Musica Anima

Hey all! So looks like we need 100 followers in order to livestream this year's recital. Would you invite friends to follow this page and see if we can get there?

I have so many other logistics to work through, I am just going to put this post out there and trust.

If we get to 100, my mama can watch our recital. I would love if you could help us get there! Do it for Mama! 💖

Smash that follow button! 😎👍

OMG, Lol!!!! That is so hilarious to type!!! 😂🤣😂🤣 Thank you!

Thank you to all the amazing humans who have donated thus far! We are just about halfway to our goal!

What a wonderful online community we have. 🥰 Please keep sharing to help our musical family! 💖💖

https://www.gofundme.com/f/spring-2026-recital-tales-and-memoirs/cl/o?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp17_te-amp20_control&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&lang=en_US

Come join us on Sunday May 31 at 4pm for some musical magic!

This year, our Spring recital is at the historic Plaza Del Mar Bandshell. 😍 Bring a picnic and a blanket or lawn/beach chairs and enjoy storytelling through song by the amazing singers from our Musica Anima family supported by some incredible local folk musicians!

This is a community event with no charge to attend. So bring your friends and family and let's Love on these wonderful musicians!

It's almost that time of year... Recital season!

The wonderful Music Anima students and their families have all rallied to book this incredible venue for our Spring recital, "Tales and Memoirs."

If you are able, would you consider contributing to lighten the load for our sweet musical family? No contribution is too small, and any amount exceeding the goal will go towards paying our INCREDIBLE folk musicians! 🎸🎻🪕🥁

Thank you muchiiiiiiiiissimo! 🥰

Donate to Spring 2026 Recital: Tales and Memoirs, organized by Crystal Hosea Hi friends! Here at Musica Anima we approach "recitals" a bit unconventionall… Crystal Hosea needs your support for Spring 2026 Recital: Tales and Memoirs

It was whole vibe. 😍 Thank you to all who came out! The young people played and sang beautifully, and a good time was had by all.

Thank you for the collab, and thank you for hosting,

Until next year!

Be there or be L7! 🤗🎶🎵🎶🎵

Reserve your tickets below to this fabulous FREE night of music-making!
https://secure.givelively.org/event/star-jasmine-music-foundation/in-the-pocket-musician-fundraiser/in-the-pocket-an-evening-of-jazz-and-blues-bd46f659-3d73-4a9a-a939-02eb3c6e54d2

And if you are feeling generous, please consider a TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation to providing a backing combo for my students! 🤗

It's that time of year in the music world... recital season!

If you are able, would you consider contributing (a 𝙏𝘼𝙓-𝘿𝙀𝘿𝙐𝘾𝙏𝙄𝘽𝙇𝙀 donation!) to providing a wonderful jazz combo to back the JAMS voice students in their upcoming concert: 𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 - 𝑨𝒏 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝑱𝒂𝒛𝒛 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔?
https://secure.givelively.org/donate/star-jasmine-music-foundation/in-the-pocket-musician-fundraiser

The combo is comprised of some incredible facilitators from the local Music & Imagination program put on by the Turner Foundation. We are so grateful they are collaborating with us, and we want to make sure these wonderful humans are compensated for their fantastic musicianship. 🥰

This picture CRACKS me up!!!

I was taking some promo images for our upcoming recital, and one of my students begged to turn the camera on me.

She snapped this photo, and her reaction was, and I quote, "Oooh, this one actually ATE! ...oh wait..."

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

She wasn't wrong. It looks like a pretty great photo. But the more you zoom in, the funnier it gets.

You are so very welcome. Life is way too short to take yourself too seriously. 😏

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Appreciation.

A few months ago, a precious wee student of mine gave me this gift for teacher appreciation week. The gift was so very, very thoughtful, but the best part was her attempt at containing her excitement to give it to me.

I could feel the butterflies in her tummy as she hid these two items behind her back. And the glee she felt as she presented them to me... yep...

(Tucks the memory in my Heart pocket) 🥹

I took a big step this month with my business and with that big step, current and former students began to leave reviews on my business pages.

I know I'm a sap, but I was still surprised at how emotional it has been to read those reviews.

It is such a personal, vulnerable relationship between student and facilitator, the magnitude of which is not lost on me (my beloved will love that line 😉) To be part of someone creating a direct connection to this magic called music is one of the greatest Joys of my Life.

I don't do it for the appreciation. I really don't. But reading those expressions of Love and acknowledgement of how special our journey together has been... goodness...

(Tucks the memory in my Heart pocket)

The new music season is coming up, which means new 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 masterclasses at the beautiful JAMS studio on Milpas!

Singers of all abilities and experience are welcome to participate in this wonderful musical community. Learn to sing a song together, and then sing a song of your choosing for the class while working with Mrs. H.

A Loving, supportive atmosphere, this is where singers can grow alongside each other and lift each other up as we explore the music-making process in a holistic way.

Why commit something to memory, when you can learn it by Heart? 🥰

𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
5:00pm-5:45pm (𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝟗-𝟏𝟑)
6:00pm-6:45pm (𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝟏𝟒-𝟏𝟖)
$𝟮𝟱/𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 (𝘛𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘺)

Classes begin September 18!
https://www.musicaanima.org/lesson-options.html

A Student of Life.

Last month I had the opportunity to learn from some titans in the world of choral and vocal music at the YPC National conference. I attended masterclasses and workshops alongside fellow choral directors from around the nation.

Intellectually, my favorite classes were with the fantastic voice pedagogue Shanelle Woods, but my absolute favorite experience was in a conducting masterclass where one of my fellow classmates was a young man who navigates life without the sense of sight. He was there to learn how to musically communicate with his body, even though he had no reference point himself as to what that looks like.

If you know you know. I got about halfway through the piece he was conducting before being overwhelmed by the energy of the moment and proceeding to ugly cry. 😆

This young man wasn't in his head overanalyzing what he looked like. He conducted straight from his Heart center, and those of us singing for him responded accordingly. Magic. Pure magic. I will forever hold that experience in my Heart pocket. 🥹

Sing by Heart, friends. Always sing by Heart. And if you get the chance to conduct? Do that by Heart too. ❤️