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BACC Celebrates Women-Owned Businesses Today we celebrate, Notes of Celebration and Linda R Smith 1. How Long Have you been in business? I've been in business since 2001, on purpose - 12 years. On the side since I was 16 2. What brought you to this path? God had been preparing me for becoming a professional musician - a piano teacher in college wanted me to become a professional musician but I wanted a family so I went into Elementary Music Education. Taught K-6 music for 7 years, started a family, and taught private piano for 20 years (playing for weddings and events on the side and accompanying singers and musicals). In 2001 God said, "Just play the piano". Each step along the way prepared me for Notes of Celebration. 3. What has been your biggest obstacle or challenge? My biggest obstacle has been limiting my gig acceptance to the price point I am worth. I have learned that my value cannot be discounted. 4. What has been your biggest accomplishment? One of my biggest/proudest achievements has been playing the opening act for Michael Allen Harrison 5. What is one thing you wish everyone knew about being a women-owned business? Always charge what you are worth - don't discount! #BACC #WomenInBusiness #Celebrate

Small victories, big crescendos: every milestone deserves a musical celebration! This is music therapy in action. What recent musical achievement has your child had? Comment below! 👇🏻 #MusicTherapy #ABA #EarlyIntervention #MusicForChildren #ChildDevelopment #ChildTherapy

Wholeheartedly agree! Learning from industry leaders can offer valuable insights and aid in discovering your own unique style.

As infants acquire new physical and cognitive skills, their ability to interact with music develops! If you’d like to learn more about this topic, check out this article on Musical Milestones for Infants: https://lnkd.in/eBd8U6wr #earlychildhood #earlyintervention #milestones #music #musictherapy

HOW TO Apply What You've Learned Everywhere: Tips for High School and Middle School Choir Directors! High school and middle school choir directors and music teachers, are you ready to apply what you've learned everywhere you go? In this video, we discuss the importance of refining your communication skills by using specific and clear language. Learn how to articulate your ideas effectively, enabling others to understand your intentions and take appropriate action. Watch now and enhance your ability to communicate clearly in any situation! #CommunicationSkills #ChoirDirectors #MusicTeachers #TeacherTips

Should you learn from the MASTERS⁉️… When I was in college studying voice, a common theme among my teachers was to sing in your own way. They advised against listening to other renditions of a song you're trying to learn and suggested relying solely on your voice and the sheet music. This was 20 years ago. Fast forward to today, with advancements in technology and evolving practices, I largely disagree with this approach. While the old method might work for some, I believe it isn't the best advice for most singers. To become great, you must first emulate the greats. 1️⃣ 🎵 If you aspire to be an exceptional classical singer with an amazing voice, it's beneficial to listen to renditions by renowned opera singers like Maria Callas, Jessye Norman and Renée Fleming, just to name a few. These professionals have honed their craft over many years, and you can learn from their nuances, tempos, and rhythms. Having a point of reference helps you understand where your voice fits and what audiences appreciate. 2️⃣ 🎶 Relying solely on sheet music and your voice can feel like driving blind; you might struggle with style, direction, and audience preferences. If you're serious about becoming a great opera singer, start by listening to your favorite renditions. 3️⃣ 🌟 Ensure you choose singers with similar voice types and ranges. Picking voices too different from your own can be challenging and unproductive. Follow those whose voices align with yours and who have achieved what you aspire to. #VocalMastery #VocalTechnique #ClassicalVoice 🎥 Heather promotion concert 🎶 full song here ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3woK97C

Why It Matters

Music can empower and inspire people to work in unison. At times it is a great source of promoting peace and preventing conflict.

There are so many benefits to involving kids in artistic activities.

What can we learn from re-introducing children into our church choirs? From the experience of having my seven choristers, 8-12yo, join the adults for Choral Evensong for the first time, a lot. We can learn to discover afresh the joy of singing familiar music, with enthusiastic voices for whom it is but a recent discovery. We can learn that nothing needs to be 'dumbed down': we don't need to pander to some patronising notion of what children might find accessible - they can exhibit equal amounts of energy and joy singing music from the eighteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. We can learn that Choral Evensong might just be the ideal service for engaging young singers: lots of music, not too much yadda-yadda from grown-ups. We can learn how having children in the choir can grow the church itself, with the support of parents and families. But above all we can learn the POWER OF BISCUITS, and the advantage in creating enough space between the rehearsal and the service for their consumption. (I'm sure there wouldn't have been such leftovers, had not the biscuits been trumped by one of the parents bringing along cake. More learning, don't overlook the POWER OF CAKE!)