

Cafe Jubalatte
Transition to Grad School
Expectations, Unknowns, New teacher, New Responsibilities, etc. Jessica shares her story. Please share your story, as well. “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Jessica moved from a small university with a warm, encouraging violin teacher (who nourished his students spiritually as well as musically) to a major conservatory in a big, eastern city. “When the time came to leave my teacher and “kindred spi

Barbara Kavanaugh
Humor that terrifies
Far Side, by Gary Larson My favorite music cartoon. Any others in the running?

Barbara Kavanaugh
A Key Verse for Musicians
“Let your light so shine before men, that they see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” –Matthew 5:16 Matthew 5:16, in a paraphrased nutshell: Jesus Christ lives within you. We practice diligently and meld our hard work with the composer’s work. We share our gift with the audience. The Light of Christ, absorbed in our time with God, shines through us, through our instruments, and through the music. Our performance reflects the Presence of God. (Remem

Barbara Kavanaugh
Mozart and Your Soul
"Mozart's music is like an x-ray of your soul - it shows what is there and what isn't." ~ Isaac Stern