Playing On My Pod #10 - The Soundtrack/Score Edition

I LOVE browsing through motion picture soundtracks. I LOVE choreographing to them and I'd LOVE to throw an event where all my favorite tracks set the mood. It would have to be some kind of soirée at dusk in a forest with twinkle lights and everyone wearing bohemian lace and sitting on wooden pews. Vines growing as the party was happening, so much so they were actually growing up people's legs, and they loved it. I digress. 

Here are my top 5 picks for songs. Maybe once you hear them you'll understand that ridiculous tirade about magical vibes and twinkle lights a little better. 

1. Duchess of Windsor, by Abel Korzeniowski from the motion picture W.E.

2. Once Upon A Dream, by Lana Del Rey from the motion picture Malificent

3. Capture The Flag (feat. Ellie Goulding), by Junkie XL from the motion picture Divergent

4. Juliet's Dream, by Abel Korzeniowski from the motion picture Romeo & Juliet

5. Best Shot, by Birdy & Jaymes Young from the motion picture The Fault In Our Stars. 

Let me know what you think. And please consider me as your playlist maker for your next party in a forest. 

Aloha, Rebecca

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Playing On My Pod #8 - The Holidays Are Here!

With Halloween here and gone, it's official: the Holiday season is in full swing. That doesn't mean I'm about to bust out the Christmas music. Here's 5 great songs for year-round listening. 

1. Here We Go, by Alex & Sierra

2. My Lighthouse, by Rend Collective

3. Bridge Over Troubled Water, by Jimmy London 

4. How Can It Be, by Lauren Daigle

5. I Don't Wanna Break, by Christina Perri 

Did you catch the last few Instagram #friday4's? Click the links to see who owns these awesome feeds. 

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Here's what Halloween looked like for Ivy: 

And like that, it was over. 

On to November. 

This Saturday is when I like to think Christmas shopping starts, as I'll be participating in my sister-in-law's Trunk Show with a bunch of talented local artists. This is Ivy & Co.'s second year participating and I'm really excited about it!

If you need me, I'll be sewing all week. 

Happy Holidays!

Aloha, Rebecca

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Playing On My Pod #6 - Who has the #1 album in the country?

5 new songs to start this week off right! (Sunday-Monday are my days off… so I start my week  on Tuesday. It works out because then I never hate Mondays!) FYI- this week's first 3 picks are pretty mellow, and the last two are straight hip hop. Lecrae has the #1 album in the country! 

1. Endless Love Suite, by Christophe Beck

2. Ever After, by Josh Kramer

3. Bottled Up Tight, by Luke Sital-Singh

4. Say I Won't, by Lecrae (feat. Andy Mineo) 

5. King Like Mine, by Trip Lee 

Also, are you following me on Instagram? If not, get to it! Every Friday I feature 4 new awesome accounts that you'd just love (if your taste is AT ALL like mine, and I'm assuming it might be, since you're here, reading my top 5 songs of the week!) Here's link to the last 2 weeks:

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Aloha,

Rebecca

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Playing On My Pod #5

Updated my playlists and found these jewels for you:

1. Cover Your Tracks - by A Boy And His Kite

2. Fire Meet Gasoline - by Sia

3. Prove It To You - by Kris Allen (feat. Lenachka)

4. Try - by Colbie Caillat

5. To Leave It All Behind - by Moriah Peters

I actually have a ton more songs, but it's my rule to only share 5 at a time :)

So, you can stay tuned for another edition of Playing On My Pod real soon. 

I had a great Labor Day weekend. 

Started work on Maui, and got to pick up these awesome fabrics:

Then flew home to Kauai and spent time with the family.

I have a few pieces I need to get to work on, including this awesome metal card catalog!

Aloha,

Rebecca

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Playing On My Pod - new week. new songs.

As a dance teacher, I have to update my playlists constantly. 99% of my playlists are for work.

The other 1% (which is really 1 playlist... yes, I probably have 100 playlists on my iPod) is the only one I listen to for pleasure. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that my song suggestions are a mix between what I use in my classes, and what I listen to for myself. Here's this week's pics:

1. Explode My Soul, by Melissa Helser & Jonathan David Helser

2. Love Runs Out, by OneRepublic

3. Heartbeat, by Beckah Shae

4. I Will Never Let You Down, by Rita Ora

5. Only You, by CeeLo Green

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Have you seen all the new aprons in my Etsy Shop? Click here to check them out. 

Have a great week!

-Rebecca

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Playing On My Pod - what I'm listening to - Update your playlist now!

I got a ton of iTunes gift cards from the recital in May, 

so I'm stocked up for Summer, musically speaking. 

Here's my top song pics right now:

1. Do Life Big, by Jamie Grace

2. Slave To The Rhythm, by Michael Jackson

3. Stolen Dance, by Milky Chance

4. Le Piege, by Armand Amar

5. On Ten, by Tedashii

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Just added these to the Etsy shop:

The Bohemian Collection

Choose from either a child's headband, and adult headband, or a boho head wrap. All reversible!

Boho wraps 

I'm just in love with this fabric!

Happy Wednesday,

Becca

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Playing On My Pod

I told you before in my Gungor post (click here), as a dance teacher & choreographer, I spend HOURS on Spotify and iTunes scoping out music for work. My iPod is used on a daily basis, solely for work purposes. So if I'm going to listen to it for hours on end, it better have some good stuff on it! So why not share the wealth with you all? Here's my top song pics people. Enjoy!

Holding On For Life, by Broken Bells
Give Me Love, by Ed Sheeran
A Life That's Good, by Lennon & Maisy (The Music of Nashville, Original Soundtrack)
He's A A A Able, by The Nevels Sisters, PK & Lecrae 
Place For Us, by Mikky Ekko

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Gungor Songs

As a dance teacher & choreographer, I spend HOURS on Spotify and iTunes scoping out music for work. Every semester I need new music. And I have quite the criteria: 

1. It's gotta be hip, but not "too-Top-40-overplayed" hip. 

2. It's gotta have appropriate lyrics/content. I teach students age 3 up to age... well, older than me... and I play these songs at home and in the car to prep, so Ivy is hearing them all the time. Not only do I refrain from swearing, but what they're talking about is super important to me too. Sorry K$sha, you just don't make the cut, unless I feel like cutting out every other word (which I'll admit, I've done). 

3. I have to like it! Nothing is worse than going to work every day listening to music you hate. Why would anyone do that?

Yesterday in Advanced Contemporary/Choreography class, my students informed me that I have the best music. (Ugh, thank goodness I got approval from those teenagers!) They were all, "Can you just send us your playlist?" So, students, here it is. Here's what we're dancing to, and what songs I absolutely love this month:

Bonfire Heart - James Blunt

Love Alone Is Worth The Fight - Switchfoot

Gale Song - The Lumineers

Five Hundred Miles - Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan & Stark Sands

The Spectacular Now soundtrack

Blue - Beyonce

Who We Are - Imagine Dragons

We Own It - Fast & Furious 6 (I cut it all up, though)

Yesternite - Gungor

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Soundtrack

Angkor - D-Operation Drop

Dust to Dust - The Civil Wars

Enjoy!

On another note, I just really like the band Gungor. Here's my playlist of songs I like from them:

Beautiful Things

Yesternite

When Death Dies

The Fall

This Is Not The End

I'm sure there are more. Not only do they have a great sound, but they also have such poetic, impacting lyrics:

Feel free to pin these images, share them, whatevs. And go check out some of those songs. You won't be sorry!

Aloha, Rebecca

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