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Best Ever Birthday Gift ~ A List of Possibilities
It’s true I’m probably a control freak when it comes to my birthday (or possibly, everything). It’s true I get nervous every time someone gives me a gift. It’s true I worry – a lot – about where to put the gifts people give me. I’m working on all that....
The Birthday Rose
There’s a tradition where I come from that’s called the “Birthday Rose” and it goes like this: On your birthday, someone gives you a rose and your job is to head out for a long walk and take this rose with you. It’s generally better if...
Why you Need to Know How to Play ‘Happy Birthday’
Edith, my grandmother, was a purely functional musician. She could beat out the rhythm and the chords for a hymn or a folk song, and she did it, loud and strong at Eastern Star meetings and Cancer Dressing events. “People have to sing,” she said, “And somebody has to...
Congratulations, You Made it This Far! (MP3, CDs, Sheet Music, Hats & Giftwrap)
Congratulations! You made it this far! This is my ALTERNATIVE Birthday song page. And in honor of my Birthday month, I’m sharing everything you need to listen to it, learn it, sing it, play it on piano, share it with others… and even sing it in FRENCH!...
HaRpy Birthday Video-sharing Fun!
Every musician needs to know how to play “Happy Birthday.” What if you could play your OWN version without sheet music … and then SHARE it as a birthday greeting? My FREE “HaRpy Birthday” training shows you how to create your own version...
So What’s to Celebrate???
It’s my birthday month, and like other years in November, I’ve been promoting the art of celebration through a single song – which was why I first published this post a year ago under the title “Crisis of Conviction.” Last year my...
How to Musically Self-Medicate (on your Birthday)
You-Tube Sing-along Video Download the FREE MP3 It’s true that I grew up with singing as my first language. It’s true that singing was celebration. It was solace. It was communion. And it was often a kind of healing. So do I self-medicate with song today? You bet I...
Crisis of Conviction
I’ve been promoting the art of celebration through a single song lately – and last night I had a crisis of conviction. There’s so much uncertainty about what’s really happening here in the U.S. after the recent election, I found myself thinking...Congratulations, You Made it This Far! (The Birthday Song)
Wait! There’s a much better version of this page! It’s right here at TheBirthdaySong.rocks
