<![CDATA[Weebly Site - The Singing Nurse Blog]]>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:53:01 +0700Weebly<![CDATA[Rice University Students take TSN Global Health Songs to Nicaragua!]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:26:35 +0700http://thesingingnurse.weebly.com/1/post/2009/08/rice-university-students-take-tsn-global-health-songs-to-nicaragua.htmlPicture
kate and Beth took a missions trip to El Transito, Nicaragua to teach english, donate sports equipment and share The Singing Nurse Global Health Songs CD. While there, they worked with and made friends with the local families and children. To see and read their blog go to http://katebethnicaragua.blogspot.com/
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]]><![CDATA[Music Downloadable Player Now Here!]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:36:25 +0700http://thesingingnurse.weebly.com/1/post/2009/08/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit1.htmlMy songs are now downloadable here at my website.
Check it out at the "Buy It" and Music/Videos tab.
So have you been enjoying the summer, it is almost over. I've enjoyed mine, but I'm hoping for an Indian Summer.
Make sure and get your orders in for the start of the school year. Nothing like starting the school year with your kids singing "Don't Spread Your Germs Around" and "Rubba Dub Dub" to ward off the germs of the flu and cold season.  You can download the songs here and copy and paste the words from my "Lyrics" page or if you prefer you can order a physical CD from my "Online Store" at the "Buy It" tab. have a wonderful school year. Remember to "cough and sneeze in your shoulder"...
Sincerely for Healthy Kids...Ms. Dawn
]]><![CDATA[Updating Website]]>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:50:13 +0700http://thesingingnurse.weebly.com/1/post/2009/06/updating-website.htmlJust letting you know TSN is in forward motion. I'm in the process of updating my website so I am more searchable to teachers, nurses and medical professionals. I want to find and be found by all those cool people who work with small children and care about healthy living. Please pass the word. I will also be adding a new BandBox Player to my website so it will be really easy to download and get The Singing Nurse songs into educators hands and to the children. You can see the player right now @ www.MySpace.com/MsDawnTheSingingNurse 

Have a safe and wonderful summer season.

Don't get too much sun, and remember to drink plenty of fluids.


Sincerely for Healthy Children, Dawn


Please contact me @ TheSingingNurse@gmail.com if you would like to hear about what is going on with TSN, you can also follow me on www.Twitter.com/TheSingingNurse  



]]><![CDATA[Global Health Songs, Songs for Life and Healthy Living now complete!]]>Tue, 19 May 2009 06:01:11 +0700http://thesingingnurse.weebly.com/1/post/2009/05/global-health-songs-song-for-life-and-healthy-living-now-complete.htmlPicture
My last project is now complete. Three Rice students found my website while looking for health songs and contacted me about writing some songs for their Beyond Traditional Borders program, and "Global Health Songs, Songs for Life and Healthy Living" was born. They really enjoyed "Babies are Beautiful" and asked me to write some songs to go along with their reproductive health curriculum which encourages families to visit the local clinic where they can receive medical help and education. My hope is that "Global Health Songs" will be a vehicle to connect needy families with competent health care givers in their community.
The Song titles are:
 1."Won't You Come to the Clinic", a song with Latin beats encouraging families to come to the clinic where the doctor and nurse are there to help them.
2."See Your Doctor Nurse and Friend",a gentle Rap song encouraging families to visit the clinic where they can "see your doctor, nurse and friend, they can give you medicine." 
3. "Everyone is Healthy!" a harmony filled acapella song that starts with fear of the health care providers and turns to reasons why "The Doctor helps your baby, the doctor helps your little child". Josh enhances this tune with harmony and echos back in Spanish. 
4. "Go to the Doctor" flutes and hand drums give this song a Native American feel which shares "go to the clinic, come to the clinic, everyone there is friendly and nice". I think this one is my favorite.
5-8 are all the same songs sung acapella using simple rhythm instruments which provides examples to health care givers who may use the songs in remote villages without electricity.
Hope you enjoy and let your medical missionary friends hear.
God Bless, Ms Dawn, The Singing Nurse  
You can hear 2 of the songs @ www.MySpace.com/MsDawnTheSingingNurse

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]]><![CDATA[May update]]>Fri, 08 May 2009 11:41:12 +0700http://thesingingnurse.weebly.com/1/post/2009/05/may-update.htmlJust to let you know that we are doing our TSN Little book special again in May. 2 free TSN little books with the purchase of a CD in the month of May. Also complete is the Global Health Songs CD. Let me know if you are interested and I will get you the info about purchasing for your health programs working with villages and small communities. Written to connect families and their health needs to compotent health professionals. Info to apprear on website soon.....

