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I talked to Nana about her childhood and her being raised with four brothers! She talked about setting examples for her brothers and the students she taught being a Sunday School teacher and a piano teacher. We talked about her...

Reviews what she's learned from playing the piano

[Recorded: Friday, September 22nd, 2023] Jess Haykov (19) from Hollywood, Florida, and Julia McCormack (19) from Silver Spring, Maryland participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Julia shares...

Natasha Herring (47) interviews her conversation partner Sandra "Sandy" Halvorson [no age given] about her experience getting into contact with her biological parents and how being adopted has impacted her sense of identity.

Amy talks with her mother, Dolly, about growing up on a farm in North Dakota.

92 year old woman is interviewed by her 65 year old daughter about her family, growing up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and her career as a bookkeeper in St Louis.

My piano teacher, Janet Kaminsky, talks to me, Eileen Hsu (13) about her childhood and life as a musician.

Barbara and Dave talk remember their mother who had Alzheimer’s and the care that they gave her.

In interviewing my sister Dayanara, she touched on things such as life experiences, hardships in terms of self harm, self actualization, the AP program, and everything else in between.

During this interview, November 21, 2017 in Simpsonville, former piano teacher, Kate Echaniz talks about how different her childhood was than today. Ms. Echaniz also talks about her passion, piano. She also shares stories about how much more safe it...

This interview of John was recorded at friendship village in Kalamazoo michigan

In this interview, conducted in December 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Matthew Palmer (17) interviews his father John Palmer (54) about his childhood, teenage, and college years. John tells about Christmas with his mother. He also shares what his first...

Yvonne Matthews (69) and her conversation partner Franchesca Peña [no age given] discuss Yvonne's upbringing, what originally motivated her to pursue music, and several milestones in her career as a musician and educator.

Interviewing a former student of McNally Smith College before it closed abruptly. The impact of college and influence of music are discussed as well as the connections and relationships related to college/music life.

Maryke Ozog (57) speaks with husband, Mark Ozog (64), about her childhood in South Africa and her family's experience coming to the U.S.

Vanessa Ballam (44) shares a conversation with her mother and father, Michael Ballam (71) and Laurie Ballam (73), about their lives in the performing arts and their travels across the world.

One Small Step participants Sarah Bailey-Price (27) and Angela Kwok (44) discuss their backgrounds in education, how the COVID-19 pandemic affected their lives and families, and the healthcare system in Oklahoma.

Elizabeth Eubanks (58) shares a conversation with her mother, Patricia Scott (82), about her love of music, the groups she played with, and her other creative pursuits.

Johnnie Odom II (42) interviews his mother, Jean Odom (77), about how she accidentally ended up at Elvis Presley's funeral and about her experience living in Memphis, TN around the time of his birth.

Martin Bisi is interviewed by Shawn Setaro about his parents, growing up in New York City in the 60s, musical influences and his music career.

One Small Step partners Beverly "Bev" DuGay (90) and Brandon Gaide (40) talk about their upbringings, the challenges that they have observed in their church communities, and their experiences of finding friendship in different places.

Mary "Cathy" Harmon-Christian (55) talks to her friend James "Jim" Zellers (59) about his life as a musician, his faith as a Catholic, and his identity as a gay man.

Ben [No name given] (31) interviews Lorraine Mary Caposole (65) about her passion for playing and teaching piano.

Anne McDonald (40) interviews her father, Chuck McDonald [no age given], about his childhood in Butte, Montana, his extended family, and his first jobs. Anne also appreciates Chuck's creativity, imagination, and work ethic, as well as the importance he places...

Nancy Eckert (71) tells her daughter Cathryn Appleby (36) about her childhood, love of music, and education.