Artists and Writers 
Musical Learning Model by Approximation. In 7 Easy Steps.(0)
Yesterday, after we’d played old-time music for hours at the Alton Sesquicenntential, 12-year-old N. and I came back to the house for a classical music lesson, and worked for 1 1/2 hours more.
Here’s a method I’ve figured out for learning a piece of music by approximation. You can use the same learning method [...]
“The Spirit of a Woman” anthology released…and launched with Women’s Spirit website
Click here to go to “The Spirit of a Woman” website to read about the newly released book
“The Spirit of a Woman: Intimate Stories to Empower and Inspire” created and introduced by Terry László-Gopadze with 31 storytellers…women writers you’ve read and heard of and some you’ve never met in print. My story “Sliding Glass Door” [...]
Creativity Tip: Now Try This!
“Now try this.”
“Let’s try this.”
“What if?”
“Why not?
“What would happen?”
Innovations in science, art, and just plain living depend on these small openings.
Have an open mind and heart.
Try things out.
Be curious.
Explore. Discover. Invent.
Go into your studio and make stuff.
Go into your study and write stuff.
Go into the kitchen and cook stuff.
Be wreckless; be bold.
Be humble; [...]
Creative Corner: Advice for the Multi-Talented Creative
Dear Riehlife,
I feel swamped after my first week teaching. Is my extensive creative life outside school as a dancer and workshop leader a dodge or escape or a wish for failure for my main work as a poet? What am I in quest of? Instead of spinning off in so many different directions, I resolve [...]
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