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The Gift of Being Noticed

The Gift of Being Noticed

One of my daughters just turned fourteen, which has me thinking about the year I turned fourteen.    I was a freshman in high school (I was always the youngest one in my grade) and my older sister was a senior.   Our school was not within walking distance of any fast-food or commercial locations, so only juniors and seniors were accorded off-campus privileges.   That year, my sister gave me the simple gift of taking me out to lunch with her friends…

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The Very Beginning

The Very Beginning

“Let’s start at the very beginning, A very good place to start. When you read you begin with A, B, C, When you sing you begin with do-re-mi.” — “Do-Re-Mi,” The Sound of Music This week I was helping my daughter prepare for a choir audition, which included practicing sight singing using Solfege syllables and hand signs.  If you’ve never heard of Solfege (never mind knowing how to pronounce it!), never fear.  I hadn’t either until about three years ago. …

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