What a year this has been!
I am so grateful and honored to have these performers as my students!
We navigated through another complicated and uncertain year.
We found that music helped release the stress of the day...
...that BREATH is very important.
The breath starts the song. It moves the music forward.
It moves US forward and it's the most important player in the show.
Taking time to find it, work with it
and eventually understand that, when we are nervous or uneasy,
it may be harder to find, is all part of the journey.
As we end another year, and start planting seeds for 2022,
I hope that we may find time to "take a breath" in our everyday lives.
Life is music in the making.
Sometimes its quiet and slow while other times its cacophonous and speedy.
May you find a groove and tempo that works harmoniously for you in 2022.
Trust yourself more than ever.
And now to these great performances! I am soooo, SOOO Proud!
Merry Everything!
Keep a song in your beautiful heart!
-Fae
18 December 2021
Erin - "What's This?!" by Danny Elfman
Casandra & Carmen - "Jingle Bell Rock" by Boothe, Boothe, & Beal
Zoe - "Winter Wonderland" by Bernard & Smith
Grace - "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" by Johnny Marks
Ahana - "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Johnny Marks/Clement Moore
Mark - "Vou Festejar" (I'm Going to Celebrate) by Jorge Aragão
Evey - "Someone's Waiting For You" from the Rescuers by Connors & Butler
Bella - "Pure Imagination" by Bricusse & Newley
Mark - "If You Were Mine" by Lanza & Merrill
Maddie - "I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire" by Sellers, Marcus, Benjamin, & Durham
Casandra & Carmen - "Feliz Navidad" by Jose Feliciano
Sawyer - "Ho Hey" by Schultz & Fraites
Maddie - "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" by Meredith Willson
It's the Autumn Recital!
The leaves are changing. The rains have returned. The days are growing shorter. Life continues to be full of activities. Students have been buzzing here and there, working hard on finding the balance within their many activities and life. I am always in awe of their progress.
While we patiently await the safe times when we can all be together again, here is a beautiful collection of songs that took many hours of patience and hard work.
Performing is a big deal.
Performance more than reading notes on a page, reciting lyrics, and matching tones. It is the art of bringing the score to life and giving it the human breath or "magic" that others, the audience, feels.
Here's to that magic and the path of discovering how to share it with others. I am so proud of my students for carving out time in their busy lives to dwell in the art of performance!
It's a big deal.... and so are they.
Bravo!
- Fae
30 October 2021
Carmen - "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Ahana - "Who Will Buy?" from Oliver by Lionel Bart
Savanna - "Pulled" from the Addams Family Musical by Andrew Lippa
Mark - "Carta Ao Tom 74" by Toquinho & Vinicius de Moraes
Sawyer - "Chim Chim Che-ree" from Mary Poppins by Sherman and Sherman
Cassie - "The Wren", also known as Dans En Dro, is a Breton traditional dance tune
Syren's Voice Summer Recital
The last few weeks have been busy for all of us.
Summer is a time of rest, fun, and creativity!
I am so proud of all my students. This last year has not been an easy one.
I am grateful to see their smiles every week and hear their progress with every new song.
Please enjoy this little window into our summer! (This is a small but mighty offering!)
To my students... YOU ROCK! So incredibly proud of you! Thank you for being BRAVE and SHINING YOUR LIGHT!
- Fae
28 August 2021
Mark - "The Briar and the Rose" by Tom Waits
Linda and Erin - "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal
Zoe - "Annie's Song" by John Denver
Erin - "The Skye Boat Song" Traditional, Scottish
Syren's Voice Mid-Year Recital!
(Formerly known as the Spring Recital but, since we are online, we have MORE performance opportunities! Huzzah!)
This has been a very creative spring!
Students continued to push themselves to learn more difficult techniques, styles, and ranges of songs.
They are certainly leveling up their "musical moxie". WOOT!
Every recital just makes my heart sing!
I am so proud of my students for facing the challenges of this past year with humble hearts and a passion for showing up! They inspire me beyond words.
Courage! Kindness! Trust!
Woot! for being courageous to try new things.
Woot! for being kind to yourself when a skill may not come quickly.
Woot! for trusting that it's all there, inside, for the performance.
Here's to all the performers, to their amazing performances, and to all their hard work!
Big hugs and love!
Fae 12 June 2021
Claire - "Everybody Says Don't" by Stephen Sondheim
Carmen and Casandra - "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder
Sawyer - "Have You Ever Seen It Rain" by John Fogerty
Zoe - "Freight Train" by Elizabeth Cotton
Maddie - "I'm Confessin'" by Reynolds & Daugherty
Erin - "Fireflies" by Adam Young
Mark - "Earthling's Swan Song" lyrics by Mark Ballard; music by Jo???o Bosco e Aldir Blanc
Carmen and Cassandra - "These Dreams" by Taupin & Page
Maddie - "Ho Hey" by Schultz & Fraites
Syren's Voice Spring Recital!
What a wild year this has been! Next week will mark the one year anniversary of moving lessons online. WOW!
I cannot accurately express how proud I am of my students for being adaptable, patient, and
BRAVE to work through this truly unique year with its challenges and waves of uncertainty.
This is a remarkable time to be alive.
My students have been a bright light for me and I am extremely grateful!
So..
Continue to SHINE BRIGHT!
You change the world every day with your light and willingness to share your music and creative energy! I am caught in awe and proud as can be!
Big Love!
- Fae
13 March 2021
Maddie - "Into the Open Air" by Alex Mandel
Casandra - "Hopelessly Devoted to You" by John Farrar
Sawyer - "Tears In Heaven" by Eric Clapton
Mark - "Midnight On the Water" - Lyrics - J. Croizat; Music - Trad.
Claire - "Bali Ha'i" by Rodgers & Hammerstein
Linda - "Beauty and the Beast" by Menken & Ashman
Erin - "Will You Walk Me Home?" by Erin Keen (original!)
