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ViewsJames Householder IVFrom Young Composers
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Member since: June 22, 2007
BiographyGeneralJames Householder, 18 years of age, is currently a Junior in the Penn-Trafford High School, where he is an avid and ambitious member of the band. In addition to his primary instrument, piano, he seconds with violin, and is additionally self-taught in various other instruments. He is also an enthusiastic composer and arranger of music ranging from solo piano to full orchestra, thus his interest in a wide variety of instruments. Earliar YearsHome schooled through to the 6th grade, James Householder spent the beginning of his seventh grade year in McClure Middle School in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, where he was initially introduced to the concept of band music and instrumental ensemble and was also inspired to take up the violin. In 2002, he moved to the city of Greensburg, Pennsylvania where he immediately got involved with the school band and commenced piano and violin lessons under David and Mary Volker, respectively. In 7th and 8th grade, he solely performed mallet percussion with the band and additionally performed solo piano works such as Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 and several movements of the self-composed suite, Depictions of Persons. In addition to his performances with the middle school, he played piano for the jazz band, which entailed several public performances, and was even invited to the high school band concert as an assistant mallet percussionist and student composer of the work, Rhapsody No.7 in Bb for Concert Band. High School YearsAs a freshman in the Greensburg Salem High School, James Householder immediately joined the marching band, in which continued mallet percussion. He also began playing clarinet for the concert wind ensemble. In addition to his band-related performances, he has also accompanied in the Seton Hill Music Program and privately arranged, in conjunction with band director, Ms. Jaime Bulebosh, a small ensemble that performed for a school-related festivity. It is also at this time that he became a member of the Westmoreland Youth Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Mr. William Starnes (currently directed by Mr. Morrie Brand). When he moved to Harrison City in mid-2006, he was immediately enrolled in the Penn-Trafford School District, and likewise, its quad-A (AAAA) class marching band under the direction of Mr. Thomas Monteleone, former bassoonist. James had performed with the front ensemble during the marching band season and now plays tuba/Sousaphone in marching band and trumpet in jazz band. He is currently principle horn with the concert wind ensemble. Under the studies of his private teachers, he has also performed both piano and violin in private recitals and additionally performed with the 2007 PMEA honors band on horn and 2008 District Band on tuba. InstrumentsMain/primary instrument: Piano. Others: Violin, flute, Bb clarinet, Bb trumpet, F horn, BBb tuba, descant recorder, mallet percussion, guitar. Hopefully soon learning: Euphonium/baritone horn and bassoon. About: James began self-taught piano at age 12 and it remains his primary instrument. He has only had lessons in piano and violin at present, all other instruments are entirely self-learned. James also enjoys the ability to play music using only his hands, an art referred to as "hand whistling", or sometimes "hand cooing". He enjoys a full 1 and 1/2 octave range spanning from Bb4 to G6 and cordially invites any composers to write concert works for such an "instrument". He has also been known to experiment with straws, rubber bands, rulers, pencils, and other household items in pursuit of music-making. Primary E-mail: Please ask. MySpace Public Profile: enigmus_j4 Facebook Public Profile: James Householder Instant Messenging:AIM: EnigmusJ4 MSN: MusicManJ4 Yahoo: EniGmuS_15 ICQ: 433044277 Complete List of works:Works are divided into four categories, the most recent and mature, the earliest, those that fall between, and those that have no place among the others. Although the majority are listed as opera (pl. opus), none of them are formally published and a new list will be created upon any formal publication. Works that are Early Works:
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