Anne is a student of Allison Chenoweth here at West Music Marion. She has studied piano with Allison for 5 years. Anne is a 5th grader at St. Pius Elementary.
She is a dedicated pianist who is never afraid of a new challenge! She has taken on several longer and more difficult pieces this year and works hard to prepare them for concerts and festivals. When Anne comes to her lessons, she asks important questions about her music so that she can always make improvements. Since starting piano lessons in 2010, Anne has played in 20 concerts and four festivals!
Anne also plays trumpet in band at school and was selected to participate in the Coe Honor Band this April! One of the things she loves about playing music is working on it really hard so that it comes out beautiful. Anne’s advice to other musicians is “Practice, practice, practice!”
In her spare time, Anne loves to read, listen to Christian pop, and swims for CRAA. Something that might surprise you about Anne is that she doesn’t like chocolate!
Congratulations, Anne!
Aaron Hansen is an experienced K-6 General Music educator, passionate about bringing music to life through the Orff Approach. He holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Music Education from the University of Northern Iowa. Aaron has completed comprehensive Orff Teacher Training, including three levels at the University of St. Thomas and an Orff Master Class. His dedication to the Orff method took him to the Summer International Course at the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria. Aaron also shares his expertise by teaching movement at various Orff Teacher Training Courses and conducting workshops for local Orff Chapters.
