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You Can't Teach a Love of Music.....

18/3/2013

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.......However, as a singing teacher, you  can and most certainly should, dedicate yourself to nurturing and cultivating the love of music in your students who demonstrate such passion for it. The past week has been a very busy & exciting  one for me as a teacher. My Mitchelstown students continue to exceed my expectations with their talent and dedication to their singing. They really love it, and that makes teaching them a great joy in my life.  Every time they come to their lessons and demonstrate the progress they've made in technique, breathing, and artistry, I'm really blown away. 

The Mitchelstown Music Makers , my Junior Choir, continue to impress me, showing up this past week with nearly their entire program for the concert at the end of this month memorised, eager to rehearse the Disney Menagerie scene, with gusto! I think I enjoy the hour teaching them just as much as they enjoy coming, each little girl is very special and they are all sneaking their way right into my heart! I can't wait for their parents to see all they've accomplished in only two short months at the concert this month! Friday night was very exciting for me as well,  with lots of new members joining the Mitchelstown Adult Choir, practically doubling in size!

Word has spread about this fantastic & fun group, and we are so delighted to have all of the new lovely ladies who joined us Friday Night! We had a blast continuing the work on our arrangement of 'Til There was You' from The Music Man as well as tucking into a brand new sacred piece, much to the delight of all the chorus members. There was a very special moment where the harmonies just came together, and I was absolutely seized with pure joy for the singers, as the beauty they created at that moment with all of their voices singing such intricate harmony,  is what choral music really is all about. I actually got giddy and the smile on my face was positively contagious! 

I am really looking forward to continuing our work this coming week with all of my amazing students and both of my choruses out in Mitchelstown. Can't wait for our June concert so everyone can hear these amazing singers!  
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Maurice
28/3/2013 04:25:10

Serena is an excellent singer and teacher of music. I have just completed an 8 week course, taught by Serena, and I found it to be a lot of fun. We learned to sing in relaxed class environment with precise instructions on the best way to stand, breathe, voice warm-ups, learning to understand music notation so that one could pick up any song lyrics and just sing it! There was even a prize (hamper of chocolate) for winning short music code piece. Serena s American 'can do' enthusiasm is infectious!

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28/2/2018 10:42:48

I have to agree with you. If there is one person I admire because of their greatness in music industry, it would be Ms. Serena. I am also proud to say that I have learned from her and I don't have any regret spending time under her tutelage. It seems like she knows everything! She's a great singer yet she's even good at playing instruments. I love her so much.

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Serena Standley
8/4/2013 16:54:49

Thank you Maurice for your lovely comment! It was a pleasure teaching you & I look forward to seeing you again soon- keep singing! :)

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    Serena Standley, Soprano
    Cork, Ireland

    I grew up in little town east of San Francisco, California and somehow found myself in Ireland. Having settled here in Cork, I find myself captivated by the beauty of Ireland and its people. Singing is my passion and it brings me great joy to share a small part of myself with my audience each time I sing. There is something so powerful about music. I find nothing more satisfying than the applause at the end of a good performance and teaching others how to reach their performance potential!

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