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Piano Recital November 2009

Piano Recital November 2009

Did you know...PIANO LESSONS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Music plays an important part in the lives of people. Everyone can learn and benefit from the study of music. There is musical potential in every individual and like all potential, it should be developed to its fullest. Music can connect us to our history, tradition and heritage while providing a constructive use for leisure time.
The study of music aids in mental, physical and personal needs. Music is a uniquely powerful means of involving and integrating the activities of both the right and left halves of the brain, combining the rational and the aesthetic.
There is a proven correlation between musical study and the following:

Muscular Development: It improves a child's small motor skills, hand-eye coordination and over-all physical coordination.
Increased Listening Ability: This helps to increase the attention span, concentration, and long and short term memory.
Increased Primary Mental Abilities: (verbal, perceptual, number, and spatial) This sharpens a child's communication, critical thinking and problem solving skills. He or she learns to understand, interpret and use symbols in new contexts.
Creative Potential: This promotes awareness of student's capabilities using imagination and responsibility. They learn to work for and cooperate with others.Through participation in music, children learn the gratification of work shared and challenges met. It helps your child learn how to learn.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Tomilee Deatherage, the director of Elk Grove School of Music, has been teaching music for more than 16 years. She enjoys utilizing a variety of instructional methods in both private and group settings.


Tomilee designed a unique studio in 1999, which incorporates technology to further enhance her student’s theory and ear training. Her style of piano instruction includes not only teaching by note but the use of a personally developed method by which she works with students on playing songs by ear.


Tomilee continues to regularly attend conventions, workshops, concerts, and training seminars to keep her school current with technology and materials.


She is a member and certified instructor through the Music Teachers' Association of California. Tomilee has participated in choirs as both soloist and choir director. She has been a licensed Kindermusik educator working with children as young as 6 months of age. She is an accompanist for soloist, choir and vocal groups while also performing for weddings and various ceremonies. She currently serves as the Director of Mmusic at Rock Tabernacle Church in Rancho Cordova, CA.


Tomilee has worked with children and adults in both private and public school settings. She has a passion for music and seeing her students succeed. She also enjoys sharing music and quality time with her husband, J.R., and two children, Starla and Spencer.

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