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4 Holiday Lessons & Virtual Carols

December 21, 2017 by Peter Jacobson 7 Comments

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The TVF Academy Virtual Caroling Project

We are so excited to share the TVF Academy Virtual Caroling project with you!

This project began with a question: How do we get an online community of singers from all over the world to sing together?

I handed the project over to Karen Archbold, TVF Director of Operations and what she produced simply blew me away!

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Obnoxious Australian Birds & Rediscovering My Desire to Sing

December 8, 2017 by Karen Archbold 1 Comment

I have always loved to sing.

I think I came out of the womb expressing joy through song! My happiest moments, even when I was very young, were singing show tunes at the top of my lungs in the kitchen while I cooked.  My dad called it the Donna Factor. His mother’s name was Donna and she would also sing while she cooked. I can remember her singing “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” and “Goodnight Ladies.” She didn’t have an amazing voice but she sang with such joy and abandon! She loved music!

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Learning Never Stops: A Conversation with Pedro de Alcantara

September 15, 2017 by Peter Jacobson Leave a Comment

Pedro Blog Post (1)


Pedro de Alcantara literally wrote the book on Alexander Technique and music. Actually two of them!

His books Indirect Procedures and Integrated Practice are must-read texts for all musicians.

Pedro also produces a wonderful YouTube series called 5-Minute Voice, which he describes as: “Simple vocal exercises for everyone, fun to practice and health-giving.”

NOTE: Pedro will be a guest teacher in the TVF Plus program in November 2017.

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Filed Under: Interviews, Mindset, Stories

A Radical Act of Forgiveness

May 4, 2015 by Peter Jacobson Leave a Comment

“It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give to yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.” –Maya Angelou

May 13, 1981–The Vatican 

 As Pope John Paul II enters St. Peter’s square to give his weekly address, an escaped murderer emerges from the crowd and fires four shots into the pontiff’s open car.

The gunman is a hired assassin and he is trained to kill.

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Gratitude: Lost & Found

May 4, 2015 by Peter Jacobson Leave a Comment

Path 3 FB-Sized “Gratitude is not only the greatest of all virtues, but the parent of all others.” –Cicero

Yesterday, I found myself digging through my “feel-good file,” a collection of all the kind notes, thank you cards, and inspirational letters I’ve received over the past 15 or so years.

I often pull out these notes to boost my spirits when I’m down and out.

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