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A Long Time Coming
Our Wedding March 21, 1970 I started this blog with the best of intentions. I planned to add to it on a regular basis. What I didn't...

Pat Clark
Aug 62 min read


Meet Us in. . .Nashville. . .April 2022
The Send in the Music Saturday jam theme for this Saturday, July 3rd, is “Let Freedom Ring.” We were not just thinking about a patriotic...

Pat Clark
Jul 1, 20213 min read


Reflections After the Dance Recital
After a year of COVID social isolation, I now have my double vaccine and I am back in grandmother mode. I was able to go to my middle...

Pat Clark
Jun 19, 20212 min read


Out With The Old. . . But Not All of It
It’s New Years Eve and I am feeling nostalgic and reflective. There are so many things that I am aware of missing as we close out this...

Pat Clark
Jan 1, 20212 min read


Requiem for the talented.
I am so sorry to hear of the closing of so many shows, studios and cultural centers. Such as the closing of Le Reve show in Las Vegas....
ginnymurphy8
Aug 15, 20202 min read


NEVER Count Yourself Out
Learning to sing has been one of the greatest joys of my retirement.
Karen Smith-Gratto
Aug 14, 20202 min read


Where There's A Will. . . A Story to Inspire
I had a stroke, andcould not play any of my musical instruments. I discovered the dulcimer and made an adaptive device to hold a pick.

Nori Gill
Jul 16, 20202 min read


The Times They Are A-Changin' - Time for New Ideas
When I first heard about the COVID-19 Virus, I immediately thought our project "Send in the Music," was dead in the water. Who wants to...

Pat Clark
Mar 21, 20202 min read
MUSIC SUCCEEDS WHEN WORDS FAIL US
Recently I was playing for a group of residents in the memory care unit of a local nursing home. Generally we start with around fifteen...

Pat Clark
Feb 13, 20202 min read


Some Days are Diamonds for Visiting Musicians
Volunteering to play music at Hospice can be an incredibly rewarding experience on an ordinary day. But, some days are extra special.

Pat Clark
Nov 13, 20192 min read


What Do Visiting Musicians Do?
Inspired Visiting Musicians bring a hint of beauty to those in need in medical facilities

Pat Clark
Oct 16, 20192 min read


A Visiting Musician is a Gift
Visiting Musicians offer their music as a gift to comfort and cheer members of their community who are confined to medical facilities.

Pat Clark
Sep 16, 20191 min read


Visiting Musicians: Hospice Patients Need to Hear the Music Before They Can Ask For It.
Hospice patients often have to experience music in order to understand how much it will help them.

Pat Clark
Aug 8, 20192 min read


Visiting Musician: Playing Music for Nursing Home Residents Who Share a Room
Visiting Musician plays dulcimer in a nursing home for two women sharing a room. Double rooms present some challenges and some joys.

Pat Clark
Aug 4, 20192 min read


Visiting Musicians Fill a Need
This morning, March 4, 2019, STAT Morning Rounds - Reporting from the Fontiers of Health and Medicine by Shraddha Chakradhar described...

Pat Clark
Mar 5, 20191 min read


Visiting Musicians Blog: Introductions
This blog is dedicated to visiting musicians who share their talents with others. May it be a source of information and inspiration.

Pat Clark
Feb 12, 20191 min read


Visiting Musicians Blog: Rewards
Playing music for others in hospital settings is very rewarding to both the patient and the visiting musician.

Pat Clark
Feb 13, 20181 min read
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