Look how cute we are as college kids! Kerri is on the left. I’m pretending to be goth on the right.
Kerri and I met in the freshman dorm bathroom at BYU. Since then, duets have been played, marriages and births celebrated, losses grieved. In this episode, we talk about the benefits of doing bad work, rejecting perfectionism, exceptional teachers, and the miracle of music. She recorded a piece for each of her four kids when they were born, as a sort of lullaby. Below, she plays one of these (the one for her daughter Kate); an Aria from Bach’s Goldberg Variations. In the video following it, her Kate plays the same piece— for her own senior recital. CHILLS!
Look, Ma! Four hands! I’m the one on the left, undoubtedly making a mistake. Kerri Youngberg Green is on right—a brilliant pianist and teacher! You can find her teaching at her private studio in North Salt Lake, Utah, or online. She’s also an adjunct professor of music at Westminster College.
Kate Green playing the Aria from Goldberg Variations.
