<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1525186/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Donna Hughes has written north of 500 songs.  She has released 6 albums, containing mostly original material. Nominated for Songwriter of the Year in 2024 &amp; 2025, for the SPBGMA Awards, her songs have been recorded &amp; performed by Multiple Grammy Winner Alison Krauss &amp; Union Station, Grammy Nominated Band-The Seldom Scene, Wyatt Rice&apos;s solo Album (with Vocals by Dale Ann Bradley &amp; Russell Moore), Caroline Owens, The Snyder Family, Kati Penn, Kim Robins, Linda Lay, Wilson Banjo Co., Amanda Cook, Darren Beachley, A.J. Lee &amp; The (Molly) Tuttles, Grass Country, Carlos &amp; The Banditos, Nu-Blu &amp; 2004 Country Colgate Showdown Winner Heather Shelley, as well as Bria Kelly of The Voice/America’s Got Talent, Newtown, and various other Artists both well known &amp; undiscovered, around the world.   Donna recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award, and an Award for her &quot;Naomi Wise&quot; Video at the Sunset Film Festival. She wrote the words &amp; music for the Naomi Wise song, based on the life of a girl from her area, who died in 1808. The Video features Jenee Fleenor on Violin, who was awarded the CMA Musician of the Year for the last four years in a row (first female ever to win.)  In 2014, Donna was awarded the &quot;Key&quot; to the City of Trinity, (where she resides), from the late Thomasville City Councilman Jesse Hill, as a gift of honor for all of her accomplishments. Donna’s songs have been written about every subject from being stuck at Walmart, to dogs on chains.  She tries to balance life through song, from the spectrum of emotions life has to offer, from hilariously funny, to extremely sad.  Donna has judged Songwriting Contests &amp; Conducted Songwriting Workshops around the Nation.  Donna&apos;s career received a huge boost, when the Late &amp; Legendary Tony Rice, approached her about producing an album for her, which he did, entitled “Gaining Wisdom.” Her next CD after that, “Hellos, Goodbyes &amp; Butterflies,” was produced by the Late &amp; Extraordinary J.D. Crowe.  Donna&apos;s more notable appearances have included private performances for Race Car Giant Richard Childress; opening for David Bromberg at B.B. King’s in NYC, playing the World Renowned Music Festival &quot;Merlefest,&quot; playing The Bear Trap in Wyoming, The Ossippee Festival in Maine, the PBS  “Song of the Mountains&quot; in Marion, VA, the PBS Program &quot;Live from the Dennison Lodge&quot; in Dubois, Wyoming, multiple performances at Bluebird Cafe &amp; The Station Inn, both in Nashville, multiple times at Eddie’s Attic in Atlanta, opening for Marty Stuart at a Premier Dinner Club near Washington D.C. known as &quot;The Birchmere.&quot; Donna has opened for many Country Stars such as Ricky Skaggs, at Dollywood, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush &amp; Tony Rice on their solo Tours, Joe Diffie, Gene Watson, and numerous other popular, high profile venues.    Donna is an Award Winning Realtor in North Carolina, and enjoys spending her spare time on her Grandaddy&apos;s 3rd Generation Farm with her Belgian Horses, her Bassett Hounds, Beagles, other rescue Animals, and painting Barn Quilts. Check out our Special Episode featuring “Divided We Fall” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ha_duIn0wI Top 5 Songs of Encouragement 1) “One Less Dog In the Cold” by Donna Hughes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLfkg-vxkMo 2) “The Corona Virus Beer Song” by Donna Hughes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQAc82DPTNw 3) “The Stable Song” by Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqyAmmEkVvI 4) “Barbed Wire Boys” by Susan Werner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpsF2wb6NmE 5) “Picture in a Frame” by Tom Waits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fphxDPTV2Bw<a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Encouragement">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1525186/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Donna Hughes has written north of 500 songs.  She has released 6 albums, containing mostly original material. Nominated for Songwriter of the Year in 2024 &amp;amp; 2025, for the SPBGMA Awards, her songs have been recorded &amp;amp; performed by Multiple Grammy Winner Alison Krauss &amp;amp; Union Station, Grammy Nominated Band-The Seldom Scene, Wyatt Rice&amp;apos;s solo Album (with Vocals by Dale Ann Bradley &amp;amp; Russell Moore), Caroline Owens, The Snyder Family, Kati Penn, Kim Robins, Linda Lay, Wilson Banjo Co., Amanda Cook, Darren Beachley, A.J. Lee &amp;amp; The (Molly) Tuttles, Grass Country, Carlos &amp;amp; The Banditos, Nu-Blu &amp;amp; 2004 Country Colgate Showdown Winner Heather Shelley, as well as Bria Kelly of The Voice/America’s Got Talent, Newtown, and various other Artists both well known &amp;amp; undiscovered, around the world.