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Sounds of Encouragement

Encouragement from Musicians, Music Educators & Creatives for Creatives. Interesting interviews with music teachers, creatives, and musicians along with calming and topical encouragement as you face the challenges of everyday life. Find out what sounds and songs encourage other creatives and what keeps them hopeful, moving forward, and creative.

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Sounds of Encouragement

Interview with Celeste Watson, Music Educator

November 15, 2024 • Melissa Slocum and Friends • Season 4 • Episode 3

Celeste Watson (MM, MS, NCTM) helps musicians achieve artistry through well-coordinated use of the body. She holds credentials in performing arts medicine, piano performance, and music education and coordinates return-to-play mentorships for keyboard musicians who have experienced injury. She owns a conservatory-model studio for pre-collegiate students in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (www.watson-music.com).

For more information about the Lister-Sink Institute and teachings, visit https://www.lister-sink.org/

For more information about Feldenkrais movement, visit https://feldenkrais.com/

Top 5 Songs of Encouragement
1) Waltzing Matilda sung by Slim Dusty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqtttbbYfSM&list=PLSIRqKhHhcL4nqBuFTgNJZmPqK_7YX-SH&index=2

2) "Kommt, ihr Tochter, helft mir klagen" from St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) by Bach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Be9xQrWVU&list=PLSIRqKhHhcL4nqBuFTgNJZmPqK_7YX-SH&index=3

3) French Suites, by Bach, performed by Andras Schiff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sDleZkIK-w&list=PLSIRqKhHhcL4nqBuFTgNJZmPqK_7YX-SH&index=5&t=127s

4) Goldberg Variations by Bach, performed by Andras Schiff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHFuaaGpGKQ&list=PLSIRqKhHhcL4nqBuFTgNJZmPqK_7YX-SH&index=4&t=55s

5) Wayfaring Stranger by Johnny Cash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti-FtTz8t5U&list=PLSIRqKhHhcL4nqBuFTgNJZmPqK_7YX-SH&index=1

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