Is there a song you can sing or hum when doing the “right thing” feels like a challenge?

Mine is “It’s Alright to Breathe” an ATP song I will share at the next event. Another great song is Drive by Incubus

I have a special place in my teacher’s heart for teens and pre-teens struggling to define their character and articulate right and wrong. However, I feel the new logo is more inclusive. You will still see the old banner and logo when I am out and about🎹

Consider adding an Around the Piano event to your spring🎶

This youtube video is a follow-up recap and expansion to a virtual workshop I did with teacher’s from Prince George’s County in MD. If you missed the workshop, this will be a great introduction. If you were at the workshop, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and voices. This video will fill in a few of the blanks. Thank you🎹💜🖤💜

Special thanks to Prince George’s County Public Schools and the Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council!

AROUND THE PIANO

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This morning, I had the absolute pleasure of sharing a very brief introduction to ATP with attendees of the PRINCE GEORGES ARTS TEACHER INSTITUTE(PGATI).  Such a wonderful group of people!

AROUND THE PIANO WORKS IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY

ATP just finished a virtual “arts integration” program with Beacon Heights Elementary School made possible through a PRINCE GEORGE’S ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL grant. Thank you for so much joy! Ms. Fidler (a rock star teacher)and her second graders represented their school amazingly well. Thank you!🖤

Around the Piano/Everyday Heroes

Around the Piano/Everyday Heroes

Around the Piano

Around the Piano/Everyday Heroes

Around the Piano/Everyday Heroes

Around the Piano/Everyday Heroes

Around the Piano/Everyday Heroes

And so, there can be joy🎶💃🏽🕺🏽

What is the difference between guilt and remorse? How does your conscience play into your personal code of character?

Yes, I’m still looking for your thoughts on “joy”😃🖤💜🖤

What is your definition of joy? If you consider yourself to be a joyful person, please share some thoughts on how you came to this “joy-filled” state of mind and how it manifests itself in real life. I will use any shared comments in my next ATP session to stimulate the creative/lyric writing portion. Thank you for your help.

This week’s video will focus on joy. Do we have a right to be joyful? Is joy ever inappropriate? How does music effect your level of joy? We will be learning the song, “I Wish That I Could Fly”

Lyrics:

I WISH THAT I COULD FLY

I WISH THAT I COULD FLY

I WISH THAT I COULD HOLD YOU UP

AND SHOW YOU ALL THE CLOUDS CLOSE-UP

I WISH THAT I COULD FLY

I WISH THAT I COULD FLY

HAVE YOU SEEN A PAIR OF WINGS

I CAN’T SEEM TO FIND MINE

WILL YOU HELP ME FIND MINE