Staying Creative and Connected Little did I know when I signed up for an international online songwriting group at the end of February 2020 that it would become my primary music community for over a year. What a godsend. That accountability, camaraderie, and structure to keep up a songwriting practice have contributed to me writing […]
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Lockdown Lemonade #52 by Karen Sullivan
The Same Thing, Only Different I’m a new board member of FAR-West. I was asked to contribute to Lockdown Lemonade, and it seemed like every time I got ready to write about my lemonade, I got hit with more lemons. In March of 2020 I heard about Zoom (what?) for another board I am on […]
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Lockdown Lemonade #29 by Nancy K. Dillon
The Great Pause I’ve been thinking a lot about breath & breathing lately. And rest notation in music. Like pretty much everyone else who is breathing, the past year I’ve maneuvered my way through a series of phases: Shock – disorientation – adjusting to an unthinkable new reality – learning coping skills and figuring out […]
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