It is Friday and what better way to celebrate this wonderful day than with a song that you most likely can relate to.
This song is dedicated to you. It is entitled "Friday Night (featuring Bruffdacrwdpleaser) by Stephanie Jeannot & John Mueller.
Check out the new video posted on Youtube for it here: https://youtu.be/2yjhdpzrYZw
It was a calamitous event. She
no longer was able to wing it like she used to after her driving episode. It
was not that long ago that she fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into
her fear of driving. It was almost impossible for her to see beyond the storm
that pushed her will away from the driver’s seat.
Every time she tried, emotions welled into her eyes again. She was riddled with heartache and just couldn’t be loosed of it.
On the anniversary of her accident every year, she would rehash the memories and bring back to life, that tender moment that left her courage paralyzed. She became steeped in confusion and was there in the moment once again walking through the chaos of nearly totaled memories. Her mind was like a wide 5K movie screen in a theater that holds a million and ten people.
She realized that that things
we put our time into is the energy that we inject into the world we currently
live in. To move beyond that which was once, we must at some point get out of
our own heads. No longer was she going to let her accident be the fuel that kept
her grounded to fear. It could not have been that paralyzing if it was in
yesterday’s world and we are here in the now moment.
And that is when her vision
became aligned with the courageous being she was custom created to be. She was
no longer stuck in the illusions of yesterday; she was blooming her life through
and rising into the sun above the noise. She was once again driving amongst the under the influencers, crazy bicyclist that don't care and the pedestrians who think the roads belong to them. But at the end of the day, that was what made life sweet and she was just motoring through.
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I am a singer and writer and
enjoy the art of putting pen to paper to come up with ideas to stretch and
bring to life. I have an auuthor’s page
on Amazon and I invite you to check it
out here: https://www.amazon.com/Stephanie-Jeannot/e/B076N7XYC6?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1614261295&sr=8-2
Perhaps you might find interest
in one of the books that I was blessed to self-publish. Thank you so much for your
time and have a fantastic day.
Peace and blessings.
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Lately I have had it
entrenched in my mind that writing suits my desire. I am steering forward in
2021 firmly fixed on the idea that it is imperative for me to put pen to paper
more often.
I heard that a writer should
simply start the process by jotting down anything. Could this be a lasting
routine in my life? I hope so. And I also hope that as the days progress, that
I will make the routine stick by doing a lot more with my love for writing.
Robert Lee Brewer who is the senior editor of Writer’s Digest has a Wednesday Poetry Prompt
every Wednesday, and today’s prompt is three-of-a-kind. And so, I wrote a poem with each
verse being exactly three lines. Second, on my to-do-list, I added an idea found in the book,
How to Get Great Freelance Clients: Learn how to earn more — find quality clients and get the gig (Freelance Writers Den Book 3)
by Carol Tice, Linda Formichelli and Chris Marlow which is to tell a story in just 75 words. The poetry prompt for three-for-three
was written in 75 words. Third, for
every day of the year is a bizarre or unique holiday. Today is Punching the
Clock Day. The three-for-three poem I wrote in 75 words has to do with punching
the clock. And so, I wrote the poem Punching the Clock. Tell me what you think:
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Besides doodling around on my free time
I punch the clock everyday
As part of my daily routine.
I work with children
who demand my attention
to who I try to influence
their thinking profoundly.
I walk in with my quiet regal
presence
With the heightened
expectation
That I’ll get through to them.
Who knew of the Herculean
challenge
That would bring on the Working
Woman Blues
When they do whatever instead
of simply listening.
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With this poem in mind, I teamed
up with John Mueller from Chicago, IL, to write a song” about being a woman in
the work force entitled Working Woman Blues. If you are
interested in hearing it, check it out on YouTube Music here: https://youtu.be/poznZy6eDso
It was fun to write because I always wanted to write a blues type of tune and I was able to talk about some of the things I have seen in my 9-5 experiences that I think many can relate to. I also got a chance to get a bit freer with my piano playing enough to add a piano solo to it.
I’m no Elton John on the piano yet though I actually fell in love with the piano in 2020 and ever since been trying to enhance is and so during the quarantine, I had ample time to hone my writing skills in all areas, including writing compositions,
and I am more than grateful for that. The song is featured on our pandemic
musical project The Stephanie Jeannot & John Mueller Project which was
released on October 10, 2020, and is the first of 13 tracks that are featured
on the album.
Thank you so much for reading my journey. God bless and enjoy your day!
Have you heard of the Indie
Music Show?
It is an on-line radio show that airs each and every Tuesday evening at 9PM EST/ 8PM CST on The English Connection Media with your hosts Stephanie Jeannot from Brooklyn, NY and John Mueller from Chicago, IL.
Every week, the hosts come
thick with words and have endless fun discussing a broad variety of topics and
playing some beautiful indie songs that might peg your interest. This week’s
topic is on the art of songwriting.
Nobody follows the same recipe
when writing a song. Each person has their own way of approaching the creative
process. The sounds you hear flooding through your speakers when you are listening
to a tune went through a series of colorful actions by the composer, songwriter,
and vocalist.
