BECKY
(piano, flute, guitar and voice) is a musician
and educator who has a degree in Electrical
Engineering with a minor in music from the George
Washington University in Washington D.C. where
she studied piano, voice, composition, music
theory, and music history. She has served as
a youth contest vocal and piano judge for both
Rappahannock Music Society and the Lion’s
Club Bland Musician’s Contests and in
2010-2011, she worked as the Assistant Director
of Music for Children’s Music, at St.
George’s Episcopal Church, Fredericksburg,
VA. She is now the Director of Music at Reformation
Lutheran Church, Culpeper, VA where she leads
the praise team band and choir and supports
the children's music program and community concerts
to promote “healing through music”.
In 2021, she was elected by the King George
County Board of Supervisors to be a member representing
the music and arts community on the King George
Tourism Advisory Committee (TAC) that expects
to present many special community events in
2024.
Since 2004, Becky adds the sweet sounds and
harmonies in voice that complement her rhythmic-style
of piano and flute-playing to the spirited drumming
and fun-loving entertainment as a musical duo
with her musician husband, Slam. (drums, bass,
and percussion). Together they manage the day-to-day
operations of their music business, SlamOne
LLC in which they perform, record, teach, and
help others to create and write music. SlamOne
LLC has helped build and popularize many locally-known
(Fredericksburg, VA) bands to include: Luminosity
Funk Band, Merenje Marimba (Youth Marimba Band),
SaborAfrocubano (World Beat), Sunset
Syndicate (Pop/Funk), Sons of Solomon (Reggae),
and Spanglish Latin American Band (Salsa/Latin).
In
2024, Becky and Slam's current band project
is their B.S.T. Band that presents special programs
on Afrocuban and World Music throughout the
year!
For
the 2023/2024 school year, SlamOne LLC is contracted
by Stratford Hall, a National Historic Landmark
in Montross, VA (the Lee family home), to teach
the history of African music and drumming music
to community and school groups who tour Stratford
Hall. SlamOne LLC is also a corporate member
and actively supports the local 501(C)(3) organization,
Fredericksburg
Jazz Collective (FJC), in which Becky is
the current President. The FJC works to advance
live jazz music and to educate youth in jazz.
Becky
is available to teach piano, flute, guitar,
and voice at Picker’s
Supply, in private homes in the Fredericksburg,
Virginia area, and in Becky and Slam's studio,
Cut-Time Studio, located just east of Fredericksburg
in King George, VA.