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USE THE MUSE

July 11, 2016 by sheldon curry

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USE THE MUSE

Music is common to every culture and religion. It knows no national, racial or gender bias. It laughs at borders and genres.

Music touches all, inspires all, comforts all, binds all, sustains all. It can also anger and hurt many.

Music is a power tool. 

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Filed Under: Life, Uncategorized, Work

Becoming Your Ali

June 4, 2016 by sheldon curry

Ali (12)I am not a boxing fan. In fact, I abhor boxing. When I was 5 or 6 years old, I wandered into a boxing gym in Lubbock, TX and it scared me to death. Half a century later, I still remember it.

That being said, I respect the dedication required of those who practice it.

 

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Filed Under: Life, Work

Fun or Done

August 19, 2015 by sheldon curry

Be Fun or Be DoneLook deep into your past Luke (or Leia) Scalewalker.

Remember when you were young and music was never not fun?

Then came lessons and practice time and endless scales and the [cue Beethoven’s 5th … (ta ta tad dum) — classical radio announcer’s voice-over, dramatically]

STUDY OF MUSIC.

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Filed Under: Life, Study, Uncategorized, Work

Kids don’t hate choir; they hate you.

August 5, 2015 by sheldon curry

client's nameI discovered this fact years ago.

How did I find out?

I learned it from my son.

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Filed Under: Life, Liturgy & Worship, Work

The 3 Rs of IOUs

July 22, 2015 by sheldon curry

Circus Sonora CastHere you see Imago Dei‘s highly disciplined cast’s final curtain call for “Circus Sonora”.

People loved the show so much we will do an encore performance in the fall.

Four weeks before the performance the show did not exist.

Elapse time from first read through to performance? 3 weeks.

How?

Here’s the secret.

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