What inspired them? Were the lyrics written first or the music? How did they come up with the chord changes? What instrument or song was a source of inspiration? Did the writing process begin with a prompted idea?
One thing is for sure; writing songs requires a lot of time and patience. You write the song then tweak it and can become hermitish because of the focus that a producer of a tune may have trying to correct and smooth out the problems.
The show hosts always have a jolly time interacting with each other and discussing whatever topic they cover. Hopefully you will join into the discussion. Tune in this Tuesday evening at 9PMEST/ 8PM CST on http://theenglishconnectionmedia or http://mixlr.com/jnotemusic to listen to the show. It is definitely worth the listen.
I’d also like to let you know
that if you are an independent artists interested in being on this show to talk
about your music, please send an email to jnotemusic@gmail.com
and hopefully we can get you on the show.
Looking forward to connecting with
you this Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 9PMEST/ 8PMCST for the Indie Music Show on
http://theenglishconnectionmedia.com. The show can also be heard at http://mixlr.com/jnotemusic
Music has always made a
difference in my life. Ever since I was little, music has been like the coziest
blanket someone could sleep on when they are seeking maximum comfort.
I remember being at an awards
ceremony at Medgar Evers College and seeing Professor Roman Mitchell with his
singer on the stage, directing her through her song from start to finish. I was
impressed for a few reasons.
First, it takes incredible courage to get up on anybody’s stage to perform song selections and I noticed that the singer didn’t seem scared or worried at all. She just honorably worked. I had always dreamt of the day when the butterflies in my stomach wouldn’t be a thing; but it was. The thought that I could one day rise above my jitters, started to come to my mind.
Second, the selection was not
an easy one to sing but for some reason, I couldn’t help but to feel mesmerized
by her vocal approach and skill. I can’t tell you how many magical moments I
pulled out of the song that the singer had been singing. She even came up for
air appropriately between vocal phrases and it made me wonder if maybe, I could
join forces with her director one day, to help me along in my own vocal
journey.
A few months later, I was
coming from one of my late-night classes at Medgar Evers College, and I saw
Professor Mitchel at the front desk, I walked up to him and said, “I want to
sing.” It took a while to get the response that I wanted out of him but a few
months later, he called on me and invited me to come and be a part of his jazz
ensemble, and I started working under his wing, getting vocal stretches, exercises
and performance opportunities that were way beyond my expectation.
One thing that made Professor Mitchell stand out was his ability to help one to understand
what they were doing with their
instrument. He had a way of getting his point across with his sunny
temperament, that is both witty and fun. When he plays the piano, you are
reveling in sounds of brilliance. He blows his trumpet with freshness and
delight. And then this man can sing, very well. But the most important thing about him is that he likes to challenge those people who
are under his wing to go beyond their comfort level and to try things that are
both musically and lyrically complex, which can only make them stronger in
skill.
On Sunday evening, January 24,
2021 at 7:30PM EST, I invite you to turn your radio dial to WNYE 91.5FM for the
latest edition of Jazz on the JNote with your host Stephanie Jeannot, featuring
Professor Roman G Mitchell. You can also listen by logging on the http://theenglishconnectionmedia.com
and pushing play to start the online radio version of this show.
Listening to him speak will
definitely inspire you in some way because he has a lot of good things to say. Turning
your radio dial to 7:30PMEST this Sunday, January 24, 2021, will be a good
investment of your time. Hope that you’ll join us this Sunday evening.
One of my resolutions for 2021 is to write more consistently.
Writing is one of my favorite
things to do. I have had a fresh appetite for adding strings of word to a blank
page ever since I was in the fifth grade. I am hoping this year to write more
boldly, much more often without abandoning the idea. Why? Simply put; because I
am a writer.
One of the things I have
started to do to try to rise to the occasion of consistently writing, is that I
joined a few writing groups that encourage writers to write with a prompt. One
is a short story group which made me realized that the 3000 words that they
encourage you to write, is similar to writing just one chapter in a book. I
love knowing the fact that if I can write a chapter-full of words, there is nothing
stopping me from writing a chap book at some point. I am thankful for that.
The other group is a songwriting circle. The curator of the group gives a weekly prompt to enhance the motivation of the songwriters in the group.
Most of the times when I write songs, I piece together ideas based on what I am reading, watching on television or perhaps by a few chords that I come across when I am in practice mode. To have a guided topic to be influenced by, makes the piecing together of a new original song even that more interesting to do; especially because it challenges me to be more passionate about writing.
This week’s prompt was everything is gonna be alright. I invite
you to check out the song that was written based on this prompt. It is
entitled, “Everything is Gonna Be Alright.” All lyrics, music and vocals are by
Stephanie Jeannot. You can listen to the song on Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/songwritersclubsd/everything-is-gonna-be-alright-stephanie-jeannot
If you like the song, let me know what you think. If you think I can improve my writing in some way, please share some encouraging words that might help me along my journey. Thank you so much for checking out my blogpost. Have an amazing day!
