A Salmon Arm resident is offering private lessons in two very different fields 91裸聊视频� classical music training and martial arts.
Lindsey Christian-Hack started taking lessons in violin and kickboxing at the age of 7. The activities were picked by her mother not out of want to expand her horizons, but to help Lindsey cope with her several learning disabilities. Problems didn91裸聊视频檛 start showing up until Kindergarten. After her mother Vicki sat in on a class, she noticed Lindsey struggling to follow strings of instructions given by her teacher and would look around to her classmates to figure out what she was supposed to be doing.
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91裸聊视频淪he just didn91裸聊视频檛 know what was going on, she just couldn91裸聊视频檛 understand it,91裸聊视频� Vicki said of Kelsey91裸聊视频檚 experience in the classroom.
At first the issue was thought to be her hearing. After Lindsey91裸聊视频檚 hearing was checked and the results showing no sign of hearing loss, her mother was further puzzled. Lindsey was then pulled from public school in Grade 1 to start homeschooling. At the same time, she began lessons in kickboxing and violin.
91裸聊视频淚 always think music is great to learn 91裸聊视频� great for the mind, and I wanted her to get used to loud sounds and people touching her,91裸聊视频� Vicki said.
Another more in-depth hearing test was performed in Kamloops and the pair finally had their answer. Lindsey had a moderately severe auditory processing disorder, essentially a lag that took place between her hearing the words spoken and actually understanding what they meant. However, this disorder meant by no means that Lindsey was slow. It turned out Lindsey fell into a category called gifted learning disabled or twice exceptional. This is a phenomenon where a child who is gifted also has learning disabilities.
Near this time, Lindsey was also diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics. Lindsey91裸聊视频檚 tics were mainly physical and, over time, they became so bad they affected her way of life.
91裸聊视频淚t just progressed until she couldn91裸聊视频檛 actually sit and focus at a table to do any work,91裸聊视频� Lindsey91裸聊视频檚 mother said.
With the combination of disorders impacting her academics, Vicki made the decision to homeschool Lindsey. In the mostly stress-free environment, Lindsey was able to better manage her tics and get closer instruction to work through her auditory processing disorder.
Lindsey excelled in homeschooling and quickly advanced to two years beyond her age group in the public school system. After graduation, her homeschool offered to pay for one year of university. Before attending post-secondary, Lindsey had to be tested again to see if her auditory processing disorder had gotten worse. Although her mother had been told the disorder was not fixable, the second test showed a complete recovery.
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Lindsey went on to take a biology course at Okanagan College, and despite not taking any lab courses in high school, she completed the course and received full marks on her final lab exam. Although she maintains a healthy interest in the sciences, Lindsey wanted to focus more on her music and martial arts 91裸聊视频� activities she says were instrumental in helping her overcome her learning disorders.
Throughout her homeschooling, Lindsey had dug into both art forms. She earned her first blackbelt at age 12 and received her second at 14 when she switched to a form of light touch kickboxing. Since then, Lindsey has moved on to full contact kickboxing and karate. At 17, Lindsey started training with Barry Adkins, head instructor at White Crane Martial Arts in Kamloops where she continues to train.
In her own private lessons, Lindsey will teach a strictly fighting-focused brand of martial arts. No belt testing, no forms and no floor work. Just stand-up skills.
During her homeschooling Lindsey also earned her Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto (ARCT) certificate in violin performance. She is certified to teach music theory up to the ARCT level and is qualified to teach piano up to Grade 8 Royal Conservatory of Music level.
Even Lindsey realizes the surprising dichotomy between the two art forms but takes on the disciplines with vigor.
91裸聊视频淵ou really have to change your mindset, it91裸聊视频檚 kind of like switching hats. For someone like me who has to be so busy all the time, having those two different worlds kind of gives me a break from each one,91裸聊视频� Lindsey said.
Lindsey believes her perseverance through her learning disorders will be an asset to her as an instructor in both martial arts and music.
91裸聊视频淚 think, based on the experiences I91裸聊视频檝e gone through, I91裸聊视频檒l be able to relate to these students and figure out different methods of teaching different individuals,91裸聊视频� Lindsey said. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檒l be able to adapt to any challenges that my students have.91裸聊视频�
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Along with her own martial arts/music instruction private lessons, the now 21-year-old is putting her violin and piano playing into music videos. Not content with her certifications in piano and violin, Lindsey is also working on her singing and guitar playing with the hopes of performing in a rock group somewhere in her future.
Cameron.thomson@saobserver.net
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