Feeding My Passion

I played piano as a kid for a few years, then switched to playing trombone for 6 years in marching and jazz band, so I was excited to see this music store on Main St., knowing that private lessons would be going on inside. The owner was very cooperative, and introduced me to teacher Roddy Jackson, who was also very helpful. Kaleigh Navares, who studies flute with him, also consented. The lighting was decent, but the room was very small. I worked a couple of different compositions, including tight on her hands and some closeup on her face. I’m not crazy about those compositions, liking their interactions better, as well as the similar lines of their flutes.

p.s. Do I have to pick just one photo?

Kaleigh Navares, having just come from taekwando class down the street, studies flute with Roddy Jackson every Thursday at Gottschalk Music Center in downtown Merced. Jackson teaches all wind instruments, from the flute to the tuba, and the most natural wind instrument of all, voice.