Rhonda J. Morrison grew up in a Christian musical family whose favorite
pastime was picking up an instrument to join in singing and playing by ear at
church and family gatherings. Her musical talents were dedicated to God at a
very early age and she began playing in church at 6 years old. Through the art of hearing music, coupled with her formal music education, Rhonda enjoys a ministry as well as a vocation in music. She participates in worship at Mountain Park Community Church on a regular basis as well as other churches in the Valley.
In 1986 Rhonda completed her Bachelors of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She continued her graduate studies at TU and in May of 1997, Rhonda earned her Master’s Degree in Music Theory,Composition and History with honors. During this time she co-founded and accompanied Tulsa Community Consort and was the Music Director for church, as well as owning and operated M & M’s Music Studio. She also is a founding member of the Amadeus Piano Festival, which is an annual music conference held at TU. For 12 summers, she was Music Director of the Ron Burton Training Village (a sports camp in Boston, Massachusetts) where she created a choir, band and brass group each year, made up of the inner city, mostly minority boys from the ages of 11-18. At the end of the summer, The RBTV Music Department presented a concert at the Awards Ceremony. She showcased this group at the New England Patriots Gillette Stadium as well as accompanying one of her students singing The National Anthem for a Redsox Game at Fenway Park.
Presently, Rhonda owns and operates “Color Your World With Music” and “Ahwatukee Musical Instruments Resale”. She has published her method of teaching in a book and correspondence CD’s entitled IMPROVISATION: “You can play by Ear”. In addition to working with her correspondence students, she hosts piano, guitar, drums and vocal labs weekly as well as vocal coaching for performance groups.
Rhonda and her older brother, Randy lead a performance band called “Randy and Rhonda & Friends”. This group offers 3 vocalists and a full live band, traveling through many styles of music; including southern gospel, traditional, contemporary and some original music. She created a Praise and Worship seminar, Hurt to Heal seminar and Prayer Wheel Seminar. These are all listed on the website, as well as contact information to book the seminars.
For information on Rhonda’s studio, improvisation course or her band, please contact her at 480 460 0802 or e-mail her at rhon@ahwatukeemusic.com