Music Appreciation Day

Friday was music appreciation day, where each grade had the opportunity to show their parents all they have learned in music this year. I am so so proud of how well all of the kids did!!! Here are some pictures and videos...(Thanks to Gigi for taking these!)

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My kids

My precious kids wrote me notes while I was gone last week. Made my day!!!










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Easter Music Playlist

My favorite songs this Easter....

Come Save- Sarah Reeves
Lead Me To The Cross- Hillsong United
Jesus Died My Soul to Save- Pocket Full of Rocks
Jesus Paid It All- Kristian Stanfill
Crimson- Nichole Nordeman
God Is Alive- Fee
Rise and Sing- Fee
Clinging to the Cross- Tim Hughes Featuring Brooke Fraser
See His Love- Kim Walker
Rememberance (Communion Song)- Matt Redman
Jesus Saves- Carlos Whittaker
Not Guilty- Mandisa
Alive Again- Matt Maher
Hands of the Healer- John Waller
Jesus Saves- Travis Cottrell
Oh How He Loves- David Crowder
Grace Greater Than Our Sin- Carl Cartee
Hosanna- Hillsong United
There Is No One- David Walker

May we be humbled and in awe of Jesus this Easter season.

Did You Know?

Did you know that actresses/ female instrument virtuosos in the 17th century quit performing at 18. If women were performing at 18 on stage, in front of people, they were eligible to any rich nobleman that wanted her, WHETHER OR NOT SHE WAS MARRIED. Actresses were automatically excommunicated from the Catholic Church, and frowned upon by society. Most women stopped performing to maintain their respectablility in society. Sadly, many female piano virtusos, even those trained by Bach himself, were never discovered. Who knows what we could have learned from them, or perhaps how much music was never discovered that maybe they composed or was composed for them. Music history and the way society developed with and around it is just fascinating! Today in the United States, actresses are some of the most famous women in our society! So my dear friend Hilary...if you were the wonderful actress you are today in the 17th century, you would be an outcast in society...susceptible to any old man that wanted you!!

Weekend.

Just got back from a great weekend at Liberty, dropping off Lindsey for her Junior year! We were up there Saturday and Sunday...and you know they just happened to have a J Crew Sale going on...so we stopped in and found a few things :) Interestingly enough, J Crew has opened a new clearance store in Wyndhurst. We drove by and saw it Saturday night. Read about it in the Lynchburg News & Advance HERE
Sunday, at Thomas Road, we got to preview some of the songs off of Charles Billingsley's new album!! He is my all-time favorite singer, and I loved loved the songs. I'm so excited to get the CD--John bought it for me and it's on the way in the mail!!! Go HERE to learn more and get your copy!