Spring is on the way!!! It is 45F outside right now! The sun is shining, the birds are arguing at the feeder, the dog is watching out the window, and i am enjoying thinking about my upcoming travel to the West Coast, Seattle to be exact.
I love Seattle!! When i land, I can expect springlike temperatures, flowers and budding trees! And I look forward to this greatly. I got a bad case of cabin fever.
It was relieved a little bit last weekend, when i was privledged to be able to attend Winter Weekend in Groton, MA. Yeah, the weekend of snow... but the snow came on Friday, sputtered all day and came back on Sunday, but pretty much left us alone on Saturday.
I travel by myself to these music camps. I get to know new people because i do not ask for a roommate and i sit at a different table for every mealtime. That makes me know everyone a little, and no one really well, and that suits me.
This year, I wanted to really be social, instead of sit in the back and not participate so much, so this year, i decided to get INTO the camp a little more than i do normally. It seems that each song I did in a jam or for the group went over really well, so i got a lot of recognition this year. I spent one class alone with Kate Campbell and that was great, talking to a teacher about learning about songwriting!!! I would have not allowed that to happen at past camps. One of my favorite moments was after my contribution to the student performance. A woman approached me and said, I was right in that diner with you. A gentleman told me that he, too, did a lot of underaged drinking. Finally, I found a song of mine that brought people into my world, just as i have been taught to do. And that was one of the first songs i every wrote!!!
I feel like I must be a songwriter!!!
It is a wonderful thing to go to a music camp with other people on the same journey, and participate in the programming in a way that you can give and recieve from your fellow students. If you are able, it would be a wonderful thing for you to go to one of these camps... I know about a bunch of them, ask if you need help finding one!!!
Enjoy the spring time!!!!
