It’s been one year, almost to the day since I first learned about Shamatha Meditation. When I signed up for an all-day writing workshop last November, little did I know how it would affect me and my daily life. I’ve been meditating daily for a year. Yes, we did writing exercises. We did movement exercises [...]
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A year of meditation
Posted by Mary Ellen on November 7, 2011
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/11/07/a-year-of-meditation/
It’s all in the prep!
Paint Mode We have been building an addition onto our home. For about the last 10 days, we have been in paint mode. We’re at the stage in the building where the finishing touches – well, almost the finishing touches – are happening. I have looked forward to this part of the project. There is [...]
Posted by Mary Ellen on July 14, 2011
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/07/14/its-all-in-the-prep/
Finessing Your Practice
There’s nothing like a big performance to motivate you to fine-tune your practice routine. I’m performing Ingolf Dahl’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble in less than 2 weeks and in these last few weeks, I have been practicing like mad. But more than that, the increased practicing has been a catalyst to my [...]
Posted by Mary Ellen on June 8, 2011
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/06/08/finessing-your-practice/
Be. Here. Now.
Be. Here. Now. I am backstage waiting to go on to play a show. There are about a dozen of us in the “green room” – dancers, singers, musicians, actors – all laughing, talking, touching up makeup and singing softly. There is a lot going on. Then I notice my friend, Dan, sitting quietly off [...]
Posted by Mary Ellen on May 25, 2011
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/05/25/be-here-now/