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and via the Internet. Walker said the
school started offering online lessons
at the request of a military family who
had to move to Texas but wanted their
child to continue music instruction
with Walker. e Blue Violin now
offers lessons to anyone anywhere in
the country.
Walker has many longtime students,
including some whom she began with
at Northwood Temple Academy years
ago.
e Blue Violin offers vocal
and instrumental training in both
traditional and contemporary musical
styles for students of all ages. All have
opportunities to perform live.
"I want my students' musical
experiences to be limitless," she said.
Walker herself can play a variety of
instruments, including violin, piano,
guitar and flute. But she said her
favorite instrument is the human voice.
She considers each person's voice to be
unique, important and beautiful and
tells students to treat their own voices
like instruments.
"When you're singing, you're
'playing' you," she said. "When I'm
singing, I'm 'playing' me."
At the same time, different voices
have different strengths and abilities
and Walker helps singers identify and
adapt to different situations. In her role
as music director at Sharon Baptist
The Blue Violin
offers vocal and
instrumental training
in both traditional and
contemporary musical
styles for students
of all ages. All have
opportunities to perform
live.
