This is Collin Thornton. Collin came as a transfer student. He has taken since kindergarten. I am his third teacher. He is advanced and is always amazing me with his knowledge of scales, theory and his ability to sightread. He made a superior plus rating on this piece at state May 15th. Way to go, Colin!
Burlesca by Bach
This is Lauren Jones. She's a fourth grader as well. I love her cute personality. She and I are both the third child with 2 older brothers. We share a need for fun. So this year aside from working through Faber's level 1 book, memorizing a few songs, sightreading for prizes & learning a new key- G, we managed to play lots of games.
Her own arrangement of Surprise Symphony by Haydn
She has another song to post...I have to record, check back soon.....
Also another sweet and fun 4th grader- Alyssa Cox. I was Alyssa's first teacher in 1st grade. Then she moved and I had Charis - I was glad to welcome her back this year. She's progressed well finishing Faber's book 2a and well into 2b. She's branched out to several new keys and taken on scales this year. I am confident she would've done well at contest had I known she had memorized this piece....
Dance of the Irish by Faber
We missed the deadline this year but we will not next year I promise!
Here she is playing Rhino in the Mud...
Brock Bell is my lone 3rd grader this year. He is quite charming and fun to teach. He has completed book 1 and on to a new key- G as well. He is playing in that new key here in Game Time arr. by Faber-
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Duncan Students- Piano, The First Graders...
I had 4 First Graders this year. Three were actually returning from last year.
I have some budding musicians.
The are all quite talented.
My own nephew, Nathan Robbins and Leska Weightman came together each week.
Not only do they carpool but they are in the same class at school. They are very close.
They know each other well.
I have some budding musicians.
The are all quite talented.
My own nephew, Nathan Robbins and Leska Weightman came together each week.
Not only do they carpool but they are in the same class at school. They are very close.
They know each other well.
They are quite a pair.
We did some activities together. Having just come from 6 plus hours of learning and being on their best behavior, the prize box had a lot more draw than the theory worksheets each week.
We will just say T-Rex and Angelina Ballerina helped us learn a music this year.
Nathan playing an original song and Beethoven's Ode to Joy
Leska's video
She's playing Alouette from Faber's Primer book.
We did some activities together. Having just come from 6 plus hours of learning and being on their best behavior, the prize box had a lot more draw than the theory worksheets each week.
We will just say T-Rex and Angelina Ballerina helped us learn a music this year.
Nathan playing an original song and Beethoven's Ode to Joy
Leska's video
She's playing Alouette from Faber's Primer book.
Miss Lindsay Delaughter.
Lindsay has a quiet demeanor and is a quick learner. She is very concerned about each of songs and makes sure they all get learned. She completed the Faber primer book this year. Below she is creating her own sightreading exercise on the white board.
Lindsay's song...
Can you guess what it is?
Gordan started the year before in lessons taking guitar. As a Prefirst grader he picked up the guitar very quick. This year he decided to play the piano.
Gordan is quiet, polite and fun to listen to.
Sometimes we use different instruments to play our rhythm exercises on. Here he is on the flute.
This is the snake charmer song....Duncan Students - Guitar
These are my guitar students from Duncan.
Ryan Neal.
I have to post this picture...
I've know Ryan since he was born.
Ryan is playing Joshua fit the battle of Jericho.
Ryan is playing Joshua fit the battle of Jericho.
He started with me in November after getting his electric guitar for his birthday.
He likes tab and chords, but has learned notes and this song is on the A or 5th string...
We've covered a lot in the last 7 months!
This is Brett Bell.
Brett has taken a year and half. He has a good sense of precision and works at learning each piece correctly.
What I love most about Brett is his excitement when he "gets it". His perseverance pays off and he delights in the finished product. Brett will continue to play and get better and better I am sure. He is a delight to talk with, a very polite young man. He is usually my last student of the week and we have an end of the week tradition :)
This is Sydni Blalock.
I have known Sydni since she was born as well.
It's always a joy to see kids progress over many years.
She has taken a year and a half as well. She has a quietness about her that is beautiful. She is always willing to work at lessons. She's been in Faber's Level 2 guitar book all year. Here she is playing Arpeggio from that book. Sydni dances and plays tennis. She graduated from 5th grade this year. Now that she's mastered most of the notes on the guitar we are exploring more chords, I think she's excited about that.
I have known Sydni since she was born as well.
It's always a joy to see kids progress over many years.
