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Local piano teacher takes 'The Piano Eras Tour' to senior living community

After finding her students all wanted to play Taylor Swift songs, Linda Roth decided to ditch the spring recital and try out the Eras Tour!

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Time Magazine deemed her as the master Storyteller of the modern era Taylor Swift's impact is writing history but perhaps what some might find Most Fascinating about her work is how it spans across Generations it seems everyone is a bit of a Swifty so one piano teacher decided it was time to put down the classical Sheep music and break out the friendship bracelets what is your favorite Taylor Swift song delate uh 22 or Welcome to New York I have no favorite Taylor Swift song they're all good fro
m second grade to senior citizens the title of Swifty is [Music] multi-generational Linda Roth has been a piano teacher for 45 years and this year she found her students were interested in one thing Taylor Swift and I said wouldn't it be something if we did a Taylor Swift recital and she said let's do it my name is gr and I'm going to be playing Welcome to the piano era [Music] Tour 18 of Roth's students spanning from all age levels gathered at the cape Alan retirement living community from The
Fearless era to a senior living era are you a Swifty dad my grand oh she [Music] did this was one enchanting tour stop Roth shares not only does Taylor Swift's music connect Generations but also has helped her students grow by learning to play while someone sings I love listening to the [Music] singing and yes I can report all too well that this show came with plenty of [Music] singing and after teaching classical for years it was so much fun to do this goodness Mary those girls were so talented
so talented what a fabulous story I just had the best time and what you don't see is me behind the camera trying so hard like not to sing I was half question is did did you join the chorus I I really did I I had to I in some of the songs I was like I really think I could help carry this one like put me in coach yes I was ready for it I just love seeing young girls singing Taylor Swift because I mean she was around when we were younger but when when we were really little you know Britney was my
girl so to see these GS these young women singing such empowering lyrics is just a really special thing and what's also fascinating is how they knew the older Taylor and the newer they knew every era it was so impressive and it just makes me smile because I look at some of these songs that I've cried about my first heartbreak too and it Tugs my heartstrings and then I'm looking at them like experience it and knowing that they're going to share that same story that same connection to it absolutel
y and that Grandpa with his so I love how how you said it really spreads all generations and my mom everybody loves everybody loves her and you can't get past those her music anymore I mean every it's it's really embedded in our culture it's it's unavoidable like even if you try there's there's no running from it and that one grandfather who I wanted to make note of this he had on the chief's Super Bowl hat he had on the chief's shirt and the Swifty bracelet I was like imagine impacting that man
y people that even this this boyfriend that you have we're repping him it's it's blending everyone I mean this I'm just saying she's a Melting Pot she has become a Melting Pot even my grandma who watches the show knows who Taylor Swift is and I'm not saying that to be rude to you Grandma but she knows pop culture Taylor Swift yeah go grandma go grandma Grandma I mean I just it just brings me so much joy and this was the perfect story for you the perfect story for you and I had the best time I wa
s simply obsessed with all of them the friendship bracelets I just I was in heaven yes and amazing for that music teacher I mean how special go Linda go Linda we love you Linda

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