Music Category

Alex Mabey, performer & niece

Sunday, November 20th, 2011

This beautiful young woman is one of many of my talented nieces. She grew up living on Lake Quinault, Washington, and has always loved music. I wonder if it’s because her mother, Jennifer, is a talented musician, and so is her grandmother, Carolyn Downing, and so was her great-grandmother, Ethel Crook.
Wonderful, gifted women of [...]

Norwegian Military Tattoo

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Amazing performance! The rifle is the Garand M-1.

Precision Marching-Norwegian Royal Guard

Saturday, January 8th, 2011

I spent all of junior high, high school, and two years of college in a marching band, with a French horn. Perhaps I’m biased, but this seems like an extraordinary group of people.

Learning Challenges? Try Music Therapy

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Guest post by Bette Miles-Holleman
As a parent of two children on the Autistic Spectrum, I am always looking for ways to help them achieve their full potential. During my research, I read about Music Therapy and its applications for children (and adults) with learning challenges.
Music, with its powerful effect to stimulate the brain by triggering [...]

Ethel Crook – My Wonderful Mother

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

We cannot help the birds of sadness flying over our heads, but we need not let them build nests in our hair.

Bellingham Mayors’ Arts Award

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007