Familiar tunes like Christmas carols affect us consciously and subconsciously. Music impacts our brains, emotions, bodies, and — some would […]
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Category: playful artistry
Stark Winter
Stark Winter Winter is stark. Where I live, so much is dark and light; snow and bare trees; or gray […]
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playing with feelings in improvisation – InterPlayful
Feelings are deeply connected to my improvising. What I mean by that is emotion is often (almost always?) a starting […]
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InterPlay (rocks my world and more) a spontaneous, improv poem
InterPlay and the Players Who Play It You stretch out with intention Filling the room with love. Every movement a […]
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Interdependence Suite – music for peace and kindness
Peace Peace is the one thing that consistently allows human beings to thrive. When we are at war internally or […]
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Pain Chain and Releasing the Brain
Pain Since I started a blue-collar job (my first one since college), I’ve been experiencing pain. To be clear, I […]
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No Small Parts: The Great and Powerful “Ahs”
Size Doesn’t Matter “There are no small parts.” When I was in secondary school (equivalent to high school in the […]
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Taughannock Falls Majesty Revisited (Repeatedly)
It’s that time again. Well, frankly any day is “that time”. Since I live just a few miles from Taughannock […]
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Muse As Magnet – Why I Compose and Write
Throughout my life, I’ve pondered the muse. Even my brand name includes a play on the word “muse” (as well […]
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Long Creative Process: The Long and the Short Of It
“This is the short and the long of it…” ~ William Shakespeare One thing that I’ve noticed about my own […]
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