Number Nine: She Plays The Cello

lots of people new of her. She started touring more places, she even went to

Barbara then went on to being a part-time correspondent for the ABC news show, 20/20

She battled death and fame at the same time and is dealing with the repercussions 20

Her father played piano, guitar, and harmonica; her mother played piano and sang. Her brothers and sisters all played piano and sang in the church choir, gospel groups, glee clubs and social events. She started learning music the natural way by watching her family. The Waymon’s owned a pedal organ, and by the time Eunice was tall enough to climb on the stool and sit on the keyboard, she had musical talent.

In fourth grade Tanner started learning his first instrument, the cello, in his elementary school orchestra. His decision was influenced by his older brother’s best friend, who was talented at playing the cello and was a major source of inspiration for most of Tanner’s life.

Not only is she an extremely successful music artist, she has had her share in acting as well. In 2006 she mad a cameo appearance in the movie Bring it On: All or Nothing. In 2012 she was seen in the movie Battleship as GM2 officer Cora Raikes and had another cameo appearance in The Katy Perry Movie. In the next two years she will be seen in End of the World and Happy Smekday.

began to play the piano as a child his mom played that piano as well.

Katherine von Drachenberg also known as Kat von D is a tattoo artist, model, musician, business owner, entrepreneur, and a tv personality. Kat was born on March 8th, 1982 in Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Her father is Rene Drachenberg who is German and her mother is Sylvia Galeano who is Italian-Spanish. Kat has a close bond with her brother Michael von Drachenberg and her sister Karoline von Drachenberg. Kat and her family moved to L.A. and settled in Colton, California when she was four years old. At the age of six she started Piano lessons. She gives the credit of introducing her to art to her grandmother; by playing the piano, listening to Beethoven who

Gayle began taking piano lessons at age 4. By the time she was 10 years old, she was a proficient pianist, had completed in several statewide youth piano competitions, and had recently won the prestigious national Chopin Youth Piano Competition. Gayle had already decided that she wants to be a professional musician.

The couple had their first daughter in their first year of being married. Katherine often

Meredith Kercher was born December 28, 1985 in Southwark, London, England. She was a foreign exchange student who studied at University of Perugia in Italy (Epstein 311). According to Epstein’s The Annals of Unsolved Crime

She claims that “When I started playing music, I realized that intelligence had nothing to do with one’s ability to excel in the classroom environment. It gave me passion. It gave me confidence. I was able to make friends and also figure out new ways of learning. Creating gave me purpose every day and will for the rest of my life…

Katherine Dunham was born June 22, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois (“Katherine Dunham Biography” 1). After her mother’s unexpected death four years after her birth, Dunham would be sent to live with her aunt who would give Dunham her first exposure to music and dance (“Katherine Dunham” Contemporary Black 2). Although she had loved

In 1824, rather than learning the alphabet or her numbers, Clara started studying piano, violin, singing, music theory, harmony, composition, and counterpoint primarily under the instruction of her father.

We were introduced to Katherine at first in the movie as a child when her school principal was conversing with her parents on her future in academics and to consider putting her in a high school when she was still in 6th grade. She was constantly surrounded by mathematics and was able to solve complex equations that her older classmates could not. Once working for NASA, she successfully completed convoluted equations that her work peers –white men that once thought that they were more superior than her– failed to. When Paul Stafford gives her a pile of calculations that she needs to review, she notices that the confidential information is coloured over with a marker. This makes it impossible to check; therefore she holds the paper up to the light to see through the pen to reveal the words. This results in her figuring out classified information. Accordingly, Mr. Harrison –the space task group secretary– is astonished and