| 词条 | Kira Willey |
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| name = Kira Willey | image = | caption = Photo for Ind. Music Awards. | image_size = | background = solo_singer | instrument = Vocals, guitar, violin, mandolin, fiddle | genre = Children's music, folk | occupation = Musician, artist, Yoga Instructor | years_active = 2006-present | label = | associated_acts = }} Kira Willey is an award-winning songwriter, children’s music performer, kids’ yoga and mindfulness expert, and creator of Rockin’ Yoga school programs. Her five releases of yoga and mindfulness albums for kids include her hit "Colors", which was featured in a worldwide Dell ad campaign. Her songs have won four Independent Music Awards, the Just Plain Folks Worldwide Best Children’s Song, and an International Songwriting Award. Kira’s newest family album, "Every Voice", was released in June 2018. Kira created and hosts several yoga-for-kids programs which air on PBS TV affiliates nationwide; and her “Music You Can Move To” series with kids’ music superstar Laurie Berkner can be heard daily on SiriusXM Radio. Kira leads Professional Development days for teachers, conducts workshops, and performs Rockin' Yoga Assemblies and Concerts with her band nationwide. Her TEDx talk, “Bite-Sized Mindfulness,” can be viewed online, and her children’s mindfulness book, "Breathe Like a Bear", hit the shelves in December 2017, and is being published in seven foreign editions. She leads the River Valley Choir, plays fiddle in the bluegrass band Moonshine & MIllet, and is a founder of the area’s new singing-is-for-everyone experience, Pop-Up Choir.[1] Musical careerWilley spent the late nineties in New York City performing in nightclubs [2] before working on material that would later be used for her debut album, Dance for the Sun. The songs initially were written for her first daughter in an effort to sing her to sleep.[1] Upon gaining a certification to teach Yoga, she started bringing her guitar to classes to play for the children. Her students loved the songs she wrote [3] which led her to write more songs with the intention of pleasing children and eventually to recording her first album. Her cousin produced the album and played drums, her brother sang bass, and her daughter and friends sang along in a few tracks.[1] Her music has been described as joyful, upbeat and eminently danceable [3] and she has won awards for best album and best song.[3] Awards
Personal lifeAt the age of five, Willey started playing the violin and continued performing all the way through high school and [1] taught herself how to play guitar and mandolin as a teenager.[2] In 2006 she opened her own Yoga Studio, Fireflies Yoga in Pennsylvania. She has three children. Discography[5]
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.firefliesyoga.com/story.html |title=The Story |accessdate=2008-07-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629051440/http://www.firefliesyoga.com/story.html |archivedate=June 29, 2007 }} 2. ^1 {{cite web| url=http://www.zooglobble.com/archives/artists/kira_willey/| title=Review| accessdate=2008-07-25| dead-url=yes| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929225010/http://www.zooglobble.com/archives/artists/kira_willey/| archive-date=2008-09-29| df=}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web| url=http://cdbaby.com/cd/kirawilley| title=Notes| accessdate=2008-07-25}} 4. ^1 Independent Music Awards - 8th Annual Winners {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306201430/http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/jukebox2008.asp |date=2009-03-06 }} 5. ^https://kirawilley.com/music External links
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