Brandy Held graduated in 2005 from UW-Whitewater
with BA in piano performance and a psychology minor. At
Whitewater she studied classical piano with Myung Hee
Chung (a graduate from Julliard) for 5 years and
graduated in 2005. She has also been studying jazz/blues
and improvisation for the last 5 years. She offers beginning
to advanced piano lessons (all ages and styles) as well as
beginning guitar lessons.
Brandy has been a music teacher for 7 years and has been
running her own studio for 5 years. Ms. Held has played the
piano for 20 years and she is also an experienced guitarist. She
has also been a songwriter and accompanist for 17 years. For
the past 8 years she has also enjoyed being the church pianist
for Community of Christ the Servant in Whitewater, Wi. She
is the keyboardist for the folk/jazz group Ziegler and Wells and
is currently working on a rock solo album due out on January
5th, 2010. You can find her in the Madison area playing open
mics.
Song listed is a clip from Brandy Held's Song When I'm With You; Performed and written by Brandy Held
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Brandy Held: Piano & Guitar Teacher/ Songwriter
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Brandy's musical experience
includes playing the piano, singing,
and arranging music for pop/rock
concerts and lead roles in musicals
such as Nunsense, King and I,
Grease, and Bye Bye Birdie. She has
performed for several weddings,
baptisms, and other occasions.
Currently Miss Held has been a
rock/pop vocalist for 16 years. In the
past, she also performed with the
baritone for 8 years in jazz, concert
and marching bands. She has won
several band awards including the
Semper Fidelus Bandsmen Award
given by US Marines. She also has
had experience teaching preschoolers
general music education.