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Music 1010

Music 1010. Skyler Finlayson. JENNIFER THOMAS. BIOGRAPHY. VIOLINIST PIANIST COMPOSER. VIOLINIST. At the age of seven Jennifer was the only second grade student in the sixth grade orchestra. Jennifer started playing the violin at the age of five

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Music 1010

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  1. Music 1010 Skyler Finlayson

  2. JENNIFER THOMAS

  3. BIOGRAPHY VIOLINIST PIANIST COMPOSER

  4. VIOLINIST • At the age of seven Jennifer was the only second grade student in the sixth grade orchestra • Jennifer started playing the violin at the age of five • She learned to play the violin by the Suzuki Method

  5. pianist • The piano stopped being the instrument she had to practice, and became the instrument she wanted to practice. Twelve years old, she asked her mother to purchase the sheet music to Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2. • Jennifer’s love of the piano really began to bloom, overshadowing her love of the violin.

  6. COMPOSER • Dealing with a baby who wouldn’t sleep for months on end • The Lullaby Album • 2003 Christmas season • “Old Movie Romance” • “Prelude in F.”

  7. AWARDS • 2011 - Gold Medal of Excellence in Original Music in a Short Film Winner in the Park City Film Music Festival • 2012 - WINNER - Best Original Score - Hollywood Music in Media Awards • 2012 - WINNER - Best Original Score - Hollywood Music in Media Awards • 2012 - WINNER - Top Albums of 2012 - Piano Heaven UK • 2012 - WINNER - Classical Crossover UK Top Female Artist of the Year • 2012 - WINNER - Classical Crossover UK The Indie Award • 2012 - WINNER - Album of the Year 2012 – Michael Debbage’s Top Albums of 2012 • 2013 - WINNER - IMC Awards - Album of the Year • 2013 - WINNER - IMC Awards - Artist of the Year

  8. “Illumination” is all about light, empowerment, and goodness.... The music and art in this album spans the time of one day - beginning with dreams and ending with the fiery sunset and the evening stars.” Jennifer Thomas Composition history “Four years in the making, Jennifer Thomas's latest CD, 'Illumination', is a work of art. Clearly a master of her craft, Jennifer has created an album that is simply superb from beginning to end.” Stephen Cairns, Piano Heaven UK

  9. Etude for the Dreamer • The pair collaborated on all but 3of Burton’s mastered and released films. Their works would become known as one of the industry's most recognizable partnerships.  (filmtracks.com) • The inspiration for this song came from Jennifer looking out over an evergreen forest and the idea of it being covered, saturated with fog, this thought had a definite dream-like quality that she wanted to harness and convey through music.

  10. illumination • The pair collaborated on all but 3of Burton’s mastered and released films. Their works would become known as one of the industry's most recognizable partnerships.  (filmtracks.com) • This track had been created initially as a one-minute “audition” submission for a car-commercial. Because the car manufacturer’s advertisement agency did not select it for their commercial, Jennifer was able to retain her ownership of the piece and has expanded it, building it into a living, lively piece of art.

  11. ACROSS THE starlit sky • The pair collaborated on all but 3of Burton’s mastered and released films. Their works would become known as one of the industry's most recognizable partnerships.  (filmtracks.com) • This is the only solo-piano piece released on the Illumination album. It’s mellower, much more toned down from Jennifer’s usual fiery piano music. The piece gets its name from the deep night sky that she could view out the large window as she sat at the piano.

  12. LISTENING GUIDE

  13. Etude for the Dreamer

  14. Illumination

  15. Across the Starlit Sky

  16. WORKS CITED • Thomas, Jennifer. Web log post. Musical Meanderings The Official Blog of Pianist and Composer Jennifer Thomas. Wordpress, n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2013. • Cairns, Scott. Rev. of Illumination, Jennifer Thomas. Piano Heaven August 2012. Web. • Parsons, Kathy. Rev. of Illumination, Jennifer Thomas. MainlyPiano.com August 2012. Web.

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