Music has many benefits when learning a new language, and today I am sharing how I used it to learn English. 

From sitting at my desk in my room, with pen and paper and a dictionary to end up passing my Cambridge Advance English test when I was 18 back in Switzerland, music has been there by my side and supported me in achieving this goal.

And I believe you too can use it to your advantage to learn a new language, hence share a few ideas on where to start and what to do.

If you are wanting to get started but are not sure how to use Music to start learning a language, maybe this episode can be of assistance. 

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In this episode of my music storytelling Podcast, I share why I believe gently stretching ourselves and opening up to someone / our closer community can help us so much when we feel the world is overwhelming. Or when we feel undeserving and loose our self-believe.

Inspired by Cyndi Lauper’s song ‘True Colours’, I am talking about how I dealt with my low mood by reaching out to my close-knit community of introverts and it made me feel so much better.

By also quoting some of the lyrics to this song, I hope to inspire you to dig into yourself and reveal your amazing true colours and realise that we all contribute to make the world a better, more sparkling place. And that you are beautiful and needed as you are.

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On my journey to dig a little deeper into why music is so important to us humans and the reasons behind this, I started to ask myself questions. And this one is the first one. 

Not only have I myself pondered on this, but also put the question in my Facebook Group Community and their answers were amazing and beautiful. I will share some of them in this episode as well as my answers, which I hope inspires you to do the same - ask the question and find meaningful answers.

I also hope that thinking about this means you can make music a more integrated part of your daily life and enrich it for the better.

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It's time to mention one of the most important human in my life - my mum!

Without her gentle and at times invisible guidance when it comes to music, I don't think I would have experienced or get to love music as much as I do today.

In this episode I reminisce a little on how she has shape my music journey and what we have experienced together. From the early age to my teenage years to now, music without my mum wouldn't be the same.

It's a different kind of Mother's Day gift, especially since I am half way around the world away from her (I am in Australia, she is in Switzerland) and I wanted to express my appreciation for her, so the world knows what a special woman my mum is. 

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Have you ever found yourself in a situation that is new to you? One that can make you nervous and maybe even anxious?

That's how it was for me a few weeks back when I had to go 'in the tube' for a back scan.

In this rather unusual setting, I was able to use the power of music to help me with my mindset and new experience without freaking out too much.

Often times we don't think about using music in this way and in this episode I share what I did and hopefully it can inspire you to try out this tip as well.

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I have chosen the song 'Unwritten' by Natasha Bedingfield for this episode, because I love how she created lyrics to encourage us look at our life as a book full of blank pages. We can choose how to fill these pages  - loving, exciting encouraging and positive or the opposite. 

It's our choice and I believe through writing we can explore all facets of ourselves and then re-write how we spend out days, weeks, months...our whole life!

I also provide some ideas for those of you who want to start to write in a journal, but are unsure how to start and what to write about.

Come and join me as we explore how 'Unwritten' can support us in making daily changes to our 'book of life'. 

This song always helps me refocus and put things in perspective when I am not sure where I am headed in life. 

'Destination' Unknown is from the official Top Gun Movie soundtrack and has been on my favourite song playlist for years. 

During this episode I will pick out a few sentences from this song and hopefully inspire you to look at your life and challenges a bit different, maybe even with new enthusiasm and confidence that your life's journey can be fun and good - even without knowing exactly where you are going.

There is always a light at the end of the tunnel, sometimes it is a dim light and other times it is almost as blinding as the sun. 

Please give this song a listen and hopefully it can brighten your day.

We all know New Year's Resolutions and let's be honest, how many of you actually stick to them?

How about selecting a theme song & word for 2021?! It's a simple and different way to achieve probably more with more ease.

In this episode, I go through what this is all about, how you can find yours and what mine are. 

(And a heads up, it is 2021 and not 2020 as I refer to a few times. I am very excited to talk about this, so a few small slips are okay, right?!)

In this episode I am sharing who I am, where I am originally from (here’s a hint and say hello to ‘Heidi’, cows and yummie chocolate!) and where I have spent my time living so far.

I also share the story about how my passion project ‘Living on the B Side’ has come into existence, why Music is my ‘red thread’ in life, how I have come up with the name and why it is perfect to me.

Then I talk about what to expect in future episodes, solo and guest interviews. Plus, why I believe music is a big part of our healing process, as individuals and as a community.

Join me so we can get to know each other much better and start to make a change in our life as well as others, one song at a time.

Rock music has been there for Hilde since she was 13 and she discovered the music of Kiss and later on AC/DC and Iron Maiden. Many bands came and left until she saw GOTTHARD on MTV with 'All I Care For' on July 31st 1992. She was blown away!          

Their music and the amazing voice of STEVE LEE was life changing….as he was.

Ever since that day she dreamed of working for them. The first dream came true when Hilde was asked by their management to start the Fanclub in Belgium in 1994. For 15 years she did volunteer work with translations, reports and reviews for the Official Fanclub until her big dream came true and she could take over their Official International Fanclub professionally in 2009.   

Since then she has added MAD MAX and PICTURE to her RockDreams Agency business, where she supports bands with their fanclub, promotions and merchandise needs. 

Her main driver for doing what she does is and always will be the passion for the band’s music. 

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