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  • Hiriwa’s Encore

    Hiriwa’s Encore

    The past couple weeks have been a blur between Girls Rock Detroit Summer Camp and a series of shows in Auckland. And while everything moved ahead as planned (and I do plan to debrief on those and the remaining July shows), they took a back seat in my mind as a friend and colleague, guitarist…

  • Book Club // Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice

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  • Creative Civic Engagement Workshop

    Girls Rock Detroit is a volunteer run local community organization that is part of a global collective dedicated to fostering creative expression, positive self-esteem and community awareness for girls, women, gender expansive, and transgender people through music education and performance. By encouraging creativity, confidence, and collaboration in a supportive environment, we strive to empower young…

  • Maggie Cocco Music and Creative Cavalry Present: “I See You”

    I See You from LIKE A MOTH by Maggie Cocco’s Science for Sociopaths   Video by Maggie Cocco Music and Creative Cavalry  3/10 LIKE A MOTH (Song Cycle )  I See You    Danger danger said the girl on fire  Somebody please help me out  This world is colder than a man could sire  My…

  • Music Education: What is “real time” and why is it important?

    Developing an ability to make and execute decisions “in real time” is far and away music’s most useful and underrated complex skill. “Real time” is in reference to decisions made within a time frame, often split seconds, imposed by momentum. A common “real world” scenario that involves “real time” decision making, for example, is whilst…

  • Pre Zenith: Slow down for what!?

    The first year of the third decade of my life will be behind me this time next week. The thirties are a weird space where society’s habit is to paint you as old while those older and more experienced insist that you’re young. I hope this indicates a zenith of sorts. A point at which…

  • Anzac Road Sessions 2 & 3

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  • Tell me what you want, what you really really want

    Hey Socials et al, We’ve grown a whole lot as a community recently! I’m wondering now if there are any changes to how often you’d like to receive content and what content you’re most enjoying. What do YOU want to see from Maggie Cocco Music projects?   Respond to the poll and let me know…

  • Black Box Video Sessions – Becoming Draft Version

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  • Music Education: I/my child/friend/partner/cat only ever writes sad/angry/negative songs…Should I be worried?

    Music Education: I/my child/friend/partner/cat only ever writes sad/angry/negative songs…Should I be worried?

    Most artists do this. I never gave much thought to why until my mom, concerned, asked why I don’t write more “happy” songs. “Because,” I said, “‘happy’ and similarly positive emotions are easily shared. They enhance without the risk of burdening, so there are immediate outlets for them. Negative emotions are most likely to need…