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Fear and Happiness

Fear and Happiness

 “The big question is whether you're going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure?”-Joseph Campbell -author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, directly influenced Star Wars.  Obviously we all have  fears. I had fears about starting this blog, like a fear...

HCP Episode 14 accompanying blog

HCP Episode 14 accompanying blog

Harp Column Podcast Episode 14 If you've had a chance to listen to the latest episode of Harp Column Podcast you'll know that the focus article is my most recent contribution, Adapting to Special Needs, and features guests Stephanie Ganacoplos and Jessica Bogacik....

Au Revoir: Week 2 at Académie Internationale d’Eté de Nice

Au Revoir: Week 2 at Académie Internationale d’Eté de Nice

I’m writing this as I speed through the French countryside, looking out of the train window, and watching the shore disappear, to be replaced by neat farmland, clay colored tile roofs, and herd of white cattle. I’m leaving Nice after completing my second week at the...

Choosing Happiness Part 2

Choosing Happiness Part 2

This blog is  sequel to Choosing Happiness Part 1. In my short 36 years of life I have learned that happiness is a choice, you don't have to suffer in order to be happy, you don't have to wait to be happy, be happy now. You may have to sacrifice but, that sacrifice...

Value of my Salvi Daphne 40?

I recently came back into possession of the Salvi Daphne 40 (Ebony matt finish) that I played as a teen/young adult. It had been in my grandmother's smoke-free home for the last  18 years. I am very curious in trying to determine its current value. It is currently...

4 tips for Choosing Happiness: Part 1

4 tips for Choosing Happiness: Part 1

I have said it before, and I'll say it again, happiness is a choice.  I’ll be perfectly honest, choosing happiness takes courage and honesty. Guess what? Being a musician takes courage and  honesty too. I think that's a plus for musicians because that means we have...