As parents we sign our kids up for numerous activities, swimming, skating, dancing, gymnastics, soccer, hockey,  music, choir, circus school, diving, horseback riding, you name it we do it, and we commit to driving them to all these activities week after week. We sign away our lives, agreeing to fundraise, carpool, donate time and money and wo... read more

“I am tone deaf.  You are non-auditioned, but you don’t understand… I am TONE DEAF! DID YOU HEAR ME?  ARE YOU DEAF? I am TONE DEAF!!!!!!”   Tone deafness: Definition (from Wikipedia): “Tone deafness is the lack of relative pitch, or the inability to distinguish between mu... read more

BEING MORE THAN THE SUM OF YOUR PARTS:   "I can't make it to rehearsal tonight, but it's ok, I know all the notes, it won't make a difference if I'm not there"   Over the years I cannot tell you how many times I have heard this comment from choir members in... read more

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