{"id":34407,"date":"2020-09-10T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T17:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/?post_type=journalarticle&p=34407"},"modified":"2024-06-14T09:37:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:37:19","slug":"in-memoriam-moyah-anne-gibson-suzuki-pioneer-in-jamaica","status":"publish","type":"journalarticle","link":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/pt\/journalarticle\/in-memoriam-moyah-anne-gibson-suzuki-pioneer-in-jamaica\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: Moyah Anne Gibson, pioneira da Suzuki na Jamaica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For 35 years a woman named Moyah Anne Gibson taught the violin in Kingston, Jamaica, having brought the Suzuki method to the island in 1982. She passed away suddenly on April 13, 2017. Her passing went unnoticed by the larger Suzuki community but not by the many former students and friends who gathered to celebrate her with stories and music.[url=#_edn1][1][\/url]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A poem by Miss Gibson was published in the American Suzuki Journal<\/em> in 2008, v. 37 no. 1. Titled \u201cA Music Teacher\u2019s Prayer,\u201d it mentioned Susan Ashby as a long-time friend of her program, which included the all-violin Twinkle Ensemble and the founding of the Jamaica Young People\u2019s Symphony in 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Ashby recalls: \u201cI came to know her because a family that was living in Jamaica moved to Puerto Rico.Moyah came to Puerto Rico for one of our workshops and I was happy to also visit her program one time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was amazing what she accomplished with few resources. She had wonderful visions for those students and went to great lengths to make those visions a reality. It was obvious how much she loved those children and how much they loved her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miss Gibson\u2019s creativity and output were notable. She published her memoirs, called Ripples: The Power of Influence<\/em> in 2014. Previously she had authored a music workbook (published in 1992), and a board game for her students was mentioned in the online account of the memorial held upon her passing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miss Gibson leaves behind many ripples, particularly in the persons of former students who continue her legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Kelly Williamson<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

[photo courtesy of Dr. Michelle-Ann Dawson]<\/p>\n\n\n

[sidebar \u2013 but please preserve the line breaks as they are]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A MUSIC TEACHER’S PRAYER<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Moyah A. Gibson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear God,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE help me to keep calm and composed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

for my concert with my students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE keep me feeling well<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so that I can handle anything<\/p>\n\n\n\n

that might occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE help the younger students to behave<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so that my patience will not be tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE help me to concentrate on my music<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and not be distracted by events around me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE help me to elevate my mind and thoughts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

via the sound of music<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so that my students and I<\/p>\n\n\n\n

will be a symbol of your love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I REALIZE that it is not possible to please everyone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and that perhaps things might not go as planned,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

but please let all problems solve themselves<\/p>\n\n\n\n

so that the majority of those involved will be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE let hearts be lightened listening to us<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and let them not focus on flaws<\/p>\n\n\n\n

but rejoice in the effort we will spend<\/p>\n\n\n\n

for their entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THANK YOU for my students and their parents<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and for surrounding me with the wonderful<\/p>\n\n\n\n

world of music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE bring your spirit of love<\/p>\n\n\n\n

into the room with us<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and stay with us forevermore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[url=#_ednref1][1][\/url]. Remembering Moyah Anne Gibson\u201d jamaicatradingnetwork blog entry, June 8, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traducido por Eugenio Figueroa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Por 35 a\u00f1os una mujer llamada Moyah Anne Gibson ense\u00f1\u00f3 el viol\u00edn en Kingston, Jamaica, trayendo el M\u00e9todo Suzuki a la isla en 1982. Moyah falleci\u00f3 repentinamente en Abril 13, 2017. Su muerte pas\u00f3 desapercibida por la comunidad Suzuki en general pero no por varios de sus exalumnos y amigos que se congregaron a celebrarla con historias y m\u00fasica.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Un poema por Miss Gibson fue publicado en \u201cAmerican Suzuki Journal\u201d en el 2008, v.37 no.1 titulado \u201cA Music Teacher\u2019s Prayer\u201d (\u201cLa oraci\u00f3n de un maestro de m\u00fasica), donde mencionaba Susan Ashby como una amiga del programa por mucho tiempo, que inclu\u00eda el Ensemble Twinkle conformada s\u00f3lo por violines y la fundaci\u00f3n de Jamaica Young People\u2019s Symphony (Sinf\u00f3nica de j\u00f3venes en Jamaica) en el 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Como Ms. Ashby recuerda: \u201cYo llegu\u00e9 a conocerla porque una familia que viv\u00eda en Jamaica se mud\u00f3 a Puerto Rico. Moyah lleg\u00f3 a Puerto Rico para unos de los talleres y yo fui feliz al visitar su programa en una ocasi\u00f3n.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEra impresionante ver lo que lograba con pocos recursos. Ella ten\u00eda una visi\u00f3n maravillosa para esos estudiantes y fue a grandes longitudes para convertir esas visiones en realidad. Era obvio lo mucho que amaba esos ni\u00f1os y c\u00f3mo ellos la amaban a ella.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La creatividad y la producci\u00f3n de Miss Gibson fueron notables. Ella public\u00f3 sus memorias, llamada \u201cRipples: The Power of Influence\u201d (Ondas: el Poder de la Influencia) en el 2014. Previamente ella autoriz\u00f3 un libro de ejercicios de m\u00fasica (publicado en 1992), y un juego de mesa para sus estudiantes fue mencionado en una cuenta en l\u00ednea del memorial luego de su fallecimiento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miss Gibson deja atr\u00e1s muchas ondas, particularmente en las personas que fueron sus estudiantes quienes contin\u00faan su legado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n