#Music

Loretta Pritchard

Oct 25, 20192 min read

To Tell or Not To Tell - Waiting On God's Timing

To tell or not to tell – that was the question I had been asking myself for several weeks. Someone I was concerned about was having some...

Loretta Pritchard

May 24, 20198 min read

When the Planets Line Up

Recently, Dr. Jovanni-Rey de Pedro, Assistant Professor of Piano and Pedagogy at Samford University here in Birmingham, stumbled on to my...

Loretta Pritchard

Apr 16, 20194 min read

Awrecknophobia

Driving home from work one night recently, Michael Jackson's song, "You Are Not Alone," comes on the radio, and almost on cue, a spider...

Loretta Pritchard

Dec 12, 20182 min read

All About "Jingle Bells"

The Christmas song of ALL Christmas songs was never intended to be for the Yuletide season. Jingle Bells, written in 1857 by James Lord...

Loretta Pritchard

Oct 25, 20182 min read

Ravel's "Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte" (Pavane for a Dead Princess) It’s Not What Y

“I have written a pavane for a dead princess, not a dead pavane for a princess.” Ravel did not mean for this statement about his lovely,...

Loretta Pritchard

May 22, 20183 min read

The Power of Music: The Story Behind "God Bless America"

Music can be a powerful force. Did you know that the beloved patriotic song, “God Bless America,” was influential enough to unify even...

Loretta Pritchard

May 16, 20182 min read

The Power of Music: How a Piano Saved A Pharmacist

Kristin Kennamer had been an unhappy student in Pharmacy School at Samford University for only a short time when she decided that...

Loretta Pritchard

May 15, 20182 min read

It Takes Practice!

"Practice until you own the music. Practice enough so that when you make a mistake, it sounds like part of the music. You can say, 'Oh,...

Loretta Pritchard

May 10, 20182 min read

A Time for Pomp and Circumstance

Every year at graduation time, Sir Edward Elgar’s famous march called “Pomp and Circumstance” is heard at ceremonies all across the...