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Betting On Me

Mitchel was a happy 12 year old when he started to be bullied. After two years, the bullying became so severe that he could no longer cope, and tried to take his own life.

I first met Destinee at the Colorado Wheelchair Camp. They had called her to the front to receive an award. Destinee was taking longer than most to come forward. Imagine a gym floor full of kids in wheelchairs, all wanting to be close to their friends at the end of their week-long camp. As Destinee came to the front, I noted that not only was she in a chair, but she was using a white cane to navigate. Right away, I knew this young lady needed a song.

Beethoven missed something

Ludwig von Beethoven once said: “Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.”

At Chase the Music, we do that (strike fire and bring tears), but more importantly, we bring smiles to children.

Joy, hope, strength and, love – that’s what music does for children battling critical conditions.

Determined

When Fort Collins singer/songwriter Molly Taylor told Jamin that she’d be writing a Chase the Music song for him, he replied – “Don’t write a song for me, write for someone who’s really sick”. Molly took that as inspiration and wrote “Determined” a song not just for Jamin but also from him as a gift to those others…

Boulder Magazine writes a fantastic article about us!

Julie Marshall of, BrainSong, wrote a great article about Chase the Music, and it was published by Boulder Magazine!

I love how it picks up and tells our story, including personal perspectives from composers, performers, parents and one of the children – Katie!

We say good bye to Nancy

Yesterday marked a sad day. We attended the memorial service of Nancy Thorwardson. Nancy was a beautiful soul, who composed and performed two Chase the Music pieces, for the children of Respite Care during their wilderness adventure camps.

Next Level Living

An old friend and mentor, Craig Pratt has started Next Level Living. Next level living is a web presence promoting becoming a better version of yourself every day. They encourage helping others. After seeing a story about what I was up to, Craig sent me a shirt and asked me to share a little of my story. I wrote this for the NLL facebook page, and thought I’d share it here: