2 min 0 Music National Holidays Summer Memorial Day MaryO May 27, 2024 Thanks, Grandpa… You weren’t American, but you fought valiantly for the cause overseas. I never… Read More
1 min 0 Holiday Music National Buy a Musical Instrument Day MaryO May 22, 2024 Catch the rhythm this May 22nd with National Buy a Musical Instrument Day! Whether you’re… Read More
3 min 0 Music Spring Barbershop Quartet Day MaryO April 11, 2024 National Barbershop Quartet Day is observed annually on April 11. Barbershop quartets have a way… Read More
3 min 0 Holiday Music National Tartan Day MaryO April 6, 2024 We were in NYC April 6, 2019 for our daughter-in-law’s birthday and the Tartan Day… Read More
2 min 0 Holiday Music Easter Video MaryO March 31, 2024 “The My Name is Jon Daker” video is an iconic Easter recital clip from First… Read More
2 min 0 Holiday Music Who Knew? Piano Day MaryO March 28, 2024 Piano Day is a global celebration observed annually on the 88th day of the year,… Read More
5 min 0 Music Stuff Balalaika Orchestra MaryO March 9, 2024 Since starting this blog, I’ve been getting notifications for local events. One was for a… Read More
2 min 0 Music The Day the Music Died MaryO February 3, 2024 On February 3, 1959, the music world suffered an irreplaceable loss when a tragic… Read More
5 min 0 Holiday Music Post-Christmas: Auld Lang Syne MaryO December 31, 2023 “Auld Lang Syne,” a poignant Scots poem penned by the legendary Robert Burns in… Read More
3 min 0 Music Who Knew? Post-Christmas: The Twelve Days of Christmas MaryO December 26, 2023 Way back, when I first got out of college I was a substitute music teacher… Read More