She has taken a year and a half as well. She has a quietness about her that is beautiful. She is always willing to work at lessons. She's been in Faber's Level 2 guitar book all year. Here she is playing Arpeggio from that book. Sydni dances and plays tennis. She graduated from 5th grade this year. Now that she's mastered most of the notes on the guitar we are exploring more chords, I think she's excited about that.
This is Alex Bowers.
Alex is in 7th grade. She came to me last summer for piano lessons. She has had several years of piano from an area teacher. She is very talented. She also plays tennis competitively and is on the academic team.
After the summer I was glad to get her as a guitar student. Alex had no problem picking up the guitar. She's a natural musician.
Video coming....
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Velma Piano Students- Advanced , Doug Finley
Douglas.
Another one I could go on and on about.
He came to me as a 5th grader. And 5 years later he still has the same insatiable desire to learn music. He went through 3 books a year the first 2 years.
This year he had some major set backs- neck surgery in FEbruary. He missed only 2 weeks of lessons but has not competed like he could. We took the down time and did a lot of theory. Doug received a high score on the OMTA level 7 theory test in March.
Here he is playing a piece we've worked on all year called "Moonlight Rapsody" by Melody Bober.
Doug has taken on accompanying this year. He played for Sidney at Christmas and joined the Velma Show Band, playing keyboards. They performed at a benefit concert and at Miss VA this spring.
Doug, like Sidney, is a pleasure to work with. He tackles Beethoven and Chopin even when he doesn't care for it. He is a work in progress. You'll want to stick around to see the finished product. I have a feeling this one's going places.
He is actually going to a particular place in July- England. With GO missions, he'll spend a week in London doing mission work.
Go Doug! We are proud of ya!
Besides piano, Doug plays the tuba as well. He is an excellent academic student and also does Karate.
And....
I've had the privilege of snow skiing with him before in Colorado.
Another one I could go on and on about.
He came to me as a 5th grader. And 5 years later he still has the same insatiable desire to learn music. He went through 3 books a year the first 2 years.
This year he had some major set backs- neck surgery in FEbruary. He missed only 2 weeks of lessons but has not competed like he could. We took the down time and did a lot of theory. Doug received a high score on the OMTA level 7 theory test in March.
Here he is playing a piece we've worked on all year called "Moonlight Rapsody" by Melody Bober.
Doug has taken on accompanying this year. He played for Sidney at Christmas and joined the Velma Show Band, playing keyboards. They performed at a benefit concert and at Miss VA this spring.
Doug, like Sidney, is a pleasure to work with. He tackles Beethoven and Chopin even when he doesn't care for it. He is a work in progress. You'll want to stick around to see the finished product. I have a feeling this one's going places.
He is actually going to a particular place in July- England. With GO missions, he'll spend a week in London doing mission work.
Go Doug! We are proud of ya!
Besides piano, Doug plays the tuba as well. He is an excellent academic student and also does Karate.
And....
I've had the privilege of snow skiing with him before in Colorado.
Velma Piano Students- Advanced Sidney Lewis
Oh my what to say about this one...
She came to me as a cute and polite 3rd grader.
She stole my heart.
What she has become is amazing.
A young woman.
With beauty and talent.
What I love most about Sidney is her heart. And if there were anything to measure a person by it'd by that. The heart. At the heart of Sidney is perspective and optimism, light and breath, openness and beauty- incredible beauty. True beauty. The kind you can't buy and you can't fake.
She has an amazing ability to write songs. Not just catchy tunes either, songs with depth and meaning and tunes I go away singing for days.
While she started out singing, after 2 years she picked up the piano. After 2 years of that she began picking up the guitar. She plays all three well. And sings while playing a lot.
This year she picked up singing in Italian.
I have taken her to contest, she's sung all over the state, sharing her heart and her song. She was awarded this trophy today and I couldn't be more proud.
This is an impromptu singing of "Hold My Heart" on my very much in need of a tuning piano....
She came to me as a cute and polite 3rd grader.
She stole my heart.
What she has become is amazing.
A young woman.
With beauty and talent.
What I love most about Sidney is her heart. And if there were anything to measure a person by it'd by that. The heart. At the heart of Sidney is perspective and optimism, light and breath, openness and beauty- incredible beauty. True beauty. The kind you can't buy and you can't fake.
She has an amazing ability to write songs. Not just catchy tunes either, songs with depth and meaning and tunes I go away singing for days.
