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Voice

Published on October 17, 2011 By Administrator

Well, I was having this issue with a person in my life–kind of an acquaintance, I guess.  I would encounter said person on various days during my morning routine of exercise, and I would feel uncomfortable when said person would look at or watch me. Last week, as I was looking for music to download for [...]

The Power of Music to Evoke Memories

Published on March 22, 2011 By Administrator

The Power of Music to Evoke Memories  My husband and one of my daughters were visiting while ironing clothes.  A radio station was playing in the background.  I was in the kitchen paying attention to one of my sons.  We were talking and he was sharing what he had experienced earlier in the evening.  Some [...]

The One and Only Original Family Band…

Published on December 23, 2010 By Administrator

Recently, one of my sisters and her family were visiting our home. We had shared a lovely meal and at my husband’s urging retired to the music room to sing. We have many musical instruments purchased over the years and I am not sure how we decided to pass the instruments around to the children [...]

The Glory of Love

Published on November 22, 2010 By Administrator

I spent several evenings as a teenager watching “Beaches.” I would put in on when I needed a good cry, and it became a movie of comfort and a way to release emotion while reflecting on the power of friendship. As I watched the two characters, played by Bette Midler & Barbara Hershey, I wondered [...]

Piano Lessons and Music, Music, Music

Published on September 14, 2010 By Administrator

C-D-E-F-G-F-E-D-C, sing it: cdefgfedc, playing scales on the piano.  “A Dozen A Day” was the drill book I used. Up and down, up and down, sometimes very low on the piano and sometimes very high.  After all, variety is the spice of life.  But, play I would, especially right before piano lesson time. I did [...]

Livin’ on a Prayer (& a little bit of chocolate)

Published on March 1, 2010 By Administrator

Pardon me a little childhood reflection, please.  My Aunt PK took me with her to a lot of cool places when I was younger.  We went to late movies, to the mall, and on road trips together.  I loved being with her.  We would often roll down the windows and crank up the music and [...]

Contest Update

Published on February 2, 2010 By Administrator

Here is a contest prize update: First prize (1)–MPower Music CD (tunes will be announced shortly) Second prize (2)–MPower Flower designer tshirts (choice of black, brown, pink, blue, lime) Third prize (3)–MPower Flower logo bags (large enough for groceries or beach/yoga/exercise stuff) To enter: (A) write a guest blog (topic can be anything appropriate to [...]

MPower Music Contest

Published on January 26, 2010 By Administrator

So, instead of our traditional Tuesday Guest Blog, we are announcing the first MPower Music contest. We are gathering lists of Mpowering songs (if you have any ideas, you can post in comments here or on our Facebook fan page). There are two ways to enter, and you can do either one as often as [...]