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Student swaps piano lessons for bed and board... in an old people's home
Young person describes experience as "very beautiful" and highlights the "special connections" they have made.
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A college pianist has found a way to combine her love of music with a good deed: She's traded in dorm life for a room at a retirement community.
Beth Christensen, a piano performance major at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory, doesn't live in a college dorm. Instead, she calls Claridge Court, a retirement community in nearby Prairie Village, home.
The young musician moved into the facility in July 2023 for a yearlong stay, part of a partnership between the retirement center and the Conservatory, according to a story on the university's website .
Christensen says the experience has been special, with some of the residents becoming close friends.
"It's really fun to get to have a relationship with your audience as a performer," Christensen said. "When I first started, I didn't do anything too crazy — sometimes I would bring in a vocalist or play classical music," she added.
"As I've gotten more comfortable, I've been able to experiment more and play more contemporary music. Sometimes people don't like it, and they'll tell me. Others like to see where the future of music is going. It's fun to be able to ask people what they want to hear and incorporate that into my set."
But the residency isn't all about the music and room and board. Christensen is encouraged to become part of the community, from joining in on yoga and wheelchair volleyball games to dining with residents.
"I'm included in the community, which is awesome. I've made a lot of special connections. My friend Pat was an educator, and I'm a piano teacher. She has great ideas for how to help struggling students, and I can always go to her for advice. We do puzzles together, go for walks and have dinner. I tell her about shows I'm watching. She's become a really good friend, and she's just one example."
For the young musician, making these connections doesn't erase the differences but helps each person appreciate the other.
"Getting to connect with a community that is several generations older than me has been really special. Those connections don't make our differences disappear, but they help us appreciate each other. It's been a really beautiful experience."
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