MARY ASHWORTH MUSIC
Mary Ashworth was born with music in her head. Mary started piano lessons at the age of three because her parents noticed her musical abilities. Mary began improvising at the age of five. Her teacher insisted that she practice every day for much longer than a five year old could endure. To spice up her practicing, Mary would improvise her own melodies. Mary didn’t have any music paper, so she had to make her own handwritten music notation. Mary and her sister sang for public church events at the age of 6. Mary first began accompanying when she was seven years old. Mary was often asked to play interim music in various keys, while she was waiting for the singer to be ready for their piece. This sparked creative improvisation in her. Burning of Rome was her signature piece at age 10, because it had been performed by her Aunt who was a concert pianist.
In fifth grade Mary began singing operettas. Mary sang in Madrigals, trio, triple trio, and Acapella choir. Mary played the tympani, snare drum and the bells. The conductor of the band would have Mary tune the instruments by singing the Perfect A. Mary is blessed with perfect pitch, but she knows that perfect pitch is not required to make beautiful melodies. She was the piano accompanist for the high school orchestra. Mary competed in the Miss Arizona contest and was writing her own musical composition to play on the piano for her talent. Having always been able to hear harmonic complexities, Mary would note them however she thought they sounded best. She would later say, “If Only” I had a basic understanding of chord and key structures the music in my heart could have been expressed with ease and musical comprehension.
Mary loves music. Mary began teaching piano lessons to neighborhood children at age 12. Her love for music continued as she worked with Crawford Gates, the famous composer, at Brigham Young University. She has continued to teach lessons for more than 50 years. She minored in Music at Brigham Young University and has performed with several vocal and instrumental artists across the country. She was a member of the Professional Music Teachers Association in Nevada and has also given formal and informal lessons and seminars in Arizona, Utah, Chicago, Illinois, Cusco and Lima, Peru, Israel, and the Dominican Republic. She has composed music for a variety of professional performances, church programs and drama presentations and has taught hundreds of people in various countries to play the piano.
Mary has tried to distill the crucial information required for playing the piano or composing into “manageable chunks.” Mary knows that fractionalized pieces won’t help, rather you need to get a snap shot of a “manageable chunk” that explains the part in reference to the whole. A classic example is learning a song in the key of C and then transposing it into all of the other keys or learning all of the 15 major keys with only 7 letters and 7 words and adding the minor keys with only three more words. Get ready for the exciting adventure through music with Mary Ashworth Music.
Mary Ashworth was born with music in her head. Mary started piano lessons at the age of three because her parents noticed her musical abilities. Mary began improvising at the age of five. Her teacher insisted that she practice every day for much longer than a five year old could endure. To spice up her practicing, Mary would improvise her own melodies. Mary didn’t have any music paper, so she had to make her own handwritten music notation. Mary and her sister sang for public church events at the age of 6. Mary first began accompanying when she was seven years old. Mary was often asked to play interim music in various keys, while she was waiting for the singer to be ready for their piece. This sparked creative improvisation in her. Burning of Rome was her signature piece at age 10, because it had been performed by her Aunt who was a concert pianist.
In fifth grade Mary began singing operettas. Mary sang in Madrigals, trio, triple trio, and Acapella choir. Mary played the tympani, snare drum and the bells. The conductor of the band would have Mary tune the instruments by singing the Perfect A. Mary is blessed with perfect pitch, but she knows that perfect pitch is not required to make beautiful melodies. She was the piano accompanist for the high school orchestra. Mary competed in the Miss Arizona contest and was writing her own musical composition to play on the piano for her talent. Having always been able to hear harmonic complexities, Mary would note them however she thought they sounded best. She would later say, “If Only” I had a basic understanding of chord and key structures the music in my heart could have been expressed with ease and musical comprehension.
Mary loves music. Mary began teaching piano lessons to neighborhood children at age 12. Her love for music continued as she worked with Crawford Gates, the famous composer, at Brigham Young University. She has continued to teach lessons for more than 50 years. She minored in Music at Brigham Young University and has performed with several vocal and instrumental artists across the country. She was a member of the Professional Music Teachers Association in Nevada and has also given formal and informal lessons and seminars in Arizona, Utah, Chicago, Illinois, Cusco and Lima, Peru, Israel, and the Dominican Republic. She has composed music for a variety of professional performances, church programs and drama presentations and has taught hundreds of people in various countries to play the piano.
Mary has tried to distill the crucial information required for playing the piano or composing into “manageable chunks.” Mary knows that fractionalized pieces won’t help, rather you need to get a snap shot of a “manageable chunk” that explains the part in reference to the whole. A classic example is learning a song in the key of C and then transposing it into all of the other keys or learning all of the 15 major keys with only 7 letters and 7 words and adding the minor keys with only three more words. Get ready for the exciting adventure through music with Mary Ashworth Music.