Music to Wake Up to

Dog Days Are Over

"A Knock on the Door" by Duirwaigh Studios

I'd forgotten about this beautiful video "A Knock on the Door". If you love fairies, Celtic music and an uplifting message, you're in for a treat! They also have a sequel to this video, so if you want to see more, here's the link to their site:

Duirwaigh Studios Film Page

Another Piano Piece "Enchantment"

Here's another piano piece titled "Enchantment". I like the minor key sound, sad and suspended. I think I saved it because I thought it'd inspire a variation. Again, it is me playing, but not my composition.

Click Here to Play "Enchantment"

Beatbox and Cello, What a Great Combo!

I love unusual combinations, and think this is Awesome! Kevin Olusola, a classically trained cellist, combining his music with beatbox

Tuning into My Inner Soundtrack

I’d turned to my piano, when I wasn’t able to dance, telling myself it was a substitute. So, after I'd started taking dance classes again, I didn't feel compelled to continue with my music. My piano got dusty. But recently, when I heard my own songs again, I reconnected to something that I'd left behind, a sense of resonance.

It’s something I can’t quite explain. And the closest description is a feeling of “waking up”. It’s a shifting of focus, and improves my ability to “see” with my inner eye. I noticed that, while my drawings focused on characters, my music sought out landscapes (water, rain, bells). And that brought me to a new vantage point. I call it "Tuning into my inner soundtrack". It feels like remembering something I’d forgotten, so there’s a sense of coming home.

I think that I let go of it because I felt out of step with the music that I hear commercially. In this age of constant media, it’s easy to compare ourselves unfavorably with what’s out there. Now I realize that’s kind of the point. I wouldn’t be able to find my songs; so I’d have to create them for myself.

I wanted to post this piece, written and performed by my cousin, who is a major creative influence in my life. Her song "Don't Let the Song Go Out of Your Life" reminds me that I need to hang onto my unique experience.

Don't Let the Song Go Out of Your Life by Eileen Uchima

A Musical Piece that I Can't Remember the Title Of

Well, I found another piece hidden in my piano, and don't know the title. It's not my composition, but I liked it, so I'm posting it here. And it is me playing. I'll try to find out more and amend the post later.

Click here to play the Music

Maggie Stiefvater is My Hero (and Funny Too!)

I love her stuff! She did the stop motion trailer art for the book she wrote; and composed and played the music for it! WOW!! And if you liked this one, check out her Play Doh version, too funny!

A Mountain Forest as a Musical Instrument

This is So Cool and Amazing! They used the Forest downhill slope to cause the xylophone to play. I Love it! It even includes, key changes, Wow!

Another Of My Music Pieces

Here's another one of my music compositions, that was sitting on my piano, and finally transferred to my computer.  I remember the challenge that I set for myself for this piece was to start with only the black keys. And from what I learned from my cousin who is a musician, this gives the song an "open" feeling.

Click Here to Play my Song

P.S. (This song has a fairly long silence at the beginning which I don't know how to edit out)

The Virtual Choir

This piece moved me to tears because it showed how power of the human voice can reach out and touch us. Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir of 185 singers from people around the world singing together. It's about connection, and sharing.
To hear about the back story behind the music, click on the link below:
The story about the Virtual Choir

And here's the piece Lux Aurumque on YouTube.