... THIS PAGE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS ...
On this page you will find the answers to some of the questions you might have about
Ms. Breland and the Music Room.  I will continue to add questions and answers as I get them.

What kind of music do you listen to?

It really depends on what sort of mood I'm in or what I'm doing at the time.  When I really need to concentrate on something or I just want to relax, I will listen to instrumental music like Classical, Jazz, or even Original Soundtracks from my favorite movies.  If I need energy for working out or doing projects around my house, I listen to mostly upbeat pop and rock-n-roll from the 1980's or songs that are currently popular on the radio. 

Who are some of your favorite composers?

Below I have listed some of my all time favorite composers...I'm working on adding music examples for each of them so you can hear their amazing music.  I will group them by the style of music they play. 

... Classical Composers ...

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~ Claude Debussy ~
  • born: 1862  / died: 1918
  • French composer
  • Friends with many impressionist painters like Monet
  • accomplished pianist who attended the Paris Conservatory at age 11
  • oldest of 5 children in his family
  • started taking piano lesson at the age of 7
  • "Clair de Lune" from the Suite Bergamasque is considered one of most well known pieces
~ I learned & played these pieces in Middle/High School ~
Coming Soon!
~ I learned & played these pieces in College ~
~ A few of my other Debussy favorites ~
Coming Soon!
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~ George Gershwin ~
  • born: 1898  / died: 1937
  • American composer
  • Best known for his piece "Rhapsody in Blue"
  • often collaborated with his brother, Ira
~ I learned & played these pieces in High School ~
Coming Soon!
~ A few of my other Gershwin favorites ~
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~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~
  • born: 1756 / died: 1791
  • Austrian composer of over 600 works
  • started playing piano at age 3, copying what his older sister Maria Anna, nicknamed Nannerl, would play
  • began performing for the public and writing his own compositions at age 6
  • composed his first mass for church at age 12 and first opera at 14
  • had 6 children with his wife Costanze Weber but only 2 children survived past infancy
  • earned quite a bit of money from his operas but his extravagant lifestyle often left him with little or no money
  • died at the young of age 35 

~ I learned & played these pieces in Elementary/Middle/High School ~
Coming Soon!
~ I learned & played these pieces in College ~
Coming Soon!
~ A few of my other Mozart favorites ~
Coming Soon!