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Difference Maker from Ulvalde, TX

On May 24, 2022, the world was shocked as 19 children and two teachers in Ulvalde, TX were the victims of gun [...]

Difference Maker from Ulvalde, TXTami Briggs2023-01-17T10:14:03-06:00

It’s Time to Order!

This blog title is a friendly reminder to relieve your holiday gift-giving stress … and let you know we’re here to help: [...]

It’s Time to Order!Tami Briggs2022-11-29T08:57:49-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving from Musical Reflections

Thanksgiving is a special holiday of gratitude and to remember our blessings. We have many items on our list … here’s just [...]

Happy Thanksgiving from Musical ReflectionsTami Briggs2022-11-15T08:56:41-06:00

Santosha

Do you know what santosha means? My yoga teacher always says this word when we are in the last, most relaxing pose. [...]

SantoshaTami Briggs2022-10-18T10:18:41-05:00

Beautiful Artwork

I was recently exhibiting at a live conference; it was the first time in two+ years! It is always fun to see [...]

Beautiful ArtworkTami Briggs2022-09-22T10:08:18-05:00

A New Music Stand

On a mildly warm spring day in Minnesota (April 4, 2022), I was walking in my neighborhood with a friend. She suggested [...]

A New Music StandTami Briggs2022-09-06T10:43:11-05:00

Human Brain Waves and Music

For those of you who have heard me speak, I share about entrainment and the harp as a way to help you [...]

Human Brain Waves and MusicTami Briggs2022-08-23T11:01:34-05:00

U.S. Department of Peace … Yes, Please!

In mid-February, we found out about a meeting sponsored by Pathways To Peace about getting involved with creating a U.S. Department of [...]

U.S. Department of Peace … Yes, Please!Tami Briggs2022-08-09T10:21:47-05:00

Sensitivity to Sound(s)

Are you finding you are more sensitive to sound(s)? If so, you are not alone! We are hearing that frequently from our [...]

Sensitivity to Sound(s)Tami Briggs2022-07-12T09:43:04-05:00

Do Harpists Need to Ground?

Over the years, we have worked with many different harpists and many of them are our friends. Of course, each person is [...]

Do Harpists Need to Ground?Tami Briggs2022-06-28T07:18:38-05:00

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“Art is more than important—it is central to how we see ourselves, what we believe about ourselves, and how we present ourselves to each other.”

Bill Ivey

“The human being is essentially sound, vibrations, and melody.…”

Holger Kalweit

“Through vibration, harmony, tone, melody and meaning, music stimulates within us direct experience of expanded reality.”

Barbara Marx Hubbard

“Music touches our innermost being and in that way produces new life, a life that gives exaltation to the whole being, raising it to that perfection in which lies the fulfillment of man’s life.”

Hazrat Inayat Khan

“The more we cultivate great music in our lives, the greater will be our attunement to unlimited sources of the Creator’s power and direction.”

Hal A. Lingerman

“Music is God’s best gift to [humans], the only art of heaven given to earth, the only art of earth that we take to heaven.”

Charles W. Landon

“Seek out a wise player on a harp: and it shall come to pass…that he shall play with his hand and thou shalt be well.”

I Samuel 16:16

“Music is the soundtrack of your life.”

Dick Clark

“Music is an extremely important instrument of the Divine.”

“David took a harp, and played with his hand: and Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.”

1 Samuel 16:23

“…the time is fast approaching when Man will select his music with the same intelligent care and knowledge he now uses to select his food. When that time comes, music will become a principal source of healing for many individual and social ills, and human evolution will be tremendously accelerated.”

Corinne Helene

“Music is an art that expresses the inexpressible.”

Charles Munch

“Music has been called the speech of angels.”

Charles Kingsley

“I am Music….Even before life began upon this earth, I was here—in the winds and the waves….And when Man came, I at once became the most delicate, most subtle, and most powerful medium for the expression of Man’s emotions….For I speak to all men, in a language that all understand….I am the food of love. I have taught men gentleness and peace. I comfort the lonely. I am a necessary luxury to all men.”

Anonymous

“Music speaks straight to our hearts and spirits, to the very core and root of our souls.”

“Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out your horn.”

Charlie Parker

“Music is the answer to the mystery of life; it is the most profound of all the arts; it expresses the deepest thoughts of life and being; a simple language which nonetheless cannot be translated.”

Arthur Schopenhauer

“Surrounded by the right sounds, we all can be invigorated, energized, and balanced. It has been demonstrated clinically that music adds to our general health and well-being.”

John Diamond