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The Beautiful

Sounds of Music

Jeannine Greene

by Gayle Willson

In the music world in Plainview, played the piano. She taught private
Jeannine Greene is well-known. music lessons for 65 years, teaching
She has been playing and teaching many second and third generations
in the community for decades. She to play. She also did programs at
began on the accordion during the civic and music club meetings and
Depression and then took piano was in high demand for funerals,
lessons with her brother and sister sometimes as many as three in
from a man from Quanah. After one day. Her favorite pieces to
moving to
Plainview, she
took lessons
from Mrs.
Blackburn
and Mrs.
Powell, who
taught her the
improvisation
of chords to
add to hymns.
Guy Woods
at Wayland
ave you ever just stopped taught her to
and listened to all the music play the organ.
Hin nature—the rustling (Mr. Woods is
of the leaves, the cooing of the the composer
doves? We also enjoy performed of the Wayland
music by professionals in concert school song.) In
or on the radio, or the music we (or 1950, Jeannine, a
someone we love) play(s). I have student herself,
been teaching piano for 44 years, began to teach
and one of the joys in my life is to organ. She
watch parents and grandparents of a played at First
beginning student play in their first Baptist Church
recital. The selection may be “Hot in Plainview for
Cross Buns,” but they applaud as 50 years. For 25
if they were at Carnegie Hall. The of those years,
ability to hear and enjoy music is she enjoyed
important to our clients, and we accompanying
strive to improve that experience. with Betty
Morton who

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