Musical Maturity

A few stories from this blog worked into one piece. (My guilty pleasure, Hip Hop Hooray: http://annvinciguerra.blogspot.com/2016/08/hip-hop-hooray.html) and (Reflections on a Jean Pierre Rampal concert: https://annvinciguerra.blogspot.com/2016/11/music-appreciation-lesson-one.html). 

We all have one or two constants in our life. For me, it has always been music. I have loved it since before I knew what it meant to be “into” something. As my education reached milestones, moves were made, relationships came, went, and stuck, and my career path diverged, my passion for music remained constant. When I think of how I matured over the years, I realize my relationship with music was an important part of the journey. It is this enduring passion, as much as anything else, that helped make me who I am today.

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A Taste of Rebellion (Fiction)

There really were two young men in a convertible during the Bicentennial parade. Since I will never know who they were or what happened to them I created this story. This piece has been in the works for a few years. An earlier draft can be found here and an essay on rebellion is here.

Critiques welcome. 

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My Path to Musical Maturity

The latest work from my writing class. I took two posts from this blog and worked them into one. Great feedback from my class resulted in this piece. Your feedback is welcome.

Fiction: A Weighty Affair

A Work-in-Progress

(Critiques welcome)

Music Appreciation: Lesson One

Setting: Jean Pierre Rampal Concert

Date: 1970s

Sharing, Reading, Recycling - Little Free Libraries in the Gallatin Valley

I have long been a big fan of books, reading and libraries. My enthusiasm started at a young age, and I have fond memories of the library and library class at Fernbrook School as well as youth library programs at the Randolph Public Library. Given my enthusiasm for books and libraries, I have been quite delighted to see that free, neighborhood-based "libraries" have started to appear in Bozeman and throughout the Gallatin Valley.

Turning to the Blue Examination Book For Inspiration

As my 40s march on at an alarming pace, I still debate the big question, "What am I going to
do with my life?!"

I think of the things I have done (Gone to school, worked for 15 years in the non-profit sector, worked for 15 months at the university) and the things I would like to do (A big ???) and compare them to my career goals as a child. Could the answer be there? Perhaps.

They Told Yankee Doodle a Thing or Two

Reflections on July 4, 1976 & Rebellion