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Donna recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award, and an Award for her &amp;quot;Naomi Wise&amp;quot; Video at the Sunset Film Festival. She wrote the words &amp;amp; music for the Naomi Wise song, based on the life of a girl from her area, who died in 1808. The Video features Jenee Fleenor on Violin, who was awarded the CMA Musician of the Year for the last four years in a row (first female ever to win.) &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In 2014, Donna was awarded the &amp;quot;Key&amp;quot; to the City of Trinity, (where she resides), from the late Thomasville City Councilman Jesse Hill, as a gift of honor for all of her accomplishments.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Donna’s songs have been written about every subject from being stuck at Walmart, to dogs on chains.  She tries to balance life through song, from the spectrum of emotions life has to offer, from hilariously funny, to extremely sad.  Donna has judged Songwriting Contests &amp;amp; Conducted Songwriting Workshops around the Nation. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Donna&amp;apos;s career received a huge boost, when the Late &amp;amp; Legendary Tony Rice, approached her about producing an album for her, which he did, entitled “Gaining Wisdom.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Her next CD after that, “Hellos, Goodbyes &amp;amp; Butterflies,” was produced by the Late &amp;amp; Extraordinary J.D. Crowe. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Donna&amp;apos;s more notable appearances have included private performances for Race Car Giant Richard Childress; opening for David Bromberg at B.B. King’s in NYC, playing the World Renowned Music Festival &amp;quot;Merlefest,&amp;quot; playing The Bear Trap in Wyoming, The Ossippee Festival in Maine, the PBS  “Song of the Mountains&amp;quot; in Marion, VA, the PBS Program &amp;quot;Live from the Dennison Lodge&amp;quot; in Dubois, Wyoming, multiple performances at Bluebird Cafe &amp;amp; The Station Inn, both in Nashville, multiple times at Eddie’s Attic in Atlanta, opening for Marty Stuart at a Premier Dinner Club near Washington D.C. known as &amp;quot;The Birchmere.&amp;quot; Donna has opened for many Country Stars such as Ricky Skaggs, at Dollywood, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush &amp;amp; Tony Rice on their solo Tours, Joe Diffie, Gene Watson, and numerous other popular, high profile venues.   &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Donna is an Award Winning Realtor in North Carolina, and enjoys spending her spare time on her Grandaddy&amp;apos;s 3rd Generation Farm with her Belgian Horses, her Bassett Hounds, Beagles, other rescue Animals, and painting Barn Quilts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Check out our Special Episode featuring “Divided We Fall”&lt;br/&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ha_duIn0wI&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Top 5 Songs of Encouragement&lt;br/&gt;1) “One Less Dog In the Cold” by Donna Hughes&lt;br/&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLfkg-vxkMo&lt;br/&gt;2) “The Corona Virus Beer Song” by Donna Hughes&lt;br/&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQAc82DPTNw&lt;br/&gt;3) “The Stable Song” by Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony&lt;br/&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqyAmmEkVvI&lt;br/&gt;4) “Barbed Wire Boys” by Susan Werner&lt;br/&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpsF2wb6NmE&lt;br/&gt;5) “Picture in a Frame” by Tom Waits&lt;br/&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fphxDPTV2Bw&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Encouragement"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text Donna Hughes has written north of 500 songs.  She has released 6 albums, containing mostly original material. Nominated for Songwriter of the Year in 2024 &amp; 2025, for the SPBGMA Awards, her songs have been recorded &amp; performed by Multiple Grammy Winner Alison Krauss &amp; Union Station, Grammy Nominated Band-The Seldom Scene, Wyatt Rice's solo Album (with Vocals by Dale Ann Bradley &amp; Russell Moore), Caroline Owens, The Snyder Family, Kati Penn, Kim Robins, Lind...

