Music-Chaddock, Dean, etc Families-Contd #4

 Currently, Sally's daughter and our only granddaughter, Emily is the shining star.  She began piano lessons in second grade, as she learned to read.   Now 17, she is a senior in high school, and has become a fine pianist.  She has accompanied the Senior Chorus at her high school (starting as a sophomore), and has composed several piano selections. She has recently wrote a choral number, to be sung "a capella".  She taught it to the Chorus and it was presented at their spring concert at Centerville High School.  The name of the poem (borrowed) and set to music is "The Genesis of the Butterfly".  You can imagine the growth and swelling of the music as the ugly little worm develops slowly one part at a time and evolves into a lovely butterfly.  Emily will be a senior in 2011-2012 and hopes to study music composition in college.  I feel certain that she will receive a scholarship for her music, after having become a fine pianist, a fledgling composer and developing a lovely soprano voice.  This summer Emily was one of 50 students from Virginia, to attend a 5 week Governor's School at Radford College to further her already very special talent.
  Emily is the "today" of music in our family, and is a beautiful example of the continued result of the development of music abilities, throughout our recent history.  The tradition of music which began with a "play it and sing it by ear" family of would be musicians, playing just for fun at Uncle Floyd's farm (circa 1930) lands us here with Emily, embarking on a formal education in music, following in the footsteps of her grandmother Hamilton and great grandmother (Chaddock Kuhl) Dean. She is the culmination of many years of a variety of musical experiences throughout our family tree!
    My apologies to any other "musical outcroppings" of the Chaddock or Dean families that I either didn't know about or have forgotten!  With loving memories, Lila Ruth Dean Hamilton

Comment- I too should apologize for my off-handed dismissal of our Kuhl talent. I neglected to call attention to many children and grandchildren who have participated in various scholastic programs.  The outstanding performer -That I know of, has been Peter, who as a member of "The March On Brothers" played  guitar and sang his way through much of Texas. I guess I put our talent, mentally with my accomplishment at the piano.  "Doctor, Doctor "  with difficulties.  I am wrong! (It isn't the first time I've erred-undoubtedly not the last, either!)  SORRY!