▁California ▁State ▁University , ▁North ridge ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁history ▁and ▁journal ism , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁Ass istant ▁F ashion ▁Editor ▁at ▁California ▁App arel ▁News . ▁ ▁Career ▁Bar th ▁switched ▁care ers , ▁purs uing ▁music ▁full - time ▁as ▁a ▁writer , ▁perform er ▁and ▁guitar ▁teacher . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁latter , ▁she ▁co ached ▁Bar bra ▁Stre is and ▁for ▁A ▁Star ▁is ▁Born , ▁Amy ▁Ir ving ▁for ▁H one ys uck le ▁Rose , ▁Christ ina ▁App legate , ▁Beau ▁Br id ges , ▁All ison ▁Sud ol , ▁David ▁Navar ro ▁from ▁Red ▁Hot ▁Ch ili ▁Pe ppers ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁Bar th ▁had ▁her ▁own ▁music ▁school ▁for ▁over ▁th ir teen ▁years ▁with ▁folk ▁artist ▁Bud ▁D ashi ell . ▁ ▁After ▁closing ▁the ▁school , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁quarter ly ▁journal ▁of ▁The ▁Society ▁of ▁Compos ers ▁and ▁Ly ric ists ▁called ▁The ▁Sc ore . ▁She ▁earned ▁two ▁De ems ▁Taylor ▁awards ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁with ▁The ▁Sc ore . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁has ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁for ▁The ▁Society ▁of ▁Compos ers . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁song writer , ▁Bar th ▁co - w rote ▁the ▁theme ▁song ▁to ▁Jo ye ux ▁No ël ▁entitled ▁" I ' m ▁Dream ing ▁of ▁Home " ▁with ▁composer ▁Phill ip ▁Rh omb i . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁performed ▁at ▁many ▁international ▁events ▁including ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Mus ique