While she started out singing, after 2 years she picked up the piano. After 2 years of that she began picking up the guitar. She plays all three well. And sings while playing a lot.
This year she picked up singing in Italian.
I have taken her to contest, she's sung all over the state, sharing her heart and her song. She was awarded this trophy today and I couldn't be more proud.
This is an impromptu singing of "Hold My Heart" on my very much in need of a tuning piano....Velma Piano Students- Intermediate, Kadee Belle Hall
She was playing Deep Singer on the above video.
Velma Piano students- beginner, Ryland McCord
I have 4 currently taking piano in Velma. I'll start with my newest....
Miss Ryland.
Ryland and my son Silas have gone to school together since prekindergarten. Her dad is a percussionist. It was a joy to get her as a student. She started in the fall last year. She's progressed through the Faber Primer book and is now on to level 1- those fun red books! She's quite creative and always pleasant to work with. I have no doubt she'll continue making music the rest of her life. Here she's playing Firefly by Faber from the Red Book. She also played it during our animal song charades game at the end of the year party.
Velma Beginner Guitar Student- Case Hurst
I've had Case for a mere 7 weeks but he is a smart guy and is progressing fast. He's finished the 4th grade at Velma and plays a nice blue guitar. What I love most about Case is not only his great-to-work with personality but the fact that he goes home and teaches his parents everything he's learned. He is playing Spanish Theme from the Hal Leonard Beginner Book.
Intermediate Guitar Students- Velma
I have had 3 students all year and most of the year before.
Brooklyn has taken guitar for 2 years. She is the sweetest thing. Always willing to work hard and always cheerful. She's my first student of the week and I am always excited to see her. She has a natural ability to play stringed instruments. She has finished learning all the notes on the guitar from all 6 strings and at the same time learned many chords not in her book. She performs with me on Wed. nights kid worship and once on Sunday morning for the whole church.
Colten Williams is a 5th grader just like Brooklyn. He's taken lessons all year and a several months of the year before. He likes to play loud and plays better under pressure. He has as many stories as Brooklyn and is always sharing them. He is a joy to teach and has lots depth and perception for a kids his age. He was playing Duke of Earl from the Hal Leonard Beginner Book.
here's a link to him and Jake playing with me on Sunday morning a few weeks ago. click here.
Colten can also speak publically. click here
Jake Brown is also a 5th grader and has taken a little less than Colten. He has taken to the guitar quickly and managed to accomplish much despite many obstacles in the last year. Being the oldest he leads out well. Although he has an electric, he prefers the acoustic sound. I enjoy his laid back personality and his charming smile. I know he'll continue to pursue learning the guitar, he has an excellent feel for the rhythm. Jake is also playing Duke of Earl, featuring the G, em, C and D7 chords
Brooklyn has taken guitar for 2 years. She is the sweetest thing. Always willing to work hard and always cheerful. She's my first student of the week and I am always excited to see her. She has a natural ability to play stringed instruments. She has finished learning all the notes on the guitar from all 6 strings and at the same time learned many chords not in her book. She performs with me on Wed. nights kid worship and once on Sunday morning for the whole church.
Colten Williams is a 5th grader just like Brooklyn. He's taken lessons all year and a several months of the year before. He likes to play loud and plays better under pressure. He has as many stories as Brooklyn and is always sharing them. He is a joy to teach and has lots depth and perception for a kids his age. He was playing Duke of Earl from the Hal Leonard Beginner Book.
here's a link to him and Jake playing with me on Sunday morning a few weeks ago. click here.
Colten can also speak publically. click here
Jake Brown is also a 5th grader and has taken a little less than Colten. He has taken to the guitar quickly and managed to accomplish much despite many obstacles in the last year. Being the oldest he leads out well. Although he has an electric, he prefers the acoustic sound. I enjoy his laid back personality and his charming smile. I know he'll continue to pursue learning the guitar, he has an excellent feel for the rhythm. Jake is also playing Duke of Earl, featuring the G, em, C and D7 chords
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Alleluia
Former student Kaley Neal had a great
concert in Duncan High School's vocal music spring concert.
Brought back some great memories....
concert in Duncan High School's vocal music spring concert.
Brought back some great memories....
May all our alleluias
When spoken and heard
Be heart felt thanks to thee
Dear Lord and not just lovely words
And may each passing moment
till the ending of our days
Be filled to overflowing
With our never ending praise
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
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