Musical Empathy

 It was a milestone birthday for me, 60, so my husband planned an all-inclusive vacation for us. Punta Cana seemed to be the best deal, and ...

 One huge thing that I miss as an empty nester is living room dance parties. I would set up my bluetooth speaker and play an Apple Music pla...

My name means reborn: Renate, from re-natus/re-nata. So, spring is my season.  I was born in February and I love snow, but I'm an Easter...

My father took me to the opera, which I loved, especially the orchestra in the pit. Those memories are my favourite serious music memories f...

Will It Go Round In Circles is a 70s soul song by Billy Preston. I love it because of the brass, the grooves, the chorus, everything, but e...

Want to feel hopeful for a few minutes? Listen to The O'Jays Love Train!  The Soul Train Video Version might also inspire you to dance,...

 As Russia attacks Ukraine, the world is learning the Ukrainian national anthem. It's all over the place on social media, posted by indi...

Of course you can sing! You breathe. That takes rhythm. Your heart, your respiratory system, your very existence has a regular beat. A b...

Of course you can dance! You breathe. That takes rhythm. Your heart, your respiratory system, your very existence has a regular beat. A baby...

I'm in another pandemic funk, feeling blue.  The song that first comes to mind when I need to think "This too shall pass" is B...

I just watched a video, a Ted Talk from seven years ago about choral singing. It was so moving! I know first hand how incredible it is to me...

Audio Latency : the reason we can't synch on video calls- so annoying. We solved the problem by muting everyone during YRCC Zoom Choir. ...

What a stressful week this has been! With all the news of cancellations and closures, you must be wondering what will happen to choir. We ...

The YRCC Spring Concert in 2014 was called "Take Me Home". The York Region Community Choir prepared songs about Canada, by Canadia...

The relationship between feelings and music is obvious to even the smallest child. Children respond to music with their whole bodies. They...

A study done to test if listening to music helps cardiac patients came to two conclusions that I think are quite obvious. (It's nice to...

The sun has been shining for a few days now, and the temperature is supposed to go above zero today. The official first day of spring is...

I've been suffering from the February Blahs lately. Sometimes, I use music to stoke the sadness, to let it all hang out. I guess ...

I'm loving both versions of Say Something by A Great Big World . The one without Christina Aguilera is beautifully simple and painful,...

This is just perfect, isn't it? Happiness is the Truth! It says clap along, but don't you want to dance a full-blown Happy Dance?! ...