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I have loved music since childhood. I grew up on a farm in Western Pennsylvania. My loving, hard-working parents gave my three brothers and myself the best life possible. At our little Chewton Christian Church I began singing when asked to do so. Piano lessons began and for 12 years my sweet teacher, Joann Thurston, taught me piano but realized my true love was singing. She always gave me an opportunity to sing as well as play the piano. I attended Westminister College majoring in elementary education with a music minor. Following graduation my first job was teaching music to 1500 school children in Blacksburg, Virginia. My husband Bill and I soon had two unbelievable children, Holly and David. Having settled in New Orleans, I began teaching music at the Oakpark Baptist Church Day School and soon began The Hazlett School of Music which lasted 17 years. Following a move to The Woodlands, TX I restarted my music school while also serving as the educational director for our Woodlands Orchestra.

I tell you all of this because this is life. Life is a one step at a time process. Words of love move us forward. Each of us must simply be the person God created us to be.

Shall we say together … I will simply be me!

Muzart-Connection puts kids in tune with classical music! Learning to love classical music at an early age is a priceless gift. With this Teacher’s Edition you can share this gift with your students and children. QR codes provide immediate access to excerpts of the world’s greatest symphonic pieces, ballets, and operas along with more than 120 whimsical ditties with teachable lyrics about the composers and their music. Explore the time-line form Stone Age through the 20th Century to trace the evolution of classical music in a context of important fine art, architecture, historical events, scientific achievements, and fashion. Play … sing the little ditties … move to it music … have fun … act out the stories … use your imagination, it can be powerful! Composers can become a friend to your chilren. While singing the little ditties talk about why Schubert was called “little mushroom”…talk about Italian food or traveling to Italy while playing Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony … what composer was considered the world’s first rock star? Make the book accesssible! Let them play the QR codes and look at the pictures. Talk about the famous art seen in the book. What do they like or not like about the pictures. Let them have fun, listening, drawing, creating their own art. The Student Edition contains the whimsical ditties but the Teacher’s Edition includes much more. You will find a musical scores, thumbnail biographies for each composer and a list of their most famous compositions, pictures of their birthplace, and fashion. I also make suggestions for activities teachers can use to enhance their children’s musical experiences. This editionis for classroom teachers, parents, and students of all ages! A student edition is also available on Amazon