This week I took a walk at two nature centers and took a pic and videos that I was able to identify how to add them to a piano solo called Woodland Idyll by Frank Levin. This is a total game changer for YouTube videos. I'm so excited to learn something that I hope I can reflect on for future videos. When opening iMusic (at least through Mac Pro), find the word Projects and once you click on it, it will ask for a title of the new iMovie, which you will need to type in. A plus

Today I heard about this Pianist Emile who shared a concept that I've implemented since I first started teaching voice, piano and acting lessons over 15 years ago: play music above your level. My students learn and love that, even though it's an "opportunity" of growth for the students and myself. Elime also communicates about the importance of playing the parts the students and I are having "opportunities" with, focusing on small portions of the music. You might say the musi

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