The INDEPENDENT, September 6, 2000
Page 9
“Piano” teacher develops opportunities unusual for a small town
It’s not unusual for a town
the size of Vernonia to have
two or three piano teachers.
But who would expect - in a
town of 2400 people - to find a
music school that can offer les
sons in piano, violin, viola, cel
lo, drum, French horn, clarinet,
voice and music theory? Actu
ally, nobody who knows Made
leine Gendron would be sur
prised.
Gendron, who moved to
Vernonia seven years ago with
her husband, Dave Herndon,
and their family, had studied
voice, choir and music theory
throughout her school years,
and earned a 10th degree in pi
ano at Laval University in her
native Quebec. She also stud
ied clarinet and guitar.
With six years of teaching
experience in Quebec, she
started teaching in Vernonia
four years ago. As she became
involved in other musical activ
ities, she realized that music
studies were also needed by
people from Banks, Mist,
Birkenfeld and Clatskanie. She
became a member of the Ore
gon Music Teachers Associa
tion (OMTA) and, in her second
year, had nearly 20 students.
Gendron teaches piano at the
Banks Community United
Methodist Church and music
theory for orchestra and band
students of the Metropolitan
Youth Symphony in Portland.
Among the activities Gen
dron arranges for her own stu
dents are group trips (with
complimentary tickets) to sym
phonies or concerts, including
three each year to MYS.
“Music brings joy and light in
one’s life,” Gendron says. Ob
viously, she wants to share the
joy. For more information, she
may be reached at 503-429-
9402, or <Madeleinegendron@
yahoo.com>.
WEATHER REPORT
DATE
Madeleine Gendron, at left, plays along with four students. On the cello is Yolande Gendron,
9; Kevin Johnston, 11, on piano. Violinists are, at left rear, Sean Guttman, 10, and Celia Gen-
dron, 9.
As people wanted instruc the piano, things just kept teaches violin and viola, and
tion in instruments other than evolving. Now Madeleine Mu husband Dave Herndon, who
sic School includes instructor teaches drums in both Vernon
Neil Hollister of Portland, who ia and Longview. Additionally,
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