I live in an interesting area – Bedford, IN. Bedford is known as “Limestone Capital of the World” There are many limestone quarries located in the area. Bedford limestone is also called Indiana limestone. Limestone has been a major part of the local commerce over the years. It is quite common to see large semi […]
Whoa – oh- oh- self control! Dr. David Erikson is quoted as say, “Controlling your children is never the real goal. Teaching our children self control is the real goal.” In my last post, I talked about using musical cues in the classroom. Over the years, I have written a lot of songs about skills […]
Musical and audio cues are a part of our everyday life. Our smart phones remind us that someone is calling, a text is sent, or it’s time to wake up. Audio cues in our car remind us to turn off the turn signal, close the door or time for a car repair. Musical jingles entice […]
Wow – we have entered into a new year and a new decade – 2020! A new year always brings a clean slate and a chance to try new things! This year I am launching a children’s television show on our local Bedford, IN cable station – The Star Station. The show is called Mrs. […]
The Lotus Arts and Education Foundation from Bloomington, Indiana brings music and the talents of many artist from all around the world to our local communities and schools. The Lotus Foundation was established in 1994 and is named in part to honor Indiana musician Quinten Lotus Dickey. The mission of Lotus is “to create opportunities […]
I just love Christmas music! Even though I start to look for new Christmas arrangements or write Christmas music and programs in June to plan ahead for choir and school, I still love singing the songs in December! Christmas music strikes such an emotion of happy memories for me when singing “Joy to the World”, […]
The dictionary defines a shadow as, “a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.” Shadows are such an interesting phenomena! What is it about seeing our shadow cast that makes us want to make hand puppets, dance or shiver in the night with fright? Shadows are the ideas for songs, movies, books, and even puppets! When our youngest daughter Caitlyn was one year […]
Make new friends, But keep the old, One is silver and the other gold! Friends are one of the most important choices we make in life. The above picture is of a group of girls I grew up with. We have sung together our whole lives! My Mom organized our first singing group when we […]
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Every year I teach my music classes Super power words throughout the school year that help them in every day life situations. We start the school year with the word and song Organization. After a summer of a relaxed and varied schedule, it takes teachers and students a while to get back into an organized routine. The song Organization is […]
In the spring of this year, 2016, I received a call from Bill and Reba Butler, friends from our church, Sherwood Oaks Christian Church. They informed me that a dear lady named Phyllis Combs, a former music teacher in Bedford had passed away in March. She was a member of their Sunday School class and […]