Music Director Ebee Bromley Monthly Blog
For the past month each Wednesday night at choir we’ve been ending our gatherings with a chalice lighting and check in. It’s a verbal threshold that we create together. This moment to light a chalice marks our transition from singing and listening and breathing together to being apart for the week. We use a song … Continue reading In the Threshold
Try Mindfulness by listening to the world around you – take 2 min or even 30 seconds to disengage from what you’re doing and notice what’s around you. Try Mindfulness by listening to yourself – What is the ear worm in your head connecting you to and telling you about the moment? Try Mindfulness by … Continue reading Practices for Liberation through Song
“Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification. ” – Martin H. Fischer In rehearsal we focus on the balance between piling up of skills and then in performance we strive to let all of the details go and focus on the moment at hand. In rehearsal we’re focused … Continue reading Balancing Knowledge and Wisdom
In this month where we can be bombarded by conversation hearts and chocolates – I’m reminded that while valentines day can get stuck on one kind of love the ancient Greeks identified 8 different types of love. I’m also reminded that unconditional love, affectionate love, love of self, familiar love, enduring love, and playful love … Continue reading There is a love
I wonder what your song is that calls you to yourself? For me there are some great ones. There’s one that has a history of finding and refinding that deepest part of Unitarian Universalism for many…
https://www.pngfind.com/pngs/m/23-230623_walking-feet-clipart-footprints-footprint-feet-free-cartoon.png In this month of Awe I share with you a lullaby from our hymnals – highlighted as the “Song of the Month” in our Soul Matters materials: #230 “Duermete, Niño Lindo” is found in our grey hymnal, Singing the Living Tradition, published in 1993 (close to 30 years ago) and is a Mexican folk … Continue reading The Awe of a Simple Melody
When I breathe in, I’ll breathe in peace. When I breathe out, I’ll breathe out love. Breathe in, Breathe out, Breathe in, Breathe out Sarah Dan Jones I’ve written about the hymn #1009 before and this month geared towards asking ‘what does it mean to be a people of attention?’ is calling me to write about “Meditation … Continue reading Pay Attention To Your Breathing- A note from your Director of Music