Interview with Donna Hughes, Singer & Songwriter

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1525186/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Donna Hughes has written north of 500 songs.  She has released 6 albums, containing mostly original material. Nominated for Songwriter of the Year in 2024 &amp; 2025, for the SPBGMA Awards, her songs have been recorded &amp; performed by Multiple Grammy Winner Alison Krauss &amp; Union Station, Grammy Nominated Band-The Seldom Scene, Wyatt Rice&apos;s solo Album (with Vocals by Dale Ann Bradley &amp; Russell Moore), Caroline Owens, The Snyder Family, Kati Penn, Kim Robins, Linda Lay, Wilson Banjo Co., Amanda Cook, Darren Beachley, A.J. Lee &amp; The (Molly) Tuttles, Grass Country, Carlos &amp; The Banditos, Nu-Blu &amp; 2004 Country Colgate Showdown Winner Heather Shelley, as well as Bria Kelly of The Voice/America’s Got Talent, Newtown, and various other Artists both well known &amp; undiscovered, around the world. Donna recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award, and an Award for her <a href='https://youtu.be/BQLYzHnwYQk?si=-BNTunkYYkLqzNd9'>&quot;Naomi Wise&quot;</a>Video at the Sunset Film Festival. She wrote the words &amp; music for the Naomi Wise song, based on the life of a girl from her area, who died in 1808. The Video features Jenee Fleenor on Violin, who was awarded the CMA Musician of the Year for the last four years in a row (first female ever to win.) In 2014, Donna was awarded the &quot;Key&quot; to the City of Trinity, (where she resides), from the late Thomasville City Councilman Jesse Hill, as a gift of honor for all of her accomplishments.Donna’s songs have been written about every subject from being stuck at Walmart, to dogs on chains.  She tries to balance life through song, from the spectrum of emotions life has to offer, from hilariously funny, to extremely sad.  Donna has judged Songwriting Contests &amp; Conducted Songwriting Workshops around the Nation. Donna&apos;s career received a huge boost, when the Late &amp; Legendary Tony Rice, approached her about producing an album for her, which he did, entitled <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Gaining-Wisdom-Donna-Hughes/dp/B000MM1FBE'>“Gaining Wisdom.”</a>Her next CD after that, <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Hellos-Goodbyes-Butterflies-Donna-Hughes/dp/B0049U4RR4'>“Hellos, Goodbyes &amp; Butterflies,”</a> was produced by the Late &amp; Extraordinary J.D. Crowe. Donna&apos;s more notable appearances have included private performances for Race Car Giant Richard Childress; opening for David Bromberg at B.B. King’s in NYC, playing the World Renowned Music Festival &quot;Merlefest,&quot; playing The Bear Trap in Wyoming, The Ossippee Festival in Maine, the PBS  “Song of the Mountains&quot; in Marion, VA, the PBS Program &quot;Live from the Dennison Lodge&quot; in Dubois, Wyoming, multiple performances at Bluebird Cafe &amp; The Station Inn, both in Nashville, multiple times at Eddie’s Attic in Atlanta, opening for Marty Stuart at a Premier Dinner Club near Washington D.C. known as &quot;The Birchmere.&quot; Donna has opened for many Country Stars such as Ricky Skaggs, at Dollywood, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush &amp; Tony Rice on their solo Tours, Joe Diffie, Gene Watson, and numerous other popular, high profile venues.   Stay tuned, as Donna will continue to write songs &amp; make records packed with original material. Donna is an Award Winning Realtor in North Carolina, and enjoys spending her spare time on her <a href='https://donnahughes.com/the-barn'>Grandaddy&apos;s 3rd Generation Farm</a> with her Belgian Horses, her Bassett Hounds, Beagles, other rescue Animals, and painting <a href='https://donnahughes.com/barn-quilts'>Barn Quilts.</a> “Divided We Fall” by Donna Hughes (video version)<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTjqYPuQ_AU'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTjqYPuQ_AU</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Encouragement">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1525186/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Donna Hughes has written north of 500 songs.  