{"id":2171,"date":"2015-09-24T16:40:19","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T00:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/wpmu\/?p=2171"},"modified":"2015-09-24T16:40:19","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T00:40:19","slug":"homer-high-school-student-to-represent-alaska-at-the-grand-ole-opry-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/2015\/09\/24\/homer-high-school-student-to-represent-alaska-at-the-grand-ole-opry-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Homer High School student to represent Alaska at the Grand Ole Opry House"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Falcom Greear, Homer High School<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nWhen he was five, his music teacher inspired him. Fast forward eleven years, and Falcom Greear, now a sophomore at Homer High School<\/a>, hasn\u2019t stopped singing, and videoconferences via Skype nearly every week with his retired music teacher, who lives in Mississippi. She has been his inspiration and helped guide his love of music since he attended McNeil Canyon Elementary school in Homer, Alaska. There is a lot to talk about now, as Greear practices more than an hour a day in preparation to represent Alaska and sing during the NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles performance in Nashville, Tennessee.
\nGreear is working with his ensemble director, Kyle Schneider, Homer High School and Homer Middle School director of choirs, to prepare for the October 25 \u2013 28 trip. One of three students selected from Alaska, the 673 students will perform on the world-famous Grand Ole Opry House stage, \u201cknown for creating one-of-a-kind entertainment that\u2019s been referred to as the \u2018home of American music,\u2019\u201d according to the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) website<\/a>. The performance will take place during the\u00a02015 NAfME National In-Service Conference<\/a>.
\n\u201cSelected students are currently rehearsing a\u00a0challenging repertoire<\/a>\u00a0in preparation for performing under the baton of\u00a0five of the most prominent conductors in the United States<\/a>: Ann Howard Jones (Mixed Choir); Jung-Ho Pak (Symphony Orchestra); Eugene Migliaro Corporon (Concert Band); and Sherman Irby and Todd Stoll (Jazz Ensemble),\u201d writes NAfME in a news release. \u201cAll conductors have received top honors in their field and will spend several days rehearsing with students before the concert.\u201d
\nA sophomore, in his free time Falcom teaches Zumba classes, occasionally telling his students, \u201csing if you want to!\u201d The Broadway musicals, All that Jazz<\/em> and Chicago<\/em> are his favorites, and Greear believes, \u201cIf you have a goal, go for it! Whatever you are passionate about brings you joy.\u201d
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