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May 24
1 min

Singing: a way to hurl yourself into space

"Vocal music is an attempt to take the whole human being and project it into space. It is the ultimate gesture of getting out of yourself.

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May 19
2 min

Art & Service

Some of the most rewarding experiences of my career have resulted from contributing my gifts as a musician to serve a purpose greater

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May 4
1 min

Out of the mouths of babes!

Yesterday I had a blast singing in an opera outreach program for kids at a center in S. St. Pete. Gosh, we had such a good time.

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Apr 27
3 min

It was "meant to be."

Strong feeling, strong desire, but it was an uphill battle for me to go on the trip. My challenges were financial.

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In memory of my friends: valued colleagues, esteemed teacher

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Apr 22
4 min

In memory of my friends: valued colleagues, esteemed teacher

Last week, I lost three friends. Each of them had been battling against an illness that in the end, won.

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Apr 19
1 min

Singing & tennis combined!

(4/19/2020) Happy to combine my two great loves on one day: singing and tennis. I enjoyed the privilege of singing the National Anthem ...

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Apr 15
3 min

Threatened Twice!

My well-meaning father threatened to pull me out of piano lessons twice in my life.

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Mar 23
1 min

In My Own Words

I could understand her ache to sing very well. That calling haunts us until we choose to feed it.

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My Teachers: Credit, where credit is due.

Martha

Jan 17
3 min

My Teachers: Credit, where credit is due.

I am the product of my teachers.

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Jan 16
2 min

Words may hurt, but love can heal.

"No person has the right to rain on your dreams." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Aug 11, 2019
1 min

Feldeinsamkeit: Field Solitude

(8/11/2018) I was first introduced to "Feldeinsamkeit" or "Field Solitude" by Johannes Brahms by the first accompanist I performed with ...

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Jul 31, 2019
6 min

On Music, Love and Loss

(7/31/2016) After the flurry of activity that was the 2015-2016 academic year, I was wistfully hoping for a relaxed, carefree summer. M...

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How 12 songs are flying me to Wisconsin this fall

Martha

Jul 21, 2019
2 min

How 12 songs are flying me to Wisconsin this fall

(7/21/2016) 2003 was a "hoop jumping" year. I had this crazy notion that I was going to get a Master's degree in Vocal Performance comi...

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Jul 19, 2019
1 min

Inspiring the college bound!

(7/19/2016) Last week, I found myself in front of a crowd inside Selby Auditorium at the University of South Florida. I was invited to b...

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Jul 15, 2019
3 min

Let Yourself Be a Student and PERSIST

Every dream begins with an idea. You run into something, see something, hear something and think, "I want to do THAT!" Such a common thing

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Jul 11, 2019
2 min

Become Your Dream

Dream big! It's your dream, don't put limits on it! Have some fun thinking about the best case scenario!

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On the frustration that is sometimes known as practice

Martha

Jul 10, 2019
2 min

On the frustration that is sometimes known as practice

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. The word itself has always elicited a full spectrum of emotion from me. Po

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My life's purpose in a quote by Anne Frank + mini rant

Martha

Jun 23, 2019
2 min

My life's purpose in a quote by Anne Frank + mini rant

This is how I spend my days, folks. Convincing my students, children and adults, that there are, indeed, treasures inside of them.

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Jun 15, 2019
2 min

Get on the horse and ride!

Last week, I knocked something off of my list of things I've always wanted to do. I had my first horseback riding lesson.

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Jun 10, 2019
4 min

Getting Behind the Wheel of Life

He sounded nervous. He wasn’t sure that I’d want to make the trip to Winter Park, given that one has to drive up a mountain, essentially.

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Be Uplifted.