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A Musical Journey from Terrified to (Remarkably) Less Terrified
Linda McCloud-Bondoc The first time I remember being terrified of performing in front of an audience was when I was 6 years old. My...
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My Music Journey by Kaylene Duttchen
I was born into a musical family. My grandfather played violin mostly in the fiddle style; my mom played piano, accordion and sang; and...
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Kathy Bayley: My musical journey:
When I reflect on my childhood, no one in my large family took music lessons. My mom loved to sing for her own pleasure; my brother was...
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Sight Reading 125 pieces Challenge - from 20/09/22 to 21/02/03. Reached 125 pieces on 21/01/26!
Hi everyone, Waterton National Park turned 125 this year! I haven't Visited for at least 5 years now but I have such fond memories so I...
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A New Beginning /Sep 15, 2019
So here we are - it's September - the beginning of a new year. Unlike others who think of January as the beginning of the year - I think...
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March - March Madness - Part 2 - APTA festival - overcoming performance anxiety & networking 190520
I am finishing my March post because I have some free time now. I brought my laptop on my vacation with me so I had started this two...
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March Madness - part 1 - Gift of Music, new added focus for our learning group, collaboration and ou
March was a frenzy of important events for me and I could feel all the positive energy in a big way. I am blogging about it so I can...
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Performance Anxiety and Setting the Stage for Peak Performance Feb 18, 2019
So one of the perks about being Chinese Canadian is that I get to experience New Year twice. Chinese New Year was on February 5th and...
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Epiphanies and Insights for 2019
I am sorry that I haven't written in a while. The reason for my absence was that I overcommitted myself with an extra job which I took...
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Honens Laureate concert 2018
Hi everyone, I have been so busy that I was not able to finish this blog on the Honens Laureate concert that I attended on Wednesday,...