From the practice room …  When learning a piece of music, there are a whole slew of ways we can go about practicing.  Some ways of learning or practicing help a piece of information click sooner than others.  While other ways accidentally teach us the wrong way before we get to the right one.  A method ...

So the other day, my husband saw the following joke in his work break room.  Each week there’s a punny one shared on the whiteboard and he just had to share this one with me: Person A – How much to hire a church singing group? Person B – You mean a choir? Person A – Fine, fine, ...

Imagination is sparked by questions.   Imagination and Inspiration travel together and help spur each other on. So this month I bring you some background information on the inspiration of one of our hymns #1003 Where Do We Come From.  Here’s the note from our UUA’s Song Information Page: The lyrics of this song come from the French title of ...

There’s a thought I’ve seen a few times on the internet lately – The Parable of the Choir.  The Parable of the Choir goes like this: A choir can sing a beautiful note impossibly long because singers can individually drop out to breathe as necessary and the note goes on.   Social justice activism should be like ...

The practice of story.  That’s our theme for the month of January.  Good stories have a beginning, middle and an end.  Great stories don’t get old when you repeat them.  As I return to you from parental leave and we begin this month of practicing stories – I’m thinking of the lullabies that have been ...