Stepping Stones is a piano centered, instrumental CD that I was encouraged by others to do. The 18 songs span over ten years and represent, for me, the moment in time when the song was created. Below is a small bit of the story of how each song was created…
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Sunrise The oldest tune on the CD. Inspired by a number of sunrises at the beach. Finished in 2012.
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Afterthought A couple of years ago, reminiscing on an event, had an afterthought if it went down differently.
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Anxiety Second oldest tune written to calm me down during an anxious moment.
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Golgatha Written for a Holy Week Service eight years ago.
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Evening Nap Composed after waking up from an evening nap several years back.
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Falling Away Written at a time when a number of things were falling away from me.
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May-Mid-Day Whimsical tune written for May, which is my favorite month for a number of reasons.
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PR-21 Newest tune on the CD. Written this year at a B&B in Harrisonburg Va. Tune never left my head there.
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Heartfelt Song composed five years ago from a moment where I was trying to authenticate the current mood.
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At Rest Conceived at a very relaxed moment several years back. Also comforting after a loss of a loved one.
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Searching An older song written when I was searching for some answers to an ongoing challenge.
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Shelter This tune came to me quickly in a moment where I felt covered from all of life’s problems.
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Randomtime As the title states, this song is just about playing the piano in whatever tempo your heart desires.
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Midwinter Composed looking out a window in February on a snow bound day.
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Moods An old tune inspired by two Dan Fogelberg songs: To the Morning and Netherlands.
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Random A number of musical thoughts joined together in one moment of time.
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Song BH Named after Bruce Hornsby, whose piano songs that are named after letters are true gems.
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Sounds Like This tune sounds like any number of tunes used for Broadway Musicals. Hence the name….