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Be the Change You Want to See In Yourself

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A friend posted the following quote, and I wrote the below in reaction.–quote–“Perhaps the source of your discontent lies in your attachment to how things should be instead of accepting how things are.” –my response–On many levels, I agree (that whole “be zen and accept where you are thing,” yeah, that would be cool). On…

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Tongue-Tied Up on a Word? Use Tongue Twisters.

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For my voiceover/narration friends and singing students who follow me here:  A colleague asked a question about how to pronounce certain words when saying them comes out sounding wrong. In this case, it was “protests.” Here’s my answer. It might be helpful to others of you as well. “First, you need to do some practicing…

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Learning to Sing – Confidence and the Callous Word

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This is why I teach people to sing. On Monday, I started teaching the first of the singing class series at Howard Community College. As part of the intro, I ask the students to tell me their names and their singing history. One of the students, an older lady (I’d say early 70s easily) told…

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So, get to it already. (the idea, the motivation, and the desire – the necessary pieces of creation)

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Sometimes, wisdom knocks me on the noggin from the most unexpected places. I was watching a random episode of Warehouse 13 while I was eating dinner and Kelly Hu’s character (she’s the new owner of the B&B) said the following to Claudia about her wanting to be the new caretaker of the Warehouse.  “If you…

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The WildLife: Young, dumb, and full of … well, you know.

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This week’s “The WildLife,” is also based on a true story. My friend H and I were hanging out in front of her house talking at 1am. I’m still surprised I had the presence of mind to react the way I did. I was 16 years old. I realize that nowadays, the reaction might/would be…