I’ve always been into music – influenced by my parents, both music minors and educators who kept singing and playing all through life.  As a kid, I rebelled against the “boring” piano lessons and after joining the school band on tuba, was mystified by all those reed players who needed to use more than 3 fingers on their horns!  When asked to return a borrowed flute to a friend in college, this found me opening the case and perusing that mystery for myself.  When my friend stopped by to pick up her flute, I played her the lick I’d figured out from the Chicago tune “Colour My World” and she proceeded to insist that she give me lessons for the next year! For my college graduation, she gifted me with that flute and that has sparked so much joy in playing with others for many years: a rock band, Expect Delays for nearly 25 years; weekly folk sessions with friends for 10 more; monthly jazz jams, and now as a part of Organic Swing. Music is truly a wonderful thing, and I appreciate it deeply in all its forms and grateful to my many friends who have shared it with me.