Archive for December, 2010

Aventura Número Dos

Posted by on Dec 06 2010 | Songtaneous

Adventure No. 2

Jimminy Crickets! It’s December!

Okay, I know it’s been December for a few days now, but — criminy! — I got a lot of stuff to do this month!

I have started my holiday baking, and Spices will sing our holiday show this Friday, so those festivities are taken care of.

But before the month ends, I still have to get (or make?) gifts for some people, audition kids for the next musical, get ready for my second semester teaching and …

Oh yes,  pack for my trip to the Canary Islands. *grin*

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At the end of this month, I embark on my second trip in the year-long, grant-funded (thank you, MN State Arts Board!) vocal improv course I’m taking. We’ll be gathering at Jardin Mariposa in the Canary Islands to spend another week singing and improvising.

I am so excited. (And a little panicked. *smile*)

I can NOT wait to see all my lovely singer friends again. And with the many languages spoken in the group, communicating in person is so much more satisfying.

The topic of this second session is sound, singing and healing. We plan to explore the ways in which we can use singing to help nourish, repair, connect and sustain ourselves. (So up my alley!)

(Now, if I can just figure out what to pack. *smile*)

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Food for Thought #71

Posted by on Dec 03 2010 | Food For Thought, Songtaneous

“The riders in a race do not stop when they reach the goal.
There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill.
There is time to hear the kind voices of friends and say to oneself,
‘The work is done.’”
– Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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I should have expected this. That it would feel strange to stop recording and posting songs every day.

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”
– Jim Rohn

I finally developed the routine, worked out the kinks and — it’s over.

Ah yes, my friend “the cooldown.” (Again.)

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Spontaneous Song a Day

Posted by on Dec 01 2010 | Listening, Sarah Sings, Songtaneous, Spontaneous Song a Day

Song a day project, November 2010

In November 2010, I undertook an improvisation project to record and share a 3-minute solo every day.

I had the following goals:

  • Post a 3-minute recording for each day of the month in November
  • Interact with my blog readers as a singer (instead of just as a writer)
  • Observe my art half-way through a year-long vocal improv class
  • Learn something

All 30 Spontaneous Song

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