I’ll never have grandchildren, but I’ll always have students! Nadia Boulanger, my role model, taught composition well into her 90’s. This was one of my most fun-loving, wildly creative, seriously talented groups of students to date. These guys are all award-winning composers and really cool people as well!
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Wonderful, Julie! I am sure your amazing students give you just as much joy as anyone who has grandchildren. The word ‘family’ encompasses a multitude of different facets. You must be very proud of these students as well as all the others, and the ones yet to come… who knows what they will achieve?
Wouldn’t it be wonderful is we are still both sending our stories in to Voice.Club into our nineties? ?
Yes, Sandra, there are many kinds of families! Most of my students become like family. I work with each one individually once or twice a week for 3 – 10 years. One of my adult students studied with me for 25 years! The youngest one in the photo, Gabe in the grey shirt and tie, started with me when he was five. He carried in a little pint-sized briefcase, opened it up, pulled out an orchestral score and said, “Let’s analyze Mozart!” What a wonderful job I have!
You really do have a wonderful job Julie. I think I’ve fallen in love with the young Gabe, those words ‘Let’s analyze Mozart’ brought a big smile to my face as I’m guessing it did yours! Before retiring, I trained bankers and lawyers on the use of software packages… nowhere near as rewarding!
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How lovely Julie, to have such a great relationship with your students. You must be so proud to be an enabler, bringing forth their wonderful talent. I can tell I’d like one of them. Great choice of film!
Hi Carrie. That’s Noah in the Star Wars shirt. You’d totally relate with him! Not only does he love the Star Wars saga, but he adores animals, especially cats. He’s currently majoring in film scoring at NYU in New York City, so maybe someday we’ll hear his music in one of our favorite films!
Well, film and game scores are my favourite listens, so you never know ?
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To have such a great connection and relationship with your student is very lovely. You are a good teacher for them, for sure. The achievement of your students is your achievement too. You should be proud of them, but I know your students are very proud to have a teacher like you, who molds them and motivates them to be the best.