Pierre TF Riggs High School Band Senior Spotlight: Isabel Myren by band director Mackenzie McKeithan Jensen.
Isabel has played flute – and recently, piccolo – in the Riggs band for four years. This year she learned saxophone for jazz and clarinet for the musical (that has been postponed now). Isabel has been a member of jazz as the pianist, a frequent superior-earning performer, honor band attendee, and was the flute alternate for All State Band this year.
Family:
Scott Myren (Father)
Virginia Trexler-Myren (Mother)
Tessa Myren (Older Sister)
Post High School Plans:
I will be attending Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. Currently, I am planning to study mainly biology and pre-med. I am also planning to continue making music by joining the college orchestra and/or the college flute choir.
Favorite Band Memory:
There are so many amazing memories from which to choose. I think my favorite memory was in my freshman year. Mrs. McKeithan requires at least two lessons every semester, so I signed up for a lesson with her. When I walked into the lesson, Mrs. McKeithan had several small solo books for me to sight-read. After a few solos had been discarded, I played one called the Swiss Sheperd. After a minute of playing this song, Mrs. McKeithan said, “You’ll practice this one for All-State.” I walked out of her office with a new passion, and I have loved playing flute and performing solos ever since. It especially affected me because I could tell that Mrs. McKeithan believed I could perform this piece even though the recordings sounded so difficult. This moment is my favorite because it is one of the few moments in my life that changed my life forever. Because of this lesson, I auditioned and tried for all sorts of music-related opportunities. So, this moment led to all of my other favorite moments in band. Without Mrs. McKeithan and band, high school would not have been quite as much fun.
Underclassmen offered these words about Isabel:
Hard-working
friendly
Outgoing
Smart
Bright
Funny
Easy-going
Overachiever
Trustworthy
Talented
Kind
Loyal
Type A
Positive
Friendly
Loud
Bright
Geeky
Organized
Vegetarian
Nice