She has released 6 albums, containing mostly original material. Nominated for Songwriter of the Year in 2024 &amp;amp; 2025, for the SPBGMA Awards, her songs have been recorded &amp;amp; performed by &lt;em&gt;Multiple Grammy Winner Alison Krauss &amp;amp; Union Station, Grammy Nominated Band-The Seldom Scene, Wyatt Rice&amp;apos;s solo Album (with Vocals by Dale Ann Bradley &amp;amp; Russell Moore), Caroline Owens, The Snyder Family, Kati Penn, Kim Robins, Linda Lay, Wilson Banjo Co., Amanda Cook, Darren Beachley, A.J. Lee &amp;amp; The (Molly) Tuttles, Grass Country, Carlos &amp;amp; The Banditos, Nu-Blu &amp;amp; 2004 Country Colgate Showdown Winner Heather Shelley, as well as Bria Kelly of The Voice/America’s Got Talent, Newtown, &lt;/em&gt;and various other Artists both well known &amp;amp; undiscovered, around the world. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Donna recently received a &lt;b&gt;Lifetime Achievement Award,&lt;/b&gt; and an Award for her &lt;a href='https://youtu.be/BQLYzHnwYQk?si=-BNTunkYYkLqzNd9'&gt;&amp;quot;Naomi Wise&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;Video at the Sunset Film Festival. She wrote the words &amp;amp; music for the Naomi Wise song, based on the life of a girl from her area, who died in 1808. The Video features Jenee Fleenor on Violin, who was awarded the CMA Musician of the Year for the last four years in a row (first female ever to win.) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 2014, Donna was awarded the &lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Key&amp;quot; to the City of Trinity,&lt;/b&gt; (where she resides), from the late Thomasville City Councilman Jesse Hill, as a gift of honor for all of her accomplishments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Donna’s songs have been written about every subject from being stuck at Walmart, to dogs on chains.  She tries to balance life through song, from the spectrum of emotions life has to offer, from hilariously funny, to extremely sad.  Donna has judged Songwriting Contests &amp;amp; Conducted Songwriting Workshops around the Nation. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Donna&amp;apos;s career received a huge boost, when the Late &amp;amp; Legendary Tony Rice, approached her about producing an album for her, which he did, entitled &lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/Gaining-Wisdom-Donna-Hughes/dp/B000MM1FBE'&gt;“Gaining Wisdom.”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her next CD after that, &lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/Hellos-Goodbyes-Butterflies-Donna-Hughes/dp/B0049U4RR4'&gt;“Hellos, Goodbyes &amp;amp; Butterflies,”&lt;/a&gt; was produced by the Late &amp;amp; Extraordinary J.D. Crowe. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Donna&amp;apos;s more notable appearances have included private performances for &lt;em&gt;Race Car Giant Richard Childress; opening for David Bromberg at B.B. King’s in NYC, playing the World Renowned Music Festival &amp;quot;Merlefest,&amp;quot; playing The Bear Trap in Wyoming, The Ossippee Festival in Maine, the PBS  “Song of the Mountains&amp;quot; in Marion, VA, the PBS Program &amp;quot;Live from the Dennison Lodge&amp;quot; in Dubois, Wyoming, multiple performances at Bluebird Cafe &amp;amp; The Station Inn, both in Nashville, multiple times at Eddie’s Attic in Atlanta, opening for Marty Stuart at a Premier Dinner Club near Washington D.C. known as &amp;quot;The Birchmere.&amp;quot; Donna has opened for many Country Stars such as Ricky Skaggs, at Dollywood, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush &amp;amp; Tony Rice on their solo Tours, Joe Diffie, Gene Watson, &lt;/em&gt;and numerous other popular, high profile venues.   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stay tuned, as Donna will continue to write songs &amp;amp; make records packed with original material. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Donna is an Award Winning Realtor in North Carolina, and enjoys spending her spare time on her &lt;a href='https://donnahughes.com/the-barn'&gt;Grandaddy&amp;apos;s 3rd Generation Farm&lt;/a&gt; with her Belgian Horses, her Bassett Hounds, Beagles, other rescue Animals, and painting &lt;a href='https://donnahughes.com/barn-quilts'&gt;Barn Quilts.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Divided We Fall” by Donna Hughes (video version)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTjqYPuQ_AU'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTjqYPuQ_AU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Encouragement"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Special Episode with Singer Songwriter Donna Hughes

