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Marie McKinsey

May 21, 20222 min read

Coloring Music

Early in my landscape design career, I learned that adding color to drawings was important if I wanted to sell my work.

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Marie McKinsey

Jul 23, 20214 min read

The World's Oldest Pearl Jam Fan

I've been called the world's oldest Pearl Jam fan. But it isn't true.

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Marie McKinsey

Mar 7, 20212 min read

Two Happy Songs with Unhappy Lyrics

Sometimes all we know of a song is the chorus. If we don't know the words to the rest of the song, or the words are in a language we...

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Marie McKinsey

Feb 13, 20211 min read

Little Boxes Made of Ticky Tacky

I grew up in San Francisco's East Bay area, in the 1950s. My early memories are of orchards, vineyards and farm fields that grew every kind

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Bear McCreary: The Man Behind the Outlander Music

Marie McKinsey

Sep 7, 20142 min read

Bear McCreary: The Man Behind the Outlander Music

I can't imagine a composer more suited to creating the score for the Outlander TV series than Bear McCreary. Growing up, he attended the Sco

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Marie McKinsey

Apr 14, 20141 min read

A Gaelic Blessing

This fun little song was part of my community choir's 30th Anniversary concert. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed sing

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Marie McKinsey

Feb 23, 20141 min read

Sleeping With Mozart

How is it possible to share a bed with a man who has been dead for 222 years? It's simple - try learning to perform his music. It stays wit

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Marie McKinsey

Nov 14, 20102 min read

HONK! If You Love Music

Note: This post was from 2010 when HONK! Fest West was held in the West Seattle Junction. If you want to attend the 2021 version, which will

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