Saving His Music
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The SAVING HIS MUSIC Project is a collaborative inspiration founded by love and fueled by hope. After our father, Steven Craig Goodwin, was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s Disease, watching him struggle to play his piano through the fog of cognitive confusion was hard. Very hard. We realized that hope alone was unable to change the reality of the situation. Our father’s music was the soundtrack of our childhood, and much of it was neither written down nor recorded. His music, often inspired by his love of nature, simply had to become his legacy, however how to make this happen seemed daunting.
After sharing our concern with Naomi LaViolette, a personal friend and Portland-based musician, a truly collaborative labor of love and talent was born. Our family met with Naomi frequently over the last year to support our father in capturing his music. By recollecting moments of various songs, Naomi intuitively supported our dad in filling the gaps, using both her musical talent and her heart. Although our father has struggled to play his music over the last few years, his music remains in his soul and his mind still knows how each composition sounds. After listening to Naomi play each phrase or song back to him, our father was able to express any changes needed, which Naomi graciously and skillfully incorporated. Naomi simply began to play our father’s music from her spirit. Total joy filled each session when a fleeting song was recaptured. Through each session Naomi patiently and lovingly helped our father find his music again and prepare it to be recorded.
To date, this project has enabled 16 of our father's 33 compositions to be saved to his legacy. They are presented with pride on our demo CD, Saving His Music. Obviously, there is still much work to be done, however this project has provided much joy and purpose for all involved. Beyond the gift of preserving our father's music, our collective wish is for his music to be shared with, and touch, others as it has touched us.
It is further hoped that his music may someday be a source of funding for several things that are at the core of our father's heart: Music lessons for under-served children; The Nature Conservancy, whose efforts are attempting to save our beautiful planet and the creatures who inhabit it and to Alzheimer's research, to hopefully someday stop this horrible disease in it's tracks!
Please help us reach our goal of preserving all 33 compositions before time runs out. And to hear our father's gorgeous music, please visit www.savinghismusic.com
Thank you for your interest in the Saving The Music Project.
~ Steven's daughters
Melissa Goodwin and Kristen Goodwin Policy
After sharing our concern with Naomi LaViolette, a personal friend and Portland-based musician, a truly collaborative labor of love and talent was born. Our family met with Naomi frequently over the last year to support our father in capturing his music. By recollecting moments of various songs, Naomi intuitively supported our dad in filling the gaps, using both her musical talent and her heart. Although our father has struggled to play his music over the last few years, his music remains in his soul and his mind still knows how each composition sounds. After listening to Naomi play each phrase or song back to him, our father was able to express any changes needed, which Naomi graciously and skillfully incorporated. Naomi simply began to play our father’s music from her spirit. Total joy filled each session when a fleeting song was recaptured. Through each session Naomi patiently and lovingly helped our father find his music again and prepare it to be recorded.
To date, this project has enabled 16 of our father's 33 compositions to be saved to his legacy. They are presented with pride on our demo CD, Saving His Music. Obviously, there is still much work to be done, however this project has provided much joy and purpose for all involved. Beyond the gift of preserving our father's music, our collective wish is for his music to be shared with, and touch, others as it has touched us.
It is further hoped that his music may someday be a source of funding for several things that are at the core of our father's heart: Music lessons for under-served children; The Nature Conservancy, whose efforts are attempting to save our beautiful planet and the creatures who inhabit it and to Alzheimer's research, to hopefully someday stop this horrible disease in it's tracks!
Please help us reach our goal of preserving all 33 compositions before time runs out. And to hear our father's gorgeous music, please visit www.savinghismusic.com
Thank you for your interest in the Saving The Music Project.
~ Steven's daughters
Melissa Goodwin and Kristen Goodwin Policy
Organizer and beneficiary
Melissa Goodwin
Organizer
Wilsonville, OR
Steven Craig Goodwin
Beneficiary