Category: accordion
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Oklahoma! (belated) wrap-up
The show closed over a month ago, so here’s my belated wrap-up. It was so much fun! I learned a lot from the experience, and from my fellow actors. I loved getting ready in the dressing room with the ladies, fueled with adrenaline and excitement of the show. It brought me back to my ballet…
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Two original songs, one arrangement
I had a couple of weeks in February where I churned out like 8 original songs. My very first original songs! Since then, two of them have been released into the wild in public performance, which is a strange and amazing feeling. It’s vulnerable enough to sing a song that someone else wrote, but singing…
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[video] Ti Amo (1977)
Somehow, making an arrangement helps me feel ownership over music. I take apart all the little pieces, examine them closely, and then figure out how to put them back together again. For me, arranging is a natural extension of love for the music. I become obsessed with something, and I want to know how to…