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1525186/open_sms">Send us a text</a>As a Performance and Confidence Coach, Adam Cole wants to transform the world, one person at a time. Adam writes about the central issues keeping us from moving: fear, doubt, lack of awareness of ourselves and our relationships.  He is constantly asking:  ‘How can we learn to see clearly in ourselves what is holding us back? Adam began as a jazz bandleader and ballet accompanist in Atlanta, simultaneously crafting his first novel, The Myth of Magic.  He continued to write and publish during a 12 year career as a choral director.  Now he runs Willow Music where he fosters a new generation of musicians and writers who work with a greater self-understanding. Adam is the producer of TruerMU, a YouTube Channel focusing on musical self-knowledge.  He is also the Assistant Editor of the Feldenkrais Journal of Somatic Education. Adam’s work is available on Amazon and anywhere else books are sold.  Visit https://acole.net to be a part of Adam’s online community. Top 5 Songs of Encouragement 1) “Don’t Give Up” by Peter Gabriel ft. Kate Bush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjEq-r2agqc&amp;t=1s 2) “Hymn to St. Cecilia” by Benjamin Britten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7GSygUXlUI&amp;t=1s 3) “Late in the Evening” by Paul Simon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilzvuie7Bks&amp;t=1s 4) “Seelinnikoi” by Varttina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4pHUmIpUxM 5) “I Picked Up My Guitar” by Adam Cole https://acole.net/track/3807114/i-picked-up-my-guitar-album-track<a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Encouragement">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1525186/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As a Performance and Confidence Coach, Adam Cole wants to transform the world, one person at a time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Adam writes about the central issues keeping us from moving: fear, doubt, lack of awareness of ourselves and our relationships.  He is constantly asking:  ‘How can we learn to see clearly in ourselves what is holding us back?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Adam began as a jazz bandleader and ballet accompanist in Atlanta, simultaneously crafting his first novel, The Myth of Magic.  He continued to write and publish during a 12 year career as a choral director.  Now he runs Willow Music where he fosters a new generation of musicians and writers who work with a greater self-understanding.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Adam is the producer of TruerMU, a YouTube Channel focusing on musical self-knowledge.  He is also the Assistant Editor of the Feldenkrais Journal of Somatic Education.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Adam’s work is available on Amazon and anywhere else books are sold.  Visit https://acole.net to be a part of Adam’s online community.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Top 5 Songs of Encouragement&lt;br/&gt;1) “Don’t Give Up” by Peter Gabriel ft. Kate Bush&lt;br/&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjEq-r2agqc&amp;amp;t=1s&lt;br/&gt;2) “Hymn to St. Cecilia” by Benjamin Britten&lt;br/&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7GSygUXlUI&amp;amp;t=1s&lt;br/&gt;3) “Late in the Evening” by Paul Simon&lt;br/&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilzvuie7Bks&amp;amp;t=1s&lt;br/&gt;4) “Seelinnikoi” by Varttina&lt;br/&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4pHUmIpUxM&lt;br/&gt;5) “I Picked Up My Guitar” by Adam Cole&lt;br/&gt;https://acole.net/track/3807114/i-picked-up-my-guitar-album-track&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Encouragement"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text As a Performance and Confidence Coach, Adam Cole wants to transform the world, one person at a time.  Adam writes about the central issues keeping us from moving: fear, doubt, lack of awareness of ourselves and our relationships.  He is constantly asking:  ‘How can we learn to see clearly in ourselves what is holding us back?  Adam began as a jazz bandleader and ballet accompanist in Atlanta, simultaneously crafting his first novel, The Myth of Magic.  He continu...

