Lögberg-Heimskringla - 08.04.2005, Qupperneq 11

Lögberg-Heimskringla - 08.04.2005, Qupperneq 11
Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 8. apríl 2005 • 11 A musical life íí0?ftn4,. TftcaUc” 'WtmtMVid David Jón Fuller Wynyard, SK Jakobina (Bina) Keyser was introduced to music and dedication at an early age, and it changed the course of her life. Bina was born on a farm east of Dafoe, SK, the young- est of five children. Her fa- ther, Jon (Asgrimur) Reykdal, taught her to sing and play pi- ano as a child. “He had us do- ing a lot of singing,” she says. “They tell me I could sing be- fore I could talk.” Unfortunately, he died of cancer when she was six years old. It was from her mother Jo- nina that Bina says she leamed the importance of education and hard work. “She didn’t want us, particularly my sister and me, to be in a spot that she was in — widowed at a young age and not able to make a liv- ing,” she says. Bina went to school in Da- foe for grades 1 to 10, where she met Maurice Raycroft, who taught music and inspired her. In high school, which she attended in Wynyard, she also Sang in the Icelandic Choir under the direction of Stein- grimur Kristjan (S.K.) Hall. She remembers singing in the summer Icelandic celebration. There were other Icelandic music directors, but she says, “I never got a chance to sing with them, which is unfortu- nate. I would have liked that. [We might have] gotten some pure Icelandic pronunciation. And a lot different songs. We always felt we were short of Icelandic song.” Music played a strong role in her career. After attending Normal School, she became a teacher at the age of 18. “They told us to think about our fa- vourite teacher, a teacher we felt did a good job, and what they did. And it was my first teacher — Maurice Raycroft.” Bina taught both junior high and high scool. She tried different approaches, such as using pop music to teach mu- sical elements, or having ju- nior high students sing choral music. Some approaches worked better than others. “I met a student a few weeks ago, a former student. He said, ‘Oh, Mrs. Keyser! I remember re- corders. I liked that.’ I thought he was going to hit me with something,” she says. She encouraged students to join church choirs and au- dition for the provincial choir. One year, 11 out of 11 students succeeded. The dedication she leamed from her mother has also served her well. After taking 14 years off to raise a fam- ily, she took correspondence courses and summer school to have her teaching certificate reinstated. She later complet- ed her B.Ed. at the age of 47. Though Bina retired from teaching in 1980s, she direct- ed musical theatre productions that are still remembered fond- ly in the Vatnabyggð area, as well as directing and singing in many choral groups. PHOTO: DAVID JÓN FULLER This past February, the Partners for Rural Family Support presented Bina Keyser with an award recognizing her musical contributions to the community. Today she’s a member of the singing trio “Genera- tions,” made up of herself, Au- drey Shepherd, and Frances Blyth. They have performed in churches, at a reunion of World War II fighter pilots, and lately at the community þorrablót, among other occa- sions. Her dedication to the com- munity has been recognized with numerous awards, most recently by the Partners for Rural Family Support. For this, she has her parents to thank. “I was thinking before who had the most influence on my life, whether it was my mother or my father. And yes, I got the musical genius from my dad, but it was my mother who gave me the drive to do well in school aríd study.” PFPPFR TRPP mMllY RESTAURAfiT km STiátt HOUSi Pizza ♦ Pasta ♦ Seafoood ♦ Ribs Dine-in Take-out Delivery 554-3665 Hwy 16 Wynyard Wt WYNYARD CO-OP 000P A6 TEAM THREE CONVENIENT L0CATI0NS GroceryStore Convenience Store / Gas Bar Farm & Ranch Centre 306-554-3443 First Lutheran Church 580 Victor Street Winnipeg R3G 1R2 204-772-7444 www.mts.net/~flcwin Worship with us Sundays 10:30 a.m. Pastor Michael Kurtz /I Downtown Wynyard Bosworth Street Laundromat Arcade Pizza "Plus"wouldlike towelcomealllNLofNA visitors to Wynyard. We are proud to be servingyouatthe 86th Annual Convention. Ifyouhaveany Special Dietary needs please feel free to contact us! — arousef asftlons Clothing and Accessories for Holidays, Weddings.Work, Casual, orjust “a nite on the town" Æboi We’ve Got ‘Soinethingfor Everyone' (306) 554-3755 207 Main Street Wynyard, SK (fCuXtí öíii O<01 "?<u<taAt(c 30-’7fC(ttutc Visit us on the web at http://www.lh-inc.ca

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