Wherein I learn a lot about history and once again consider my dreams of being in a musical

You guys. I am going to go ahead and call for my own intervention. I can’t stop listening to Hamilton. Trust me, I have tried. There were a few days where I listened to Lemonade on repeat just to remind myself there is other music out there. But it didn’t last. I mean, look atContinue reading “Wherein I learn a lot about history and once again consider my dreams of being in a musical”

Press play. Listen. Be amazed. Repeat.

What’s better than one Adele song? Two put together. And done amazingly. And downloaded onto my iPod so I can listen to it whenever I want. Yes it’s Glee. But forget that for a minute if you’re not a fan – in which case, really? Have you heard ANY of the music from it? –Continue reading “Press play. Listen. Be amazed. Repeat.”

day 21 – a song that you listen to when you’re happy

Lots of things make me happy. Want me to list some of them? ‘Cause you know I will… Puppies, Neil Patrick Harris, amazon.com, sending Emoji icons to my family in text messages, 70-degree weather, baby laughs and days I get to sleep in. But they’re looking for a song here, I believe. And I gotContinue reading “day 21 – a song that you listen to when you’re happy”

A singer since birth…almost

During a Sunday afternoon car ride with the pastor’s kids – ages 11 and 7… Aidan, 11: Sarah has a singing problem. Me: What’s that mean? Aidan: It means when she hears a song she knows she can’t help but sing. Me: That’s a good problem to have. Sarah: Yeah there’s this one song andContinue reading “A singer since birth…almost”

Idea for a career change that comes up everytime I see a new musical

I am by no means an awesome singer. I can read music. I can match pitch. I can carry a tune. And given the right song to work with, I can harmonize like a champ. The extent of my singing includes that time I was in choir at church when I was like, 5 –Continue reading “Idea for a career change that comes up everytime I see a new musical”

11. Madrigal dinners

When she was a sophomore, my youngest sister joined choir at her school. So last year and this year, we’ve attended the chorus program’s madrigal dinner program. And I love it. If you’ve never been, it’s like dinner theater. It’s got a storyline – usually a funny one and the singers perform a bunch ofContinue reading “11. Madrigal dinners”