“It’s all uncharted.” Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles took the UC Berkeley Greek Theatre by storm last night. The performance was the last stop on her “Little Black Dress” tour. Sara crisscrossed the country this summer, mostly playing songs from her newest album, “The Blessed Unrest.” It’s a new album, with a new, more electronic sound, she’sContinue reading ““So how do you do it with just words and just music?””
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All the Sounds of the Earth Are Like Music
Music truly is all around us. It’s in a Robin’s song, the rustling of leaves, and waves crashing against the shore. But how often do we actually stop to hear the sounds of the world around us? My running team only has a few rules: No strollers, no pets, no wimps, and no earbuds. AtContinue reading “All the Sounds of the Earth Are Like Music”
Be Kind to Your Parents
I often use this blog as a venue to write about my work with children. In reviewing my archive of past entires, I realized that I left out one very important detail of my work – parents. It is impossible to work with children and not encounter their parents. In fact, if I didn’t everContinue reading “Be Kind to Your Parents”
Learning How to Play
My mother recently wrote a great post in her blog Discovering Santosha, entitled “Go out and play!” She begins by writing, “Plato wrote, “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” Playing allows us to take risks, to laugh at ourselves, to fall down, andContinue reading “Learning How to Play”
The Beauty Is – 10 Most Influential Musical Theatre Experiences
Tonight, I finally managed to carve out a little time to just sit at the piano and play some music. It’s rare these days to find the time to play simply for pleasure and not for work. I find that one of the major hazards of a career in musical theatre is that you loseContinue reading “The Beauty Is – 10 Most Influential Musical Theatre Experiences”
Rachel Robinson Music 