Friday, April 27, 2007

blog in 10 minutes or less...

hi everyone, here is a quick update for you...

i have a few minutes before my 11 am ear training class and i'm listening to donna summer's' hot stuff' so i can perform it for a classmate next week. ha! i remember an evening at keith and judy's and something about hot sauce on jennifer and steve's answering machine long long ago! today's performance is a song by delta goodrem (australian?) entitled 'mistaken identity' and india arie's 'wonderful'. should be pretty funj.

the earth wind and fire event was unbelievable. i cannot find words to express my gratitude for an amazing experience and opportunity to learn. first the press conference: it turned out to be a private session with about 50 of us from the college with the three original members of the group, phillip bailey, verdeen white, and ralph johnson. we had the opportunity to perform a medley of their songs for them, including 'getaway', 'let's groove', 'after the love has gone', 'september'. after that we just asked questions and received amazing advice and encouragement from the gods of groove. to say that they were grounded doesn't do them justice; they related so well and shared their insights and wisdom gained from almost 30 years of making music. they covered everything from writing 'hooky' music to staying fulfilled as artists. gracious, grateful, and inspiring. sigh.

the only downside is that because we were performing, there are no individual pictures of me with them. i did shake each of their hands, however, and they were gracious enough not to cringe when i sang getaway, so i am content!

and added bonus was that at the end of the conference each one of us received a FREE ticket to their concert that evening!!! so exciting!!! they were worth about $75USD each. YAY!!!!

the next week we performed the full length selections for the icom community and friends. our little theater seats about 70, so there was standing room only and the audience was fantastic. what a great experience. i am glad that i had the chance to be involved although i feel like i am still recuperating a week later.

now it's on to final projects. after 'hot stuff', that is!!!!

much love
xxooo
chryl

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