Archive for September, 2009

Food for Thought (#20)

Posted by on Sep 17 2009 | Food For Thought, Inspirational, Passion Pays the Bills, Songtaneous

“Can you turn your heart thing into a smart thing?”
— me (*smile*)

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What I mean is can you take your passion and pay the bills?

I know there’s a blog series or product down this road of thought, but it hasn’t quite shown up yet. (So … um … er … stay tuned, I guess. *smile*)

In the meantime …

“What fascinates, engages, compels, excites, captivates, invigorates and CHALLENGES you?”

(Psst. That’s where you start. *wink*)

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Remember you can come be Songtaneous THIS Saturday, September 19 at the Wild Rice Festival in Roseville MN. Spontaneous singing AND a pancake breakfast — who could ask for more?

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Greater Than the Parts

Posted by on Sep 14 2009 | Listening, Songtaneous

Putting a piece together from bits and pieces that different people contribute, of course, fascinates me. So does this youtube video of Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir. Each person recorded his/her part and uploaded to youtube where Whitacre mixed them to create his “choir.”

It puts me in mind of what happens at Songtaneous. Different people with different voices, different ideas and different strengths come together and co-create. And I get to conduct — kind of. Most of the time the music takes us where we’re meant to go and unexpected, beautiful moments occur.

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Food for Thought (#19)

Posted by on Sep 11 2009 | Food For Thought, Songtaneous

“Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.” — Steve Jobs

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Reminder: The next Songtaneous session is tomorrow — Saturday, September 12. And, I’ve been invited to present Songtaneous September 19 at the Wild Rice Festival in Roseville MN. Visit the events page for more info on both of these events.

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