Tag Archives: Music

My First Proper Piano Lesson Was Almost 50 years Ago!

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Sandra Madeira

Sometimes, a skill you haven’t touched in decades finds its way back into your life… at exactly the right moment. 🎹 My dad encouraged me to sing and play the piano from when I was small… in fact as soon … Continue reading →

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Day 251: Music Can Lift Your Mood Almost Instantly, and I Now Have a Plan For the Charity Bags

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Mo Gawdat in his book Solve For Happy talks about keeping your own happiness list and referring to it when you are feeling down. I don’t usually feel down as such but this morning after dropping the girls off at … Continue reading →

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Inspired to play the piano again…

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Sandra Madeira

Playing the piano was one of my earliest memories, and I was encouraged to practise and have lessons until well into my teens… and then I stopped.  This was probably because I discovered ‘going out’ and it no longer felt … Continue reading →

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