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		<title>Finding Time to Let My Spirit Play</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been quite a long time since I updated my blog. Not because life is boring and I have nothing to talk about&#8230; but because there is just TOO much going on for me to even stop and think straight, let alone write from a place of introspection. My hubby and best friend just [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themusicmommy.com&#038;blog=25625596&#038;post=590&#038;subd=j3words&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Year of Creative Living 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The SPICE of Life: 5 Reasons to Engage Your Young Kids in the Arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Recently, I read an article about the Benefits of Early Childhood Music Programs, which inspired me to look further into the subject and share my thoughts here with you! It highlighted a few ways that engaging children in music early on enhances their sense of balance and coordination, strengthens motor skills, and recognize pitch and volume. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themusicmommy.com&#038;blog=25625596&#038;post=531&#038;subd=j3words&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Year of Creative Living 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia J.</dc:creator>
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		<title>Kids Make Music Every Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia J.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just read a great article in the Huffington Post Parents section called Parents As Researchers: Musical Lessons From Our Children. Written by Lori Custodero, the article talks about why music making for children is SO important, and so natural to them. &#8220;Music is important to children because it is a way they come to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themusicmommy.com&#038;blog=25625596&#038;post=541&#038;subd=j3words&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Year of Creative Living 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia J.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Art is not linear. Neither is the artist&#8217;s life, but we forget that. We try to &#8216;plan&#8217; our life and &#8216;plan&#8217; our career &#8211; as if we could. We also try to plan our growth. This means transformation catches us by surprise. The notion that we can control our path is pushed on us by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themusicmommy.com&#038;blog=25625596&#038;post=506&#038;subd=j3words&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Music Together</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia J.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today Cienna and I attended a free demo class of Music Together. She absolutely LOVED it. Lead by Ms. Kathy and Ms. Jenn, who was there with her own 6 month old, we sang and danced and wiggled for 45 minutes with 15 other kids and adults. Music Together is a music and movement class [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themusicmommy.com&#038;blog=25625596&#038;post=498&#038;subd=j3words&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Out of the Head, Into The Heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia J.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sitting here on a Monday night enjoying my FAVORITE night of television: The Voice and Smash on NBC. OMG&#8230; what great entertainment for a lover of music and musicals. If you&#8217;ve never watched The Voice, it&#8217;s time to start. This talent show format is the most interesting and inventive of any other talent show [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themusicmommy.com&#038;blog=25625596&#038;post=495&#038;subd=j3words&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Music Moment #5</title>
		<link>http://themusicmommy.com/2012/02/25/music-moment-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia J.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOY it&#8217;s been a long time since I&#8217;ve posted a Music Moment. Getting back into the swing of things here on my Music Mama blog. &#8220;Life moves fast these days&#8230; Even after all the ways I&#8217;ve tried to slow it down&#8230;&#8221; Enjoy   Filed under: Music Moments<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themusicmommy.com&#038;blog=25625596&#038;post=491&#038;subd=j3words&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia J.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2010 &#8211; I quit my day job to focus full time on my music and develop our Creative Arts Initiative in Sierra Leone. Ali and I gave away all of our belongings (aside from personal and sentimental items) and moved out of our tiny Azusa apartment. We were ready to live the life of creatives [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=themusicmommy.com&#038;blog=25625596&#038;post=475&#038;subd=j3words&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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