Archive for October, 2008

Ed Mascari: Conversations at the Piano

Friday, October 17th, 2008

My husband turned me onto a blog by composer and piano instructor Ed Mascari. I was reading through it today and thought about posting some of his info, but it was so good I thought I would just tell you about his whole blog. He’s got some great insights and advice on learning music and developing [...]

Ponderings on Music as Story

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

I’m enjoying the small bit of fall weather here in St. Louis. It’s a nice time of year for me because I have so many memories, particularly of marching band.  The feel of the air always reminds me of playing at pep rallies and then getting on the band bus to head for the game. [...]

Mini-Course Now Available

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

I’ve just added a minicourse to this site discussing how music can be used to make your day to day life better. It deals with ways music can help with things many of us struggle with such as sleep problems, stress, and pain. There’s also an article by a music therapist on using music to [...]