Interview with Adam Cole, Performance & Confidence Coach

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1525186/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Sarah Boyd, MM is a piano teacher, early childhood music specialist, and all-things music education enthusiast. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education  from Grove City College and a Master of Music Education from Eastern Michigan University where she studied with Dr. Heather Shouldice.  Sarah owns Piano Vine Studio, an audiation-based private and group piano studio founded in 2010 for students of all ages, both in-person and online. Sarah has completed GIML certification courses in Early Childhood, Piano Level 1 &amp; 2, and joined as GIML faculty in 2024.In 2010, she founded Hummingbirds Music Together, an early childhood music program for children and the grownups who love them, which she continues to direct today.  Since 2018, she has been the Lead Teaching Artist for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. This position allows her to teach both students and teachers, develop educational concerts, teacher professional development and host onstage with the orchestra. Sarah completed a Graduate Certificate in Injury-Preventive Well-Coordinated Keyboard Technique with Dr. Lister-Sink at Salem College in 2022. She is a member of MTNA, NFMC, and is currently serving as VP for the Michigan GIML chapter. Sarah and her husband, Ryan, enjoy life near Detroit, MI with their four children Julia, JP, Luke, and Wesley. <a href='https://www.pianovinestudio.com/'>https://www.pianovinestudio.com/</a> Top 5 Songs of Encouragement 1) “Defying Gravity” from Wicked the Musical, performed by Idina Menzel <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLb5LSlo1Y8&amp;t=133s'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLb5LSlo1Y8&amp;t=133s</a> 2) “Sheep May Safely Graze” by Bach, arr. by Egon Petri, performed by Leon Fleisher <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVVd-gjR8Qk&amp;t=1s'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVVd-gjR8Qk&amp;t=1s</a> 3) “You Cannot Lose My Love” by Sara Groves <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgsjC-j75e8&amp;t=88s'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgsjC-j75e8&amp;t=88s</a> 4) “For the Beauty of the Earth” from Be Thou My Vision by John Rutter, the Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bDoMflYErE&amp;t=178s'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bDoMflYErE&amp;t=178s</a> 5) “Halleluhah” (Improvisation on the Theme of the &quot;Hallelujah&quot; Chorus from Part 2 of Handel&apos;s &quot;Messiah&quot;, HWV 56) by Gabriela Montero <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIftMhlD5XU'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIftMhlD5XU</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Encouragement">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1525186/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sarah Boyd, MM&lt;/b&gt; is a piano teacher, early childhood music specialist, and all-things music education enthusiast. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education  from Grove City College and a Master of Music Education from Eastern Michigan University where she studied with Dr. Heather Shouldice.  Sarah owns Piano Vine Studio, an audiation-based private and group piano studio founded in 2010 for students of all ages, both in-person and online. Sarah has completed GIML certification courses in Early Childhood, Piano Level 1 &amp;amp; 2, and joined as GIML faculty in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 2010, she founded Hummingbirds Music Together, an early childhood music program for children and the grownups who love them, which she continues to direct today.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since 2018, she has been the Lead Teaching Artist for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. This position allows her to teach both students and teachers, develop educational concerts, teacher professional development and host onstage with the orchestra. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sarah completed a Graduate Certificate in Injury-Preventive Well-Coordinated Keyboard Technique with Dr. Lister-Sink at Salem College in 2022. She is a member of MTNA, NFMC, and is currently serving as VP for the Michigan GIML chapter. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sarah and her husband, Ryan, enjoy life near Detroit, MI with their four children Julia, JP, Luke, and Wesley.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.pianovinestudio.com/'&gt;https://www.pianovinestudio.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Top 5 Songs of Encouragement&lt;br/&gt;1) “Defying Gravity” from Wicked the Musical, performed by Idina Menzel&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLb5LSlo1Y8&amp;amp;t=133s'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLb5LSlo1Y8&amp;amp;t=133s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;2) “Sheep May Safely Graze” by Bach, arr. by Egon Petri, performed by Leon Fleisher&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVVd-gjR8Qk&amp;amp;t=1s'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVVd-gjR8Qk&amp;amp;t=1s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;3) “You Cannot Lose My Love” by Sara Groves&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgsjC-j75e8&amp;amp;t=88s'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgsjC-j75e8&amp;amp;t=88s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;4) “For the Beauty of the Earth” from Be Thou My Vision by John Rutter, the Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bDoMflYErE&amp;amp;t=178s'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bDoMflYErE&amp;amp;t=178s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;5) “Halleluhah” (Improvisation on the Theme of the &amp;quot;Hallelujah&amp;quot; Chorus from Part 2 of Handel&amp;apos;s &amp;quot;Messiah&amp;quot;, HWV 56) by Gabriela Montero&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIftMhlD5XU'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIftMhlD5XU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Encouragement"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text Sarah Boyd, MM is a piano teacher, early childhood music specialist, and all-things music education enthusiast. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education  from Grove City College and a Master of Music Education from Eastern Michigan University where she studied with Dr. Heather Shouldice.  Sarah owns Piano Vine Studio, an audiation-based private and group piano studio founded in 2010 for students of all ages, both in-person and online. Sarah has completed GIML certifica...

