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Kelly Takunda Orphan Biography:In additional to being a professional performer and artist, leading her own band, songwriting and touring both national and internationally, Kelly has been working with elementary youth since 1995, and shares her love of singing and percussion with her students. She has worked as a music specialist in Richmond, San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland public schools as well as many private schools, including Park Day School, where she is currently teaches music for Grades 4-8, directs three choirs and a percussion ensemble. She taught for seven years with the Oakland Youth Chorus, where she enjoyed directing over 100 students in the Miracle Chorus (elementary aged chorus). She has also lived and worked overseas, studying music in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa in 1994-1995. She also taught and performed for elementary and high school aged students at a refugee camp in Calcutta and northeastern India, in 2005. Kelly is the founder and director of “What’s Goin’ On: Young Artists’ Summer Workshop” a “summer camp” where kids in Oakland learn music, drumming, dancing and visual arts from professional artists, exploring their own creativity (WGO happens the last two weeks in June). Kelly has been in the music minister at First Congregational Church of Oakland since August of 2002, and is thrilled to have this opportunity to work with the young people and build the youth ministry at FCCO! |
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Music is God’s gift to us and our natural response is to sing our thanks back to the Creator! “Joyful Noise Choir,” (JNC) is First Congregational Church of Oakland’s Youth Choir. We will sing, clap, play percussion and move our bodies as a natural expression of gratitude. We’ll learn about vocal technique, ensemble and parts singing and explore solo and other smaller singing formations.