Dirk Hayhurst's Blog
Words and thoughts still trying to make it to the big leagues...Never Forget
Honestly, I took History of Jazz because it was an easy A. In fact, the instructor knew this was why most kids took it; one of the reasons he didn’t take attendance and kept his tests relatively idiot proof. He wasn’t tenured yet and needed students to pass the class...
Classically Guitared
“Why do all the people in here look so white and scaly?” I asked, standing outside the mob of people eating the post event spread. “They’re musicians honey, they never go outside” said Bonnie. “They have to practice all day.” “Lord, they’re like vampires. I feel like...
There’s An App For That: Blue Challenge
Believe it or not, there's even an app for the Blue Challenge put out by my friends at the Music Sparks blog! Laura and Joann challenged us to post about something blue and I have the perfect app that uses many lovely shades of blue. BloomHD Cost: $3.99 Read the...
There’s An App For That: Percussive & Percussive Latin
Today I would like to share two apps that get a lot of play time in my music therapy studio. Percussive and Percussive Latin, developed by Touch Media Productions, offer visually pleasing percussion instruments with fantastic play options and authentic sounds. Here...
Xenogears: First Save.
Yesterday I fired up the old PS1 (via PS3 emulator) to catch up on some unfinished business. Once upon a time I rented a game called Xenogears, played it for a couple of hours, then had to go do some stupid baseball crap and never got to finish. Now that I have the...
Windows 8
I wandered over to the Microsoft site today to check out a sneak peak of Windows 8 and I wasn’t quite sure what to think. It’s not that I’m a fan of one company over another (though I am writing this on a Mac) but the Windows 8 tiles interface looks a little...
There’s An App For That: Songify
From the second Steve Jobs unveiled it on January 27, 2010, the iPad has changed the way we do everything and music therapy is no exception. Over the next few blogposts I would like to share a slew of groovy apps I have found to be most effective in my music therapy...
A Taste of Hudson
People ask me what I'll do with myself now that I don't have baseball to fill up my time. My usual answer is, "anything that I want," which, I'll admit, often sounds more confident than I actually mean it to. That's because in my fear that the world will continue...
A Grooooovy Hello!
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The Purpose
Getting released at baseball is not as simple as packing up your team bag and hitting the road. While the sight of your career—neatly folded, ball in glove, shoes cleaned one final time—packed into a travel bag is, in itself, remarkable, the biggest part of a...
Shooting Home
Yesterday I paid a visit to my parents house. I guess I wondered if things would be different there now that I wasn't a player anymore, If the walls and doors would remember me. They did. And I remembered them, where I came from, and all I'd done in my absence....
Welcome to my B.L.O.G.
I’m so excited to write my first blog post, ever! In that vein, I thought it would be fun to introduce myself to you by using the word B.L.O.G. Here we go! B. is for Bonnie- or Ms. Bonnie as my client’s like to call me. I’m a board certified music therapist of 7...