***Spoiler alert! If you haven’t seen Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast yet, stop reading now. It’s not like the plot of the fairy tale changed at all, but there are still some details mentioned here that I’d rather you… Continue Reading
This is a post in Keeping the Flame’s “Farewell Denton” Series. This week will feature one post per day up until moving day (May 22), and will feature reflections on my undergraduate experience, posts about Denton in general, and posts… Continue Reading
I recently found myself (surprisingly) listening to the radio in the car on my way across town. I usually prefer to listen to audiobooks as I drive, or to my own playlists. I try to keep my exposure to advertising… Continue Reading
This week, I received the opportunity of a lifetime. I was invited to sing with Bobby McFerrin. For those of you who are unaware of who Bobby is, do a quick google search. I’m sure you’ve heard of him. He’s… Continue Reading
Salzburg, as you should all be aware, is the home base of one of the most beloved film/musicals of all time: Sound of Music! Since coming here a few weeks ago, I have been slowly but surely hunting down movie… Continue Reading
If I could only sing one word for the rest of my life, what would it be? “Alleluia.” Just try it. Say it out loud. Sing it high, sing it low! Savor the vowels, the flow of the syllables, the… Continue Reading
Last weekend I crossed a huge item off of my college bucket list: giving a collegiate-level recital! My degree doesn’t require that I give a recital, and most of my colleagues choose not to. I completely understand why– it’s a… Continue Reading
Right now, on this Friday night, I am doing what any other college girl with no plans and an absent roommate would be doing. I am singing my heart out to the Frozen soundtrack, of course!!! As I enjoy the… Continue Reading
Beware: this post is decidedly late. But I thought I would love to update everyone on my gorgeous New Year’s events! So enjoy :) Oren bought Trans Siberian Orchestra tickets for my big Christmas gift this year. The concert was… Continue Reading
Yesterday, I completed my first major task as a music teacher. After months of prepping, lesson planning, recording, rehearsing, and dress rehearsing, I led the Prosper United Methodist Church’s children’s choirs in their first Christmas Program in years (and my… Continue Reading