Keller Hall

I have decided that the most fun part of my job at a Keller Hall staff member is meeting musicians from all over at seminars and longer events. This week is the Joe Allessi Seminar so I am getting more than 20 hours of listening to trombones- solo, accompanied, quartets and choirs- all of which are very wonderful to listen to. I have been able to read some of the books I couldn't read while in summer school and listen to wonderful musicianship. Fun times.

I have also found that teaching my students brings me great joy. Music is fun and exciting, but sharing it with others is amazingly wonderful. I have a new piano student, whose mom is almost more excited about my teaching him than he is but he loves to play and has a good ear for music. He played classical and jazz with ease today in my first lesson with him and made sure to let me know what he had done with his last teacher. I am excited to see where things go and what he will accomplish. My other students are doing great as well. Some more adding to instruments to teach and soon a choir to instruct. I am so thankful to my students and their families for the joy they bring me for allowing me to spread my love of music with them. I look forward to caroling with the choir during the winter season and sharing the Christmas season with those who are unable to be home for Christmas due to illness. I hope to take them to the UNM Children's Hospital or to Lovelace Cancer center to carol and spread the love of Christ.

Along with working and music I look forward to the new semester ahead. Elementary education becomes more and more exciting to me as the days go on. I am ready for the new challenges and work load that will come and look forward to making some new friends and seeing others that I haven't seen all summer. Should be lots of fun.

I am ready for routine again. I look forward to the days ahead and thank everyone who has been there for me the past seven months, this year has been extremely hard for many reasons and I wouldn't have been so successful without the support of family and friends.

Live life to the fullest and remember that one smile may make someone's day.