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    136. Breathe Deep

    4:4 Be Present Breathe Calm Flow Gentle Mantra Release Rest Ribbon Scale: Ionian (Major) Song Form: Harmonized Song Form: Layer Tend Trauma Trust Wisdom
    Song Learning Time Stamps:
    Start time of teaching: 00:03:41
    Start time of reprise: 00:17:42
    Lyrics

    All you need is a quiet moment.
    All you need is a quiet moment.
    All you need is a quiet moment,
    go inside. Go inside.

    Breathe deep, breathe deep.
    Breathe deep, everything's alright.
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    Song: Breathe Deep
    Music by:​ Sara Stutz

    ​    Notes: I had an early morning voice as I was recording this, full of creaks and gaps -- and it shifts as it goes! I didn't rerecord, partly because, you know, time, and partly because I'm challenging myself to let recordings be human and real, and partly because A Breath of Song is all about turning up with the voices we have... so you're welcome! 😊 Sara Stutz's beautiful song starts in one calm place, and then ever so gracefully settles into an even calmer presence. I can feel my whole system regulate every time I sing it.

    Songwriter Info: Sara grew up in a musical family and has always loved to sing. Over the years, Sara sang in choirs, performed in musical theater, led songs as a camp counselor, studied music in college, performed classically and thankfully, landed in the world of community singing about seven years ago when she met Kaitie Ty Warren and started singing with a few folks in Kaitie's living room. The heart connection, and joy that the Community Singing world has brought to Sara has been life changing. Sara is currently co-leading Living Room Choir ANEW with Kaitie Ty Warren and recently had the great good fortune to travel to Victoria Canada to complete her Community Choir Leadership Training (CCLT) and become part of the Ubuntu Network. Sara also works as a pediatric physical therapist and loves to use singing, rhythm and movement to support connection and emotional regulation for little and big people.

    Sharing Info: Sara would be delighted if you sing and share her song. She'd love to hear how this song might land with you or your group.

    Links:
    Sara is co-leader of Living Room Choir ANEW: https://thelivingroomchoir.com/
    Sara's email addresses:
    smstutzpt@gmail.com
    sara@saramstutzmspt.com
    Kaitie Ty Warren: https://kaitietywarren.com/
    Community Choir Leadership Training (CCLT): https://www.communitychoirleadership.com

    Song Learning Time Stamps:
    Start time of teaching: 00:03:41
    Start time of reprise: 00:17:42

    Nuts & Bolts: 4:4, major, 3-layer, harmonized (5 parts total)

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    131. Be Here Now

    4:4 Accept Be Present Belonging Breathe Calm Chant Flow Gentle Harmony Listen Mantra Peace Release Scale: Ionian (Major) Song Form: Unison Tend
    Song: Be Here Now
    ​Music:     Resa Cirrincione
    Lyrics:

    ​    I am here,
    I am now,
    I accept,
    I allow.
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    Notes: I've been lucky to have Resa singing with me for the past ten years in various Juneberry Music offerings, and her warm, colorful voice always brings me pleasure to hear. So as I sing this song, it's as though I hear Resa's voice inside mine. There's something wonderful about selecting the voices that are allowed inside your head and the messages you choose to hear. I find myself calmed by Resa's companionship in this song, reminding me to return to the present, make space for what is, return, return.
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    Songwriter Info: Resa is a Certified Music Practitioner (Therapeutic Musician) at Concord Hospital, Concord, NH, who sings at the bedside of patients, including those who are who are physically and mentally ill, dying, recovering from surgery, in a coma, or in the NICU. She firmly believes in the healing power of music, and, like St. Augustine, affirms that "He who sings, prays twice." Resa has been singing in choirs and choral groups in the United States and Europe since she was 5 years old and occasionally accompanies herself on piano or guitar. When not singing, she is a voracious reader, an adventurous cook, an avid cross-stitcher, and devoted pet-parent. This song was born fully formed after struggling with the process of being present in the gift of each moment as it arrives.

    Sharing Info: Yes -- The song is free to share in oral tradition groups, but please contact Resa for recording and/or performing permission.

    Links: Resa's profile on Creative Ground: https://www.creativeground.org/profile/resa-cirrincione-cmp#section-about

    Song Learning Time Stamps:
    Start time of teaching: 00:04:15
    Start time of reprise: 00:12:20

    Nuts & Bolts: 4:4, major, mantra, unison (optional harmonizing)

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