THE YOUNG MUSICIAN'S UNIVERSITY
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Joshua Campbell CONGRATS!!
Our student spotlights recognize students who are exceptionally demonstrating growth and musically excelling. We are so grateful to be associated with these fantastic students and their supportive parents! Again, congratulations Joshua! Keep up the great work!
ABOUT JOSHUA
Joshua is a 14-year old honor roll student at Ridgeview High School. He is a percussionist in the marching band as well as the Symphonic Winds Ensemble. When he is not playing music, he enjoys playing video games, swimming, spending time with his twin brother Jaden, and playing with his dog Champ. In the spring, Joshua plans to throw the discus and shot put for the Joshua Campbell has been a YMU Ridgeview track team. He believes that in order student since the age of 4 years old. to be successful in life, you have to put God first Joshua’s growth has been fun to and work hard. He credits Mr. J for helping him watch. I remember when there were to become a better drummer by keeping him concepts that he understood, but the focused and continually challenging him to get challenge was application. He had to better. He also credits Mr. Gray for helping him learn how to physically execute it on the to become a better mallet site reader, which drumset. Joshua did not allow difficult allowed him to play other instruments such moments like this to stop him, but instead, as the xylophone and the marimba. Joshua he figured out how to execute these concepts hopes to pursue a career in the computer as he accepted the challenge. I love how field and will continue playing music. he’s learning new things through exploring
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ideas of his own. One of the best feelings in the world is to have your student come into a lesson and say, “Hey, I was practicing this, and then I started to play….” and it turns out they’ve already started playing the concepts for the next lesson (synergy). I don’t have the words to describe that feeling! It’s an indication of him spending time on the instrument outside the required practice regimen. Deven Jenkins, YMU Instructor
