About+Mrs.+Holkup

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Even before I was born, music was in my life. My mom taught piano and guitar lessons, and conducted the church choir. One of her common fashion accessories was a guitar. It isn't weird for my family to bust into a song in 4-part harmony, or start a rhythm jam session with forks and spoons at the dinner table. I have played the trumpet for 16 years, and and guitar for 15. Piano is not my gift, but I do enjoy 'tickling the ivories' every now and then.
 * My Musical History:**

My wonderful husband Jeremy is also a teacher, and has exposed me to many different styles of music! Our son Casper, who is 3 years old, is also a big music fan. I played guitar and marching bass drum while I was pregnant, so he enjoys a dancing to a good beat. He loves to play the drums, guitar, and trumpet, and has some pretty awesome dance moves! Our brand new daughter Eja is just beginning to explore her vocal chords, and loves to hear Mom, Dad, and Casper sing!

I've never been a country fan, but used to LOVE R&B when I was in junior high. Here's one that my friends and I used to sing in 9th grade over, and over, and over, and over. Classic. media type="custom" key="4933643" align="center"
 * What I Used to Like:**

I also enjoyed pretending that I was a punk, but appreciated a song with some humor. My sister won a cassette tape of The Presidents of the United States of America at a dance in 9th grade, and we listened to a song called "Peaches" a billion times. media type="file" key="Presidents_of_the_USA_-_Peaches.mp3" width="240" height="20"

When I was a sophomore in high school, my dad opened my ears to the world of the Blues. We attended the **Fargo Blues Festival**, and have tried to go every year since then. It's such a simple form of music, and is very easy to listen to. The people that are at the Blues Fest. are so relaxed (a lot of them are hippies). Although the "blues" sounds like a depressing genre of music, it always makes me feel laid back and content.

Here is one of the most famous blues musicians of all time: BB King "Sweet Home Chicago" media type="file" key="collo21_bbking-sweethomechicago.mp3" width="256" height="95"

One of my favorite current artists, Susan Tedeschi, is considered one of the best female blues artists of all time. "It Hurt So Bad" media type="file" key="Tedeschi, Susan-It Hurt So Bad.mp3" width="240" height="20"

When I was in college, I like everything "weird and wonderful". I listened to so much orchestral/symphonic music in my classes, that I started to try and find things that were the exact opposite. One band that I really enjoyed was the Eels. You've probably heard their music in the Shrek movies. They're simple, very moody, and as you can see in the videos, they're very "earthy"... media type="custom" key="4943815" align="left"

I still like the Eels, but have A LOT of favorite bands: Apocalyptica, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Get Set Go, Kara's Flowers, My Chemical Romance, and on and on...

"Stairway to Heaven" covered by Apocalyptica media type="file" key="Apocalyptica_-_Stairway_To_Heaven.mp3" align="left" width="240" height="20"

"Heaven Help Us" by My Chemical Romance media type="file" key="01_heaven_help_us.mp3" align="left" width="240" height="20"

Here is Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. The lead instrumentalists plays the banjo. Victor Wooten is the bass player, and is widely well-known in jazz and bass-playing circles for his slap and pop technique, and considered one of the most virtuosic players today. Roy "Future Man" Wooten (his bro.)is the group’s percussionist. He created the “drumitar”, which is his innovation and contribution to the music. This drumitar has a guitar body, and is connected to drum machines through cables.

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