Oh My Goodness!
Leaders for Music National Service has a new member! (seriously, you go girl) My Uncle Mark used to play James Gallway records. It really bugged my dad…he used to say, “this music gives me a dose.”—–
Author: Kiff Gallagher
PeaceLabs Playmakers: Lucy Eills, Bill Fletcher, Mike Huckabee and Joe Crowley
“BAM! You’ve written a jingle!” � Lucy Eills, 11yr old, 6th grader from from Concord, NH, wins the PeaceLabs Playmaker Award for her “Healthy NH” jingle. We came. We saw. We sang Kumbaya: http://zedc3test.techprogress.org/events/2008/09/musiced.html/email.html Must Read and Listen NH News! My niece & Godchild, Ms. Lucy Eills, wins “Healthy NH” Jingle Competition with her jam: … [Read more…]
MNSi Accepting Donations
MNSi now accepts credit card donations through Network For Good. You can also donate via PayPal; a PayPal account is not required.
MNSi Speaker Series Launches
The Honorable Bass Player, Governor Mike Huckabee rocked with Congressional Musicians Caucus Co-Chair, Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY), in support of MNSi. See Wash. Post, HuffPost, Center for American Progress story & video, photos.
Music Steals the Show at Toronto Film festival
NYT: All Ears on Screen: Music and Musicians Play Major Role at Toronto Festival “…But music was also stealing the show in some less expected places. “The Secret Life of Bees,” a coming-of-age drama set against the civil rights struggles of 1964, turns out to be stitched together, emotionally speaking, with a cello. Through much … [Read more…]
Denver Convention Music Thoughts and Vids
http://worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/yonder_mountain_barack_obama_2008 And sorry to indulge (for a sec) but, when I saw Barack’s “Top Ten” song list, it did cross my mind that the next President of the United States might actually dig my music…http://www.nationaljournal.com/conventions/co_20080828_4414.php I saw BLP, Cheryl Crow, Kanye West, Stevie, Michael McDonald. Blue Grass opened the day at Invesco and reentered immediately … [Read more…]
Roland Fryer and MNSi
Harvard economist and social innovator, Roland Fryer from the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute partners with MNSi to design MusicianCorps pilot program evaluation.
Remarks of Michelle Obama’s Older Brother
“This is the person who would play the piano to calm me down before all of my big games in high school.” – Craig Robinson on his sister Michelle Obama http://www.demconwatchblog.com/2008/08/remarks-of-craig-robinson.html—–
“Everything is Connected: The Power of Music”
Music as a civic strategy: books reviewed in this week’s Economist — “FOR Plato the art of music was so firmly anchored in moral and political reality that any alteration to the musical system would necessarily require a corresponding political shift.” Great Vietnamese Buddhist teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, calls it “Interbeing” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Interbeing). The intellectuals reviewed … [Read more…]
Hip Hop: Breakfast of Champions…Ask Michael Phelps
As most athletes know, music can help create a winning mind-frame. Boxers often walk out to the ring with their favorite track blaring in the background. Football and basketball teams can usually be found getting amped up in the locker room to a playlist of songs specifically designed to gear them up for the game. … [Read more…]