I'm pretty sure I was born loving music.
I loved to perform from a very young age. At the age of 4, my parents put me in Sunshine Generation and I loved it! I still remember some of the songs I learned. At age 5, I started taking violin lessons. Then my mother started teaching me basic piano using the Suzuki method. At age 10, I started taking lessons from my first "real" teacher. I instantly fell in love with the piano and soon surpassed my mom in musical ability.
In 7th grade, I played 1st chair 1st violin in my school orchestra, but grew tired of being teased for carrying my violin on the bus. So, I quit orchestra and joined the choir. I fell in love with choir music. Many years and piano teachers passed, as I continued studying piano, and performing in school choirs.
After high school, I began to teach piano to a few friends and family members. I came to love teaching. I taught for 12 years, and just this last fall made the very difficult choice to quit teaching. Instead, I opted to care for my 3 young children and share my love of music with them.
These last few years, I have developed deep interest and love for writing and arranging music. This has been my main musical focus since I stopped teaching. I have always had an intense passion for music, and the piano has become a part of my soul. I am grateful for the blessing I have, the ability to play the piano, and to express myself through music.
I loved to perform from a very young age. At the age of 4, my parents put me in Sunshine Generation and I loved it! I still remember some of the songs I learned. At age 5, I started taking violin lessons. Then my mother started teaching me basic piano using the Suzuki method. At age 10, I started taking lessons from my first "real" teacher. I instantly fell in love with the piano and soon surpassed my mom in musical ability.
In 7th grade, I played 1st chair 1st violin in my school orchestra, but grew tired of being teased for carrying my violin on the bus. So, I quit orchestra and joined the choir. I fell in love with choir music. Many years and piano teachers passed, as I continued studying piano, and performing in school choirs.
After high school, I began to teach piano to a few friends and family members. I came to love teaching. I taught for 12 years, and just this last fall made the very difficult choice to quit teaching. Instead, I opted to care for my 3 young children and share my love of music with them.
These last few years, I have developed deep interest and love for writing and arranging music. This has been my main musical focus since I stopped teaching. I have always had an intense passion for music, and the piano has become a part of my soul. I am grateful for the blessing I have, the ability to play the piano, and to express myself through music.
My first album Solitude was initially recorded on my parents' grand piano, with my brother's amateur recording machine. I shared it with friends and family, and finally got up the nerve to start sending it out to people in the LDS music business, including Kurt Bestor, Marvin Goldstein, and Greg Hansen.
After some great advice from Greg Hansen, I went to Platinum Sound. With a few minor changes, I had a professional recording of Solitude. I added 3 new songs, and took a few out, to be saved for a future project.
This album includes arrangements of hymns such as "Love at Home", "I am a Child of God", "Families Can Be Together Forever", "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing", "If You Could Hie to Kolob", and more. It also includes seven original songs, including the title track Solitude.
This album includes arrangements of hymns such as "Love at Home", "I am a Child of God", "Families Can Be Together Forever", "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing", "If You Could Hie to Kolob", and more. It also includes seven original songs, including the title track Solitude.
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