NAME:
David R. Keeney
SCHOOL:
Plainfield Elementary School
CLASS:
K-8 Music
SCHOOL PHONE:
603-469-3250 ext.256
Mr. Keeney was born in Lansing, MI and has taught at every grade level from
Kindergarten to college. Prior to coming to Plainfield school he spent eight
years teaching percussion ensembles and drum lines in Lansing area schools. He
was also an Adjunct Instructor of Percussion at Olivet College where he taught
the percussion ensemble, the drum line, and various percussion lessons.
Mr. Keeney received a degree in Music Education: concentration in Elementary
Music and band, with minors in music performance and history form Olivet
College in 2005. He also spent time in Ireland studying the Druids and a tour with the Olivet College
jazz band in Brazil playing american jazz.
As a professional musician he has done many gigs all over the United States,
Canada, and Brazil. He was apart of the band Summer of Sol who played at the
Common Ground Music festival opening for Grand Funk Railroad. He also
played with Nashville recording artist Jamie-Sue Seal and the Radio town
fliers who toured the east cost, the mid west and the south west.
Mr. Keeney is currently playing in different bands across the upper valley including West-side Dregs,
The Larry Dougher Band, and The Adam McMahnn Trio. He can also be seen on occasions
with the band Fry Daddy.
My mission is to expose every student to the world of music. For them to make connections between
different cultures, the music of those cultures, and our own culture and it's music.
Here is a quote to think about:
"Music is one of the greatest pleasures of life. It has the power to command our attention and inspire
us. It speaks to our spirit and to our inner feelings. It provokes thoughts about the mysteries of life,
such as why we exist, the vastness of the universe, and our purpose on earth. Music reaches deep
into our nature to console us, to reassure us, and to help us express who and what we are as human
beings." -Unknown
This is the Power of Music
