easter. Thanks for your support. Blessings.

For many years as a theater educator, I've been looking for costumes that will work for Theater Summer Camps. Just wanted to share about some places I've found out about that have helped my business when looking for costume options that are local. Yes the businesses have other items, yet we're going to focus on costumes here. I found out about a small business originally located in the Kansas City area called A to Z Theatericals, yet has a small store in Wichita located at 12