More Articles from Archive ~ March, 2010

Here’s another good one I found online at the Huffington Post … good to read this article whether you’re a singer or non-singer. Arthur Rosenfeld writes How to Heal Yourself with Your Own Voice. For those of you who chant or “ohmm” in your meditation practice, you’ll find this very interesting! Six healing sounds that [...]

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Just announced ….  MIGHT mean more money in your pockets if you’re an indie musician!  Hope so! Check out these two articles below: Click:  YouTube Launches Partner Program for Musicians : Musicians Wanted Click:  YouTube Offers Indie Musicians a Share of Ad Dollars [Photo by me. Wall mural, interior hotel entrance, Santa Fe, Oct. 2009]

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David Weintraub is a writer, editor, photographer from South Carolina. I happened on his article, (click here) CAN CREATIVITY BE TAUGHT? ,  saying to myself, ‘whoa – now. Is it possible that someone’s finally got an answer to this age old question?’ He asked his students and … “About half the class wrote that, yes, [...]

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I found this article in the Huffington Post (which I read almost daily, online, also called the HuffPost). This one is by artist/illustrator, Cat Bennett. She nails some things down about the creative process, in such a direct, easy manner, that you will find yourself nodding in agreement. She advocates something you’ve heard before (but [...]

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Sometimes it’s just good to go to something like this event, to help you STIR YOUR JUICES … whether you have a good job, or are looking for a good job … or want to change to something new & different. I’ll be presenting a brief talk about Career Path Patterns … why the Corporate [...]

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Here is a doozy, folks. You’ll thank me… I found it on Facebook, and am grateful to Doreen Ringer-Ross, for posting it. You’ll want to frame it and hang it where you can see it daily. You’ll definitely want to send it to your artist-friends. It’s a speech… not too long … It is: Dr. [...]

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There are several things I love in this article… like how “group-think” doesn’t always work, and why (we are so eager to PLEASE rather than do the right thing) … how ‘follow the leader’ is always more comfortable than breaking rank (to be more creative) … but mostly, finally, this article points out that PLACE [...]

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For those of you who just can’t get enough (ok, I’m one too), here is the mother of all mind-mapping maps…  it’s fascinating! The mega-map of over 80 of the best mind-mapping resources. Each link is a gem. Start with the article here: MindMappingSoftwareBlog.com Relating visually…. I took this photo, Dec. 2009, because it reminded [...]

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