music

Duke Ellington: Jazz Legend

This man was born at the turn of the century, and it seems he set the country on fire with his music. Composing over 1500 songs of varying styles, he called his music American Music, but it is widely considered jazz. If you have a mood, then he has a song for you. He made [...]

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This Is Me . . . Keeping My Head Together

FOCUS (mind control)

Thought you might like this, easy listening, get up and make these moments count, rock the house and get to the business of living music at your finger tips. Enjoy! -MizJAI-

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More Music for the Mood, Remember

FOCUS (mind control)

I had a long day yesterday (as many of us do who are working, serving and attempting to create something new at the same time-whether it’s a business, a family, a child or all of the above) and only having one song on my new Keep My Head Together Playlist gets old very fast, even [...]

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Music Makes the Mood

FOCUS (mind control)

Oh, this weekend I was overwhelmed with the battle between all of the things that I need (work) to do and the things that I want (rest, among other things) to do. They had something in common, they were all wearing me out. It is easy to slip into a mood when things are not [...]

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Just enough to frizz a black girls hair . . .

FUNNY & FREE

Today is one of those grey days with a soft misty rain. It’s just enough to frizz a black girls hair and tickle the tip of her nose. It’s beautiful and light akin to Corinne Bailey Rae’s at once sad and liberating vocals. It’s one of those days that slows you down, mellows you out [...]

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Body 5: More For The Mood . . .

FITNESS (sexy little body)

MUSIC–Let’s face it, music can change our state mind, usher us into a variety of productive or destructive decisions. So put her to use, wisely. When I am in a funk the right music brings the song out of me. I can find myself dancing when I meant to be crying. It can mentally refocus [...]

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Music Once More

FOCUS (mind control)

Now that music is no longer a crutch to us, we can use the power behind it to soar.Music sets atmosphere, calms spirits, awakens the excitement in us, expresses our mood.It feels wrong to say ‘it is just a song ,’ when music is strong enough to make us cry or laugh or dance or [...]

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The Music & The Silence

FOCUS (mind control)

I just have to have it. I need it. I find myself a little desperate without it. I use to think that I could not live without it all the time. The Music in my life used to be an excuse not to hear my own voice. I thought I needed some type of sound [...]