Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Highlights from the 2012 Keith Gamble - Woodwind M...

Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Highlights from the 2012 Keith Gamble - Woodwind M...:      Our 2012 Spring Recital was titled "A Little Spring In Your Step", and it was hosted by my young piano student Lakyra Flowers and her f...

Highlights from the 2012 Keith Gamble - Woodwind Music Lessons Spring Recital

     Our 2012 Spring Recital was titled "A Little Spring In Your Step", and it was hosted by my young piano student Lakyra Flowers and her family. We sprung right-in at the International Institute in Detroit, with Lakyra kicking-off the performances.

     Lakyra`s performance was a first for me. Our May 27 performance was the first time I have ever accompanied a student by playing a piano duet. That`s right, me, saxophonist Keith Gamble accompanied Lakyra on Comin` Round The Mountain playing piano. Lakyra had an excellent performance, as I may have played one or two off-colored notes, but even with that Lakyra Flowers had a wonderful performance. The standout performance for the day came from my former clarinet student Kenseye Fort, and his friend clarinetist Joshua Pittman. The clarinet duet of Fort and Pittman began with Beethoven`s Aria con Variazioni, playing all four movements and the allegro assai. Next time I`ll have to remind the audience not to clap between movements. Aria con Variazioni was following by Paul Hindemith`s Fugue No. 5 in E (from Ludus Tonalis). This piece was arranged by Kenseye Fort. After Hindemith, the clarinet duet of Fort and Pittman performed Sonata (for two clarinets), by Francis Poulenc.

     During the awards and acknowledgements portion of our recital, I presented alto  saxophone student Landon Van Cleave a trophy for participating in the 2012 Michigan Music Teachers Association Student Achievement Test. This was Landon`s second consecutive year participating in the MMTA Student Achievement at Evola Music, in Shelby Township, MI. Congratulations Landon, and a job well done.

     I must give thanks to the International Institute in Detroit, MI, all of the students and families who particapated, and a special thanks to Lakyra Flowers and her beautiful mom - Ms. Stubblefield, and the rest of her family for hosting, and preparing a wonderful meal for us all to enjoy.

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Keith Gamble - Woodwind Music Lessons 2012 Spring Recital

A Little Spring In Your Step

     Put a little spring in your step and come-on down to the International Institute in Detroit for my spring recital, hosted by young pianist Lakyra Flowers, and her family. Our recital will begin at 4pm. The International Institute is located at 111 E. Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202, in the American Room.

     Lakyra Flowers has been studying piano with me for just over one year, and has already participated in the Metropolitan Detroit Musicians League Student Recital series, and Student Achievement Test, where the judge in her comments said "Wow"! Our 2012 recital will be Lakyras` second performance with Keith Gamble - Woodwind Music Lessons. Young pianist Lakyra will perform a piece from composer Catherine Rollin, and Lakyra and I will play a piano duet together.

     Also performing on the program is my former clarinet student Kenseye Fort. That`s right, I said former. I am sad to say that, but for selfish reasons. Kenseye was a wonderful student who was teaching me as much as I was teaching him. I greatly enjoyed the caliber music exercises and solo pieces Kenseye was playing, and I was fill with pride to say "Kenseye is a clarinet student of mine". As all teachers know, at some point we have to let go. However, I am also filled with joy seeing Kenseye Fort blossoming as a fine clarinetist, and respected musician, and human being. At the recital Kenseye will perform the works of Beethoven, Hindemith, and Poulenc. Joining Kenseye Fort will be clarinetist Joshua Pittman.

     Our May 27, 2012 recital is going to be a wonderful display of music, and I urge all to attend.