Tag: Music
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Music… Changes our mood, our thoughts – wonderful!
It’s amazing, isn’t it, how music can change a gloomy day into a bright and happy day. Depends on what we listen to. When I’m out walking, I use Spotify. It’s so easy to create playlists. The other day, I woke up feeling gloomy. Why? Who knows. Fall, weather changing, mornings and evening are darker…
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Paul Simon, 83, back on Tour. Thanks to Stanford University – SICHL!
I love these kind of stories, where we think life might be over as we age, but instead we can have a come back. That’s what happened for Paul Simon. In 2019, he retired from touring, due to severe hearing loss in one of his ears. Enter Stanford University’s, Dr. Konstantina M. Stankovic, a professor…
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Salzburg – Sound of Music Tour
My first time in Salzburg, it was beautiful. Many of us grew up watching “The Sound of Music.” We know all the songs. So, of course, first stop in Salzburg would be “The Sound of Music” tour. First off, love the bus! Our guide was a British fellow. Interesting to learn how certain scenes were…
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Learn Italian / English by singing with Frank Moyo!
Sometimes we see something on social media that sparks “joy.” Seeing Frank Moyo teaching Italian / English through singing was so sweet. My mother is Italian from Florence. It’s a shame that when I was growing up, she did not teach us (children) Italian. Back then, it was only English in America. Now, she says…
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Music: Helmut Lotti, Belgian tenor
Yesterday, I wanted to listen to some music. I tried this, I tried that, but nothing was sounding good. Then I remembered Helmut Lotti. I haven’t listened to him for a long time. He has a lovely voice. As he is European, many people in America have not heard of him. Helmut Lotti is a…
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