I have just learned that the nephew of a dear friend got scammed for $15,000 because someone is out there impersonating me and asking for money. Let me assure you that I will NEVER EVER ask anyone for money! At least, not for myself! Here are some suggestion on how to spot a scam: Slow… Read More Never EVER!
These are three little words I said to one of my newest students a couple of weeks ago. I did not plan what I was going to say … these words just popped out of my mouth. But apparently they made a huge difference in the life of James Myers, who is the latest of… Read More ”I need you”
There has been a murder at the Maison de la radio in a musical instrument.– That’s it.– By the way, there was a mistake. You wrote “in a musical instrument”, you should have written “with a musical instrument”. No, that was it. In a musical instrument. The above was translated dialogue from the television show,… Read More Murder in a musical instrument
You probably have heard this quote which has been attributed to Christa McAuliffe, the teacher who perished in the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle accident. She may not have originated the expression, but she did bring a T-shirt with this imprinted on it, and she certainly popularized it, according to a Wikipedia article I read. So,… Read More I touch the future, I teach
It’s been awhile since I bought an iPad to substitute for all the paper I’m burning through as an organist at two different churches, but as of now, I’ve been too afraid to use the iPad in the service. Instead, I’ve relied on all my paper copies of the sheet music, being that I don’t… Read More Christmas Eve iPad debut!
To say that I have survived a big weekend is an understatement! I got up at 4:45 am on Friday morning to catch an early Hawaiian Airlines flight to Lihue, Kauai, where I was met at the airport by my student, Daniel Welch. We drove straight to All Saints Episcopal Church in Kapaa, where I… Read More Big weekend!
That’s how I would describe tonight’s Kauai Chorale concert—never has there ever been a sing-along concert on the island of Kauai where a sold-out audience sang so loudly and enthusiastically, accompanied by a real pipe organ. And did they ever raise the rafters and sing their hearts out! The concert opened with Dan Forrest’s celebratory… Read More We raised the rafters!
It was 2:55 am and I heard a rooster crow from the cottage where I am staying on the grounds of All Saints Episcopal Church. “Welcome to Kauai,” my student had warned me earlier. If you don’t know it already, all the Hawaiian islands, but especially Kauai, have massive colonies of feral chickens. Here is… Read More “No paltry amount of poultry”
Today marks the one week countdown until my concert at All Saints Episcopal Church in Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i with the Kauai Chorale, directed by Shane Morris Wise. First, however, I have to get through a weekend with four services beginning tonight with a Procession and Solemn Mass for the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary… Read More A maiden most gentle
I guess you could call me a “working stiff” — meaning, that I’m back in the work force, after ten years of relative retirement. Here are some of the synonyms for “working stiff” from Dictionary.com: I’m a working stiff organist! My last post, “Too many notes … too much!” described the quantity of music I… Read More Working stiff