It seems only fitting that Becca and Will Doran give their time so generously as volunteer teachers at the Joy of Music School. After all, the couple met when they shared the same piano teacher at James Madison University, where they were classical piano performance majors. Becca began teaching at the School in the spring of 2013, and talked Will into joining her last year. They both teach piano to two students a week.

“My students have all been so unique and watching them grow through a semester or a year is really fantastic,” says Becca. “They have always made me feel like I’m a special part of their lives, and I try to be a good role model for them.” “I love the enthusiasm my students have for music and learning in general,” adds Will, who recently earned his masters degree in studio music and jazz at the University of Tennessee. In addition to teaching piano lessons, he is music director at Fourth United Presbyterian Church. Becca is a full-time graduate student, working on a degree in information sciences at UT. She hopes to work as a children’s librarian, so she can add a love of books to the list of wonderful things that she will pass on to future generations.

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