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  • Revisiting Bach's Air on G String, from a singing and dancing viewpoint · musicBaroqueJohann Sebastian BachAir on G StringChristopher HogwoodsingingdanceDoris HumphreyviolinYehudi Menuhinrecorder · Jun 10, 2015
  • Third year at July 3 music party and finally participated in jamming · musicimprovisationPittsburghbluesold timeguitarukulelepianosingingIrish fluteLaura · Jul 3, 2014
  • Steel City Ukuleles: navigating a challenging playlist · musicukulelesingingSteel City UkulelesStevie WonderSimon and Garfunkel · Mar 19, 2014
  • Thoughts on returning to ukulele after almost two months off: returning to piano was the reason · musicpianoukulelesingingSteel City UkulelesMy Favorite Thingscookies · Mar 5, 2014
  • Appreciating the unique singer La Lupe · musicsingingLatin musicbolerosalsaSpanishPedro Almodóvar · Dec 19, 2013
  • Steel City Ukuleles: a nice session on playing by ear · musicukulelesingingSteel City UkulelesBeatles · Nov 6, 2013
  • The biggest Pittsburgh Recorder Society meeting I have attended in two years!! · musicrecorderPittsburgh Recorder SocietyPittsburghHalloweenrubber duckukulelesingingcookies · Oct 20, 2013
  • Steel City Ukuleles: back to plain good fun, including the cups song · musicukulelesingingSteel City UkulelesMister SandmanRubber DuckieCups · Oct 16, 2013
  • Performing with the Steel City Ukuleles at the Wilkins School Community Center Ecofest 2013: with videos · musicukuleleSteel City UkulelesRegent Squaresinging · Oct 5, 2013
  • Final rehearsal for my first ukulele gig: and some hard decisions about music in my life · musicukuleleSteel City UkulelesRegent SquaresingingrecorderPhipps ConservatoryFlanders Recorder Quartet · Oct 4, 2013
  • Rubber Duckie and Steel City Ukuleles rehearsal · musicukuleleSteel City UkulelesRegent Squaresingingrubber duckRubber DuckiePittsburgh · Oct 2, 2013
  • First rehearsal for my first ukulele gig: dealing with anxiety · musicukuleleSteel City UkulelesRegent Squaresingingmarching bandballroom danceCarnegie Mellon Universityrecorderchess · Sep 26, 2013
  • My third meeting of the Steel City Ukuleles: finally ordered a new instrument · musicukuleleSteel City UkulelesRegent SquarePittsburghsinging · Sep 18, 2013
  • My second meeting of the Steel City Ukuleles: why I already signed up to perform before being ready · musicukuleleSteel City UkulelesRegent SquarePittsburghsingingrecorder · Sep 4, 2013
  • Second year at July 3 music party: still only listening without playing · musicimprovisationPittsburghbluesold timeguitarukulelepianosingingflute · Jul 3, 2013
  • Singing and playing tango and jazz at an unexpected music party · musictangojazzsingingflutesaxophonepiano · Apr 12, 2013
  • Attending a fascinating Robert Dick flute lecture and master class · musicfluteRobert Dickmaster classCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh New Music Netthroat tuningmultiphonicssingingBaroque flute · Apr 4, 2013
  • Playing tango on melodica and singing Christmas carols · musictangoPiazzollamelodicasingingfluteBaroque fluteNiccolò DôthelChristmas · Dec 22, 2012
  • A childhood dream come true: I am now finally singing for real! · musicsingingflutetangoboleroSabor a mîGabriel FauréAprès un rêveRobert SchumannWidmungCarlos GardelPor una cabeza · Nov 17, 2012
  • Singing and playing bossa nova favorite "Chega de Saudade" at Dunkin' Donuts for J-Jam · musicmandolinsingingfluterecorderbossa novaChega de SaudadejazzJ-JamSquirrel HillPittsburgh · Oct 28, 2012
  • Singing an Irish ballad as an Asian pirate at a Halloween belly dance Hafla · singingIrish flutebelly dancing · Oct 27, 2012
  • Living Appalachian music of Southwestern Pennsylvania: Mark Tamsula and Richard Withers with Ellen Gozion · Carnegie Library of PittsburghPittsburghmusicAppalachian musicPennsylvaniafiddlebanjofluteguitarharmonicaaccordionIrish flutesinging · Sep 23, 2012
  • My first time singing bossa nova; also, a temporary farewell to Baroque flute · musicBaroque fluteflutebossa novaChega de Saudadesinging · Sep 21, 2012
  • Mideast Early Music Workshop 2012: a life-changing experience!! · musicrecorderBaroque flutesingingEnglish country danceimprovisationLaRoche CollegePittsburghMideast early music workshopGeorg Philipp TelemannInvisible ShoespracticeClaude DebussySyrinxconcertmaster classcookies · Jul 21, 2012
  • The beautiful, melancholy Indian Summer of Chet Baker · musicjazzChet Bakertrumpetsinging · Nov 20, 2011
  • I want to sing · musicsingingmemory · Nov 18, 2011
  • Singing Through Traffic · musicsingingJavaScript · Oct 6, 2011