Check out Episode 1 of my new video series, “How To Talk Politics”!!! Short, sweet…stay tuned for more tips & tools for creating civil & productive discourse about the important issues of our day.
The Dream, Part II
There were kids, dancers, military personnel, security guards, and athletes backstage at the AT&T Center, chaotically buzzing around while I did my “sound check” into a dry wireless mic. My sound was presumably live in some faraway control booth, where an invisible wizard checked my audio levels before the pre-game show began. A friendly crew […]
The Dream….
FOUR WEEKS FROM TODAY!!!! Four weeks from today, one of my dreams is going to come true. For real. A lot of people have asked me how I came to be singing the national anthem at a San Antonio Silver Stars game, so I wanted to blog about the story. First, I need to say […]
Why She Plays
HAVE YOU ORDERED YOUR TICKETS YET? I will be singing the national anthem on Sun. 9/8, at 3:30 pm at the AT&T Center in San Antonio WNBA Basketball: San Antonio Silver Stars vs. Tulsa Shock How to Order Discounted Tickets Online: 6 Easy Steps 1. Go to http://tinyurl.com/TriciaMitchell 2. Enter the Special Offer Code: […]
VOTE for me for KUTX’s Song of the Day!
I AM IN FIRST PLACE!! Please take a minute to click-click-click and vote for me! I am currently in 1st place by a smidge! Being the Song of the Day would be a huge honor, and would mean being featured with a photo, bio, and music link up on the […]
The Sensitive Performer’s Guide, #117: Contests
Are you a performer? Do you aspire to light up a stage, to delight and entertain? I am here today to give you the straight scoop about an unavoidable part of your early career: contests. What could be more fun? Amass an audience, assemble an array of performers, and let the cream rise to the […]
The T-Shirt Project, #1: Betty Soo
About The T-Shirt Project: One of my 2013 New Year’s resolutions is to support my favorite Austin musical artists by 1) buying and wearing their t-shirts, and 2) writing about them on my blog. I encourage you to check out these folks, and support music, with your wallet and your heart. For January, I chose […]
“Some Rules and Hints for Students and Teachers,” by John Cage
Rule 1: Find a place you trust, and then, try trusting it for awhile. Rule 2: (General duties as a student): Pull everything out of your teacher. Pull everything out of your fellow students. Rule 3: (General duties as a teacher): Pull everything out of your students. Rule 4: Consider everything an experiment. Rule […]
Being a Winner
You may be aware that I recently competed to win a trip to perform at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, and you might be curious about how things went at the finals. Maybe you know how it went, but you want to know how it WENT. True, I was not chosen as one of […]