- Kelly -

Clarinetist, Guitarist, Ukuleleist, & Vocalist

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​Kelly began her musical career at the age of 12 in Charleston, South Carolina as a woodwind player, studying at  Leonard’s School of Music. She later attended Charleston School of the Arts, studying under the guidance of Charles Messersmith of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.

In 2007 she won the opportunity to attend the Summer in the City program in New York City, where she stayed at Juilliard School of Music and studied with Pascual Martinez Forteza of the New York Philharmonic. Her college education began at Wheaton Conservatory of Music, where she studied Music Performance for clarinet under the direction of Susan Warner of the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Studying abroad several times during her college education, London was her first destination. In London, Kelly studied art history and world music, and also happily took the opportunity to backpack around the United Kingdom after her studies. She later went to Orvieto, Italy to study Italian renaissance art history, ekphrastic poetry, printmaking, and drawing. During all these detours, Kelly never stopped creating music of her own, which lead her to the Contemporary Music Center in Nashville, TN, where she studied with professionals in the contemporary music field.

After exploring, Kelly was sure she wanted to finish her college education to become a music therapist. She returned back to Charleston, South Carolina to complete her degree at Charleston Southern University with a BA in Music Therapy, studying with Jennifer Whipple, Julie Stordahl, and many other amazing music therapists.
 
Kelly fulfilled her music therapy internship requirement with Claire Littlejohn, MT-BC at Trident Health in Charleston, SC, allowing her to become a credentialed music therapist. At Trident Health, Kelly learned about the extensive benefits of music therapy for such a wide variety of clients, ranging from premature infants to hospice. After her internship, Kelly moved to Nashville to pursue her passion and explore music city. During her time there, Kelly taught music lessons and worked as a music therapist at the Rochelle Center, a care facility for adults with special needs. After two years of living in Music City, Kelly accepted the opportunity to return back home to Charleston, SC to work as a music educator and music therapist at Black Tie Music Academy.​

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Kelly's Sample Song List

​Note: This is not a comprehensive list. Many selections available upon request. 
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BROADWAY & FILM
A Whole New World  - Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast - Beauty and the Beast
Can You Feel the Love Tonight? - The Lion King
Colors of the Wind - Pocohontas
Edelweiss  - The Sound of Music
Moon River - Breakfast at Tiffany’s
My Favorite Things - The Sound of Music
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - The Wizard of OZ
Summertime

CLASSIC COUNTRY
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
Coal Miner’s Daughter
Could I have this Dance
Crazy
I Fall To Pieces
I will Always Love you
Jackson
Jolene
Stand By Your Man
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Walk the Line
Walkin’ After Midnight

CLASSICAL CLARINET
Brahms Sonata No. 2
Mozart Concerto in A major
Saint-Saens Sonata​

MODERN COUNTRY
American Honey
Automatic
Cowboy Take Me Away
I Hope You Dance
I Run To You

MOTOWN
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
Can’t Help Myself
Heatwave
How Sweet It Is
I Heard it Through the Grapevine
I Want You Back
There Goes My Baby
You Can’t Hurry Love
You Really Got a Hold On Me

SPIRITUAL / CHRISTIAN
Amazing Grace
Because He Lives
Be Still My Soul
He Touched Me
How Great Thou Art
I’ll Fly Away
In the Garden
Just a Closer Walk with Thee
One Day at a Time
Peace Like a River
The Old Rugged Cross

TRADITIONAL
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
I Saw the Light
Jeepers Creepers
My Bonnie
She’ll be Coming Round the Mountain
Swing Low
This Train is Bound for Glory
You are My Sunshine

1950’s
Black Coffee
Blue Moon
Don’t sit under the apple tree
Fever
Girl from Ipanema
Hound Dog
Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall In Love
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Pennies from Heaven
Someone to Watch over me
Taking a Chance on Love
The Lady is a Tramp
You Belong to Me

1960’s
Blackbird
Can’t Buy Me Love
Can’t Help falling in Love
Dancing in the Street
Do You Believe in Magic
Here Comes the Sun
Peace Train
This Boy
Yesterday

1970’s
Big Yellow Taxi
Drift Away
Landslide
Let It Be
Sunshine on My Shoulders
Times They are A Changin’
Tomorrow is A Long Time

1980’s
Every Breath You Take
Kokomo
The Loco-motion
Time After Time

1990’s
Billie Jean
Breathe
Closing Time
Dreams
Drops of Jupiter
Free Falling
Hallelujah
Iris
Longest Time

2000’s
Fix You
Hey Ya
Lost
Unwritten

2010’s
Boom Clap
Hand Song
I’m Not the Only One
Keep Breathing
Roar
Rolling in the Deep
Take Me to Church
Try
Umbrella
’Til Kingdom Come

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