]]><![CDATA[Global Health Songs Underway!]]>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:42:59 +0700http://thesingingnurse.weebly.com/1/post/2009/04/global-health-songs-underway.htmlI am very excited to be working on 4 songs for 3 Rice students. The songs are helping to promote the health program they are working on for Gautemala and Botswana. They are involved in a program at Rice University called BeyondTraditionalBorders. I did some preproducting yesterday and like the way they are coming along. One of my music friends Josh, is going to help by adding some spanish words and vocals to the recordings.

]]><![CDATA[Hope you had a great Easter]]>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:53:07 +0700http://thesingingnurse.weebly.com/1/post/2009/04/hope-you-had-a-great-easter.htmlJust wanted to say Happy Easter to all of you who stop by. Easter is a wonderful time of year, the weather is starting to break, flowers are pushing their way into the world and we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. What a great deal, we give God all our sins and He gives us a Great Mercy and Eternity with Him. Have a Great Week. Sing to the Lord a new song... 

]]><![CDATA[Walking Song Up-date...]]>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:13:39 +0700http://thesingingnurse.weebly.com/1/post/2009/03/walking-song-up-date.htmlJenna is a very sweet 17 year old and a typical teen in every way.  Because of her many illnesses, surgeries and the loss of a younger brother, Jenna has developed a genuine compassion for others. Jenna ended up having scoliosis and while they were correcting the scoliosis, a tumor was dislodged which caused a partial stoke. Jenna is now a partial paraplegic and was told by the doctor that she would never walk again. Well this dear young lady has baffled many a doctors and medical professionals over her life time. We decided to write a song about her struggles and victories about walking again.

Jenna has some learning disabilities so we took it slow, I had the chorus idea and showed it to Jenna, she loved it. I asked Jenna to give me some words that would describe her desire to walk, how she feels about being in a wheelchair, what are the difficulties of learning to walk and what has inspired her to keep trying. We took those words and went to the rhyming dictionary and found all the words that would help Jenna tell her story and wrote the lyrics together. I asked Jenna to give me a little melody that was different from the chorus and what we finally came up with was a collaboration of notes, musical ideas, fun times and hopes.

My son, two young musician friends, guitar player husband and I are waiting for the final mix to be complete. It will be interesting to see how it all falls together. I have been doing some short video clips of Jenna working with her PT and our recording sessions. I am excited about the finished product, how it will encourage Jenna to keep climbing her mountain and how it might provide inspiration to other young people who have their own set of difficult circumstances.

I have a pipe dream of the Jonas Brothers(Jenna is ga ga over them) singing it at one of their shows and having Jenna and other young people with disabilities part of the production.

Some of the words

When I wear by braces,

I see the look on your faces

When I get up, it's really tough,

The prize for me, is at the end

So I try and I try and I try again

Stay Tuned: If all works out, it will be available for viewing @ The Singing Nurse YouTube channel.

Anyone have any connections to the Jonas Brothers ? 

]]><![CDATA[What's up for March?]]>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:07:00 +0700http://thesingingnurse.weebly.com/1/post/2009/02/whats-up-for-march.htmlHope you all have endured the cold winter, I am sooo.. looking forward to the warmer weather. March is one of those iffy months where the temps and conditions outside can be unpredictable. Just to encourage you, the warmer weather is just around the corner.

I have added a new page called "Jenna's Story". I have known Jenna for about 14 years and this young lady and her family have endure many set backs. I was Jenna's nurse when she was 3 years old and she has had health issues all of her life. Jenna was born premature and over time the family discovered Jenna had other issues which have impacked them greatly. I don't want to let too much out of the bag because I want her tell the story. She is full of faith and I know she will encourage you with her unbelievable zest for life. If you have any comments or would like to ask a question, put Jenna in the subject and send us an email. Check out Jenna's videos @ www.YouTube.com/TheSingingNurse   

The special during March if you have not heard already, is a give away. Purchase The Singing Nurse CD during March and we will send you Two TSN Little Books while supplies last. You can read more at the "TSN Little Books" tab. 

Have a wonderful month of March and remember to keep singing!

Ms. Dawn, The Singing Nurse

e-mail: TheSingingNurse@gmail.com

]]><![CDATA[ 12 Nurse Visits to the tune 12 Days of Christmas-Healthy Eating ]]>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:22:33 +0700http://thesingingnurse.weebly.com/1/post/2009/01/-12-nurse-visits-to-the-tune-12-days-of-christmas-healthy-eating.htmlJenna and I wanted to have some fun with the 12 Days of Christmas. We wanted to write about eating healthy, because Jenna, other Paraplegic and Quadriplegic patients have concerns about being Regular. We laughed until we cried and learned as we were having some fun.

Listen to the end for a 2009 Happy New Year Message. 

Click below and listen at: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz4wWzo9PfE
Happy Healthy New Year! 2009

                    Dawn

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