Author Archives: Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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About Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Andrea R Huelsenbeck is a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a former elementary general music teacher. A freelance writer in the 1990s, her nonfiction articles and book reviews appeared in Raising Arizona Kids, Christian Library Journal, and other publications. She is currently working on a middle grades novel and a poetry collection.

Skills in Score Preparation

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

A couple of years ago, I found a short paper I wrote in grad school for the course Skills in Score Preparation. I was a music education major. The scores in question were pieces of music, especially multi-instrument or multi-voice … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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Video of the Day: Gustav Klimt

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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Review of Visiting Her in Queens Is More Enlightening Than a Month in a Monastery in Tibet by Michael Mark

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Visiting Her in Queens Is More Enlightening Than a Month in a Monastery in Tibet is a poetry chapbook (a small collection of poems). The poems center around the end of the poet’s mother’s life, including memories of the mother … Continue reading →

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Video of the Day: Messiah

Posted on December 25, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Two and a half hours, but don’t let that scare you. It’s gorgeous, one of the most polished performances I’ve ever seen. You may want it playing in the background all day.

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Video of the Week: Pentatonix Christmas Concert

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

From 2022.

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A Christmas Chuckle

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

This is the Christmas card our son gave his dad last year: ©Hallmark Licensing, LLC; Hallmark.com/Shoebox

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Handbells for Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

This is the season that calls out for handbells. Here are some wonderful performances. Carol of the Bells, Bethel University Handbell Ensemble: Marche from the Nutcracker Suite, Raleigh Ringers: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Daejeon Handbell Choir, South Korea: Silent … Continue reading →

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Scripture Break #52

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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Videos of the Week: Bluegrass Christmas

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

This is a Christmas playlist from the wonderful Petersen family musicians. There are 20 videos in this playlist; they should play one after another. I hope you will come back and enjoy them all weekend.

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