Massanetta
I have been enjoying my second year teaching in the mountains at Massanetta Springs, VA at the Church Music and Bible Conference. This year’s theme, “Instruments of Peace” was certainly appealing and the students were incredible. I was so pleased to have two return (always gratifying when someone knows what they are getting into and chooses to spend time learning with you!) and having a new (to me) person join us.
They were great – again willing to try new things and being so gracious with their time and experience. I cannot adequately express how much I enjoyed the time with them!
Here are a few photos from my week – what a beautiful place! As usual, I didn’t take as many as I should, but I’m happy to share that I did better than usual! 😆
Preparing to play the prelude for the Tuesday worship service. Why yes, they did perform well at the end of Day 2! I was so proud for them.
I l-o-v-e labyrinths! This little jewel is in the woods and doesn’t seem to get a lot of traffic but it was perfect for me and my harpsicle!
1. I was so glad to be be invited to return to Massanetta Springs to teach this summer. 2. I remain terrible at selfies!
Another stalwart heart enduring an impromptu “come and try” – I’ll grab anyone who looks twice and encourage them to give it a go!
Oh, come on – its summer! A little ice cream is good for you. And besides, you can’t play the harp all day!
Both of these lovely people came again this summer – I was delighted to see them!
This is from an “offical” come and try. I loved the enthusiasm of the kids and the joyfulness of the adults – especially here where they shared the harp for a Pentatonic Improvisation (Thank you Marianna and Kris for forcing me to learn this all those years ago!)
I hope youre having as much fun this summer as I am! What have you been up to? Let me know in the comments (and if you have a photo to share, let me know and I’ll make it work!
PS – due to (irritating and boring) logistics issues (mostly driven by my travel schedule) I’m still on my phone so please forgive any formatting and spelling blurps you might find).