The Music In Me book now availble at Indigo

For years, I thought my voice was what came out of other people’s mouths. Which was fine – they were speaking their truth – it just wasn’t mine. I hadn’t the experience of life to find out for myself. Eventually – with decades of life to draw upon – I saw there were commonalities between…

Everyone knows of “Sesame Street” – with Big Bird and the smaller Muppets – but, “Mr. Rogers’ Neighbourhood” was a children’s TV first: kids talking about their feelings and dealing with them. Not your typical “pie-in-the-face”, Bozo-the-clown-type kid’s show… Mr. Rogers respected his young viewers too much, saying, “You made it a special day for…

It was my mother who passed on her love of music to me. She showed me that the magic of great music came from the heart. I learned that a terrific  song has everything in balance: the tune, the words, and most importantly, a singer – capable of interpreting it for others. For example, Elvis…