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TEDx Talk Up and Running

4/18/2018

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My March, 2018 TEDx Talk at UNCA was an energizing and enervating experience all at once. 

"Good Vibrations: Less Drugs, More Music" may surprise you since I share some personal info I have not mentioned before. 

Let me know if you learned anything new.  Or have anything to add. 
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TEDx

3/7/2018

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Gordon stayed nearby during my TEDx Talk at UNCA Sat. 3/3/18. I am exhausted but exhilarated. Grateful to have this amazing platform to share my passion......."Good Vibrations: Less Drugs, More Music."

When my Talk is posted I'll publish a link
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Adirondack Book Tour

8/24/2016

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On the road sharing the Musical Morphine stories in my old stomping grounds—the Adirondacks. Exhilarating meeting old friends and new! A few photos from the trip...
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Playing the harp at Schoharie Crossing
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Reading at the William Coffey Gallery and Studios in Northville NY
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Sharing a song at the William Coffey Gallery and Studios in Northville NY
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William Coffey
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Musical Morphine available at The Asheville Visitor's Center

8/3/2016

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Marie-Louise Ramsey at the Asheville Visitors’ Center has been following my book progress and requested six autographed copies for the gift shop.  She is thrilled to include them in the store since I am a local author and she thinks my message is powerful.  The book, she says, will make a great gift book or excellent reading for anyone. 

​Take a look at ‘Musical Morphine’ beautifully positioned on the display wall. 
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The Asheville Shop is located inside the Asheville Visitor's Center at 36 Montford Avenue
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All God's Critters: The Mill Run Dulcimer Band

7/20/2016

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We "banditos" had an amazing time together making music after a huge pot luck. We saw the documentary of the band history and all of its members that Neal, Coleen, and Kit put together. Estimated number of performances over the years: close to 1000.   From 4- 10:30 pm we did a musical round robin where we each of us chose a song from our own lists of favorites, moving around from band member to band member.  I got to sing "The Trumpet Vine" again and was thrilled that my fingertips, my memory, and my voice held up for all that music!  

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Who benefits?

7/11/2016

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As a Certified Music Practitioner, I offer live therapeutic music to the critically and chronically ill, the elderly and dying.

​One of the participants at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church last night asked if my music also reached others besides designated patients. 
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Music and Conversation with Robin Gaiser at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Asheville NC on July 10, 2016

Yes, the music flows out into the hallways and I often have family members poke their heads into the room where I am offering music and ask if I can come to play/sing for their loved one. Of course, I try to do that. 

Wheelchairs regularly congregate outside the room of a patient receiving music. I see them out of the corner of my eye.  

Staff often remark how much they need the music, too, how it calms them. And  I notice that the housekeepers hang around longer tidying rooms, mopping floors when there is music present.  


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in case you missed it - Robin on WCQS

7/1/2016

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photo courtesy WCQS and Dick Kowal
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It was great fun to be interviewed on our local Asheville public radio station, WCQS, a couple weeks ago. Thanks to Dick Kowal for the opportunity to spread the word about Musical Morphine: Transforming Pain One Note at a Time.
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Spotlight Sunday

6/27/2016

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Friends and neighbors enjoyed my presentation at the Beaverdam Run Clubhouse on Sunday. Check the calendar for more events coming soon—can't wait to see you there!
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Book Release Party in Asheville

6/20/2016

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June 19 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Asheville
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