Hope, Harmony and Hospitality, Holmes-Style

Month May 2020

Step 4: Partner Songs

Hopefully if you have been reading my blog posts, your family has tried some Echo Songs, Rounds and Canons. Maybe this activity has become something you look forward to doing together. Friends of mine are even trying this kind of… Continue Reading →

So much to Sing about!!

This has been a period of waiting…first, with the rest of the world during quarantine. Second, a long period of waiting for Brad to come back home. These have been among the hardest days either of us has lived. CV-19… Continue Reading →

Challenging Rounds and Canons

Just like the “Magic Eye” puzzle, in which a 2 dimensional object suddenly pops into a new 3 dimensional one full of surprises and delight, Canons and Rounds are an easy portal into full blown harmony. Our family (and many… Continue Reading →

Brad: On Family Singing

(Written in 2001 for the back of our family CD, We Lift Our Voices. Our kids were 14, 11 and 7) From the beginning we were singing together. Music made its way into the womb as Beth conducted her college… Continue Reading →

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