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Artist
Carolyn Southworth
12+ albums
pianonew agecontemporary instrumentalinstrumentalLDS
about
Although born in Portland, Carolyn grew up in Pendleton, Oregon, where she began studying piano and violin. Following in the footsteps of her grandfather, who was a violinist, and bandleader, Carolyn began studying the violin as well as the piano at the age of 5. In her high school years she played violin and viola in her high school’s award winning orchestra. It was during this time that she formed a bluegrass band, Blue Mountain Grass, in which she was featured on guitar and fiddle. It was also while she was still in high school where her interest in music composition was sparked. Carolyn began teaching both violin and piano while she was still in High School. During the summer she also taught guitar and folk music. Carolyn went on to attend Brigham Young University as a music major, playing in a local bluegrass band for fun on the weekends called the Hobble Creek String Band, as well as playing viola in the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra. She also continued to teach both violin and piano, and has been teaching ever since. She tries to instill in her students, not only the desire to excel, but to also have a lot of fun with their music. Carolyn married Ron Southworth in 1973 in Salt Lake City. Utah. The couple has four children,and six grandchildren. Only her daughter, Jennifer Thomas, has followed in her musical footsteps, just recently releasing her own album Key of Sea.(2007) The Southworth’s have lived most of their married life in the State of Washington, whe
