For Immediate Release
Contact: Gayla Mills
Phone: 804-233-3975
Email: [email protected]
Making Music for Life
Author Inspires Others to Bring More Music to Communities
RICHMOND, VA, August 2019 Gayla M. Mills, author of Making Music for Life: Rediscover Your Musical Passion, is helping musicians to play and sing with others, bring more music to their communities, and get more joy from their musical pursuits. Drawing on the latest research and scores of interviews, her book aims to show readers how they can live and age well with music in the second half of life. In addition to writing the book, which is forthcoming with Dover Publications on August 14, Gayla is teaching workshops, offering talks, and giving encouragement to the many people who long to do more.
Playing music has been shown to help with brain decline, hearing loss, emotional setbacks, and social isolation. In fact, eleven million people in the US over forty played an instrument in the previous twelve months surveyed—yet it can be difficult finding resources tailored to their interests and lifelong skills.
In the spirit of her community approach, rather than go on a traditional book tour, she is participating in three “Building Community Music” book launch parties in her home state of Virginia. She’ll read from the book about her own experiences, then introduce musicians who have pursued music after forty before they play their short sets. After the performances, a Q&A will help others take their next musical steps, and the evening will conclude with a book signing.
Making Music for Life, forthcoming with Dover Publications August 14, guides hobbyist and aspiring musicians across genres, offering tips on the best ways to practice and jam, enjoy playing with others, get gigs and record, overcome setbacks, and bring more music to communities. It uniquely addresses the concerns of musicians and aspiring musicians over forty.
Bernard Holland, music critic emeritus of the NYT, says that Making Music for Life “is a doorway into the endless joys of making music, for everyone at any age.”
Gayla is a hobbyist roots musician and writer with sixty published essays and features. Returning to music to help her husband record his songs, she discovered a new life in a rich musical circle. (Two of their albums reached the top ten folk charts).
Charlotte Morgan, author of Protecting Elvis, says that Gayla’s advice “will help you pick up an instrument, sing a song, dance to a tune, true, but her insightful guidance will encourage you to enrich and respect your creative self for life.”
www.gaylamills.com
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To obtain a copy of the book, schedule an interview, or get more information, contact [email protected]
Contact: Gayla Mills
Phone: 804-233-3975
Email: [email protected]
Making Music for Life
Author Inspires Others to Bring More Music to Communities
RICHMOND, VA, August 2019 Gayla M. Mills, author of Making Music for Life: Rediscover Your Musical Passion, is helping musicians to play and sing with others, bring more music to their communities, and get more joy from their musical pursuits. Drawing on the latest research and scores of interviews, her book aims to show readers how they can live and age well with music in the second half of life. In addition to writing the book, which is forthcoming with Dover Publications on August 14, Gayla is teaching workshops, offering talks, and giving encouragement to the many people who long to do more.
Playing music has been shown to help with brain decline, hearing loss, emotional setbacks, and social isolation. In fact, eleven million people in the US over forty played an instrument in the previous twelve months surveyed—yet it can be difficult finding resources tailored to their interests and lifelong skills.
In the spirit of her community approach, rather than go on a traditional book tour, she is participating in three “Building Community Music” book launch parties in her home state of Virginia. She’ll read from the book about her own experiences, then introduce musicians who have pursued music after forty before they play their short sets. After the performances, a Q&A will help others take their next musical steps, and the evening will conclude with a book signing.
Making Music for Life, forthcoming with Dover Publications August 14, guides hobbyist and aspiring musicians across genres, offering tips on the best ways to practice and jam, enjoy playing with others, get gigs and record, overcome setbacks, and bring more music to communities. It uniquely addresses the concerns of musicians and aspiring musicians over forty.
Bernard Holland, music critic emeritus of the NYT, says that Making Music for Life “is a doorway into the endless joys of making music, for everyone at any age.”
Gayla is a hobbyist roots musician and writer with sixty published essays and features. Returning to music to help her husband record his songs, she discovered a new life in a rich musical circle. (Two of their albums reached the top ten folk charts).
Charlotte Morgan, author of Protecting Elvis, says that Gayla’s advice “will help you pick up an instrument, sing a song, dance to a tune, true, but her insightful guidance will encourage you to enrich and respect your creative self for life.”
www.gaylamills.com
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To obtain a copy of the book, schedule an interview, or get more information, contact [email protected]