A New Musical Chapter

in bardic •  6 years ago  (edited)

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Hey Steemit! How are you?

I dropped off the radar this week, but I have been music-busy and am very excited about a new chapter:

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This book (by Stella Benson) is a textbook in the Clinical Musicianship program, but was available for purchase on Amazon. I am not in a position to apply to the program, but I thought, “why not?” when it came to studying on my own and seeing what could be applied to my music ministry practice. I am hoping to get some books on ‘sound healing’ as well.

I have been playing the Irish whistles a LOT — my poor fretting hand thumb got re-injured again and until it heals my ukulele-wielding is limited — and am quite looking forward to playing them in church tomorrow. We’ll be doing “Be Thou My Vision” (one of my favorite Irish hymns) and a new piece, “His Mercy is More,” by Matt Papa, performed by Matt Boswell.

It is strange: this is the first time in almost 15 years that I have stood up on stage and not had a stringed instrument in my hands. I love music, and I adore sharing its’ healing and joyfulness with others, but my own self-consciousness is such that I have frequently gravitated toward instruments I could physically hide behind (guitar, ukulele, and the like). Standing up on the church stage this morning for rehearsal, I felt more vulnerable than I have in years... and also more alive. ❤️ I feel like this new chapter will be very exciting. I am eager to see the ways the Holy Spirit leads me to share my gifts from here on out.

(Mirrored on Weku)

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Nice to see you back on! Also, I just shared a post on the biggest giveaway I've ever done, in case you are interested. Also, did you get any mail lately?

Thanks! It’s good to be back. 🙂

And yes, I did! Thank you!! It came today, actually.

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Cool! Glad to hear it! Thanks for your patience! Have you opened it yet?

🙂 I just did. Thank you!

Take care of yourself, Heather!!! Especially the precious fingers : )

Indeed! I have an appointment with my massage therapist this week to see if she can sort out whatever is up, and if it’s beyond that, I plan on seeing a Doc.

In the meantime, I can play my flutes. 🤗

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@heatherthebard
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Hi! Thank you for stopping by! 🙂 How has the photography been going?

(: Hello..!!
Your most welcome @heatherthebard
I've been keeping up with taking a few photos and trying to post everyday. Surrounded with plenty of snow now..
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Wow! We have been frosty, but no snow yet... Last night was close, though. The hills just up the road from us got a dusting...