Music Teacher Tries Her Hand at Entrepreneurship

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 26, 2009 -- Sharon Burch, a local native to Centerville, Iowa, knew that there were multitudes of chances for the music education field to grow. Sharon and her husband Bill Burch, a local entrepreneur to the Centerville area and manager of many businesses there, live on the outskirts of Centerville near the Lake Rathbun area.

Sharon looked at other ways teachers taught their classrooms—they used styles such as flash cards, learning exercises, interactive games, and books to impart knowledge on younger children that they would use for the rest of their lives. In essence, smarter children in the future. She sat down and thought of the different possibilities and it hit her: why not bring all of these concepts into one principle mean of learning. As she sat, a vision formed in her mind. The vision, after many hours of thought and development, was Freddie the Frog.

Freddie the Frog’s beginnings in Freddie the Frog and the Thump in the Night tell the tale of Freddie, a mischievous frog that lives on Treble Clef Island. With drawings created by Tiffany Harris, the story follows Freddie as he makes his way across Treble Clef Island, each letter of the musical staff representing a different part of the island. On his last note in the staff, Freddie meets Eli. Eli is an elephant. Freddie and Eli become the best of friends and they travel across Treble Clef Island, looking for adventure, and, along the way, learning even more about music fundamentals that will help children become more musically inclined in the future.

Sharon introduced her story of Freddie soon after its creation to her class of elementary music students at a local public school in Centerville. She immediately saw the results and the way the students began asking for Freddie at the beginning of every class. Soon, students couldn’t get enough of Freddie.

Sharon, with the help of Bill Burch, soon developed Mystic Publishing Company. To order the books, one can simply go to [order@freddiethefrogbooks.com] or check out Sharon’s website at [www.sharonburch.com]. Also, Freddie has his own website at [www.freddiethefrogbooks.com]. Bill Burch may be contacted at [www.williamburch.com]. Freddie the Frog is a great interactive tool for children to use. In today’s society, it is important that children learn to appreciate music and art in the world. If they learn to do this, from such pioneers as Sharon Burch and illustrator Tiffany Harris, we can look forward to a future rich in values that are both beneficial and supportive to higher learning.

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