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<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1525186/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Award-winning music educator Merlin B. Thompson (PhD, MA, BMus) is the Creator and Founder of Teach Music 21C - a music teacher professional development program that highlights 21st century teaching tools and philosophy. Merlin is recognized internationally for his expertise in music studio teaching. His recent projects include working with hundreds of teachers, students and parents throughout Canada, USA, China, New Zealand, Australia, and Finland. Merlin is author of More than Music Lessons: A Studio Teacher’s Guide to Parents, Practicing, Projects, and Character. You can find out more at <a href='https://www.teachmusic21c.com'>https://www.teachmusic21c.com</a> Top 5 Songs of Encouragement 1) &quot;Bali Ha&apos;i&quot; from South Pacific by Rodgers and Hammerstein <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwYvWF5j0a8&amp;t=10s'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwYvWF5j0a8&amp;t=10s</a> 2) &quot;Jesu, Joy of Man&apos;s Desiring&quot; by Bach, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Norman Luboff choir <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6OgZCCoXWc&amp;t=1s'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6OgZCCoXWc&amp;t=1s</a> 3) &quot;Thankful&quot; by Josh Groban, performed by the Rise Up Children&apos;s Choir <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkOEzP-nGZ8'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkOEzP-nGZ8</a> 4) &quot;Summer&quot; from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi, performed by Alexandr Hrustevich Vilnius <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SE222v1eyM'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SE222v1eyM</a>5) My Neighbor Totoro by Joe Hisaishi <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrL9d4GrIGA'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrL9d4GrIGA</a> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Encouragement">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1525186/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Award-winning music educator Merlin B. Thompson (PhD, MA, BMus) is the Creator and Founder of Teach Music 21C - a music teacher professional development program that highlights 21st century teaching tools and philosophy. Merlin is recognized internationally for his expertise in music studio teaching. His recent projects include working with hundreds of teachers, students and parents throughout Canada, USA, China, New Zealand, Australia, and Finland. Merlin is author of More than Music Lessons: A Studio Teacher’s Guide to Parents, Practicing, Projects, and Character. &lt;br/&gt;You can find out more at &lt;a href='https://www.teachmusic21c.com'&gt;https://www.teachmusic21c.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Top 5 Songs of Encouragement&lt;br/&gt;1) &amp;quot;Bali Ha&amp;apos;i&amp;quot; from South Pacific by Rodgers and Hammerstein&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwYvWF5j0a8&amp;amp;t=10s'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwYvWF5j0a8&amp;amp;t=10s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;2) &amp;quot;Jesu, Joy of Man&amp;apos;s Desiring&amp;quot; by Bach, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Norman Luboff choir&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6OgZCCoXWc&amp;amp;t=1s'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6OgZCCoXWc&amp;amp;t=1s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;3) &amp;quot;Thankful&amp;quot; by Josh Groban, performed by the Rise Up Children&amp;apos;s Choir&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkOEzP-nGZ8'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkOEzP-nGZ8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;4) &amp;quot;Summer&amp;quot; from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi, performed by Alexandr Hrustevich Vilnius&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SE222v1eyM'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SE222v1eyM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;5) My Neighbor Totoro by Joe Hisaishi&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrL9d4GrIGA'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrL9d4GrIGA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Encouragement"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text Award-winning music educator Merlin B. Thompson (PhD, MA, BMus) is the Creator and Founder of Teach Music 21C - a music teacher professional development program that highlights 21st century teaching tools and philosophy. Merlin is recognized internationally for his expertise in music studio teaching. His recent projects include working with hundreds of teachers, students and parents throughout Canada, USA, China, New Zealand, Australia, and Finland. Merlin is author of More tha...

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