Martha Price's Music
Singing at the Miss Connecticut pageant
Martha Price was born into a family of musicians. Her mother plays viola in a symphony orchestra, her father sang in a barbershop quartet and plays bass guitar, one aunt teaches violin and plays in a chamber orchestra, another aunt sings in a swing band, one grandfather played trumpet in dixieland jazz bands, her other grandfather played banjo, guitar and mandolyn in a popular music band, and her grandmother played piano and arranged songs for the family's musical group "The Versatiles".
Her desire to perform appeared at age 3 when she would independently stroll from table to table and sang to patrons at local restaurants.
Martha has been receiving music lessons since age 4, including violin lessons for 12 years, percussion for 6 years, and vocal lessons for 7 years.
At age 7, Martha performed at Laurel Music Camp, playing solo violin with piano accompaniment. She has attended Laurel Music Camp for 10 years.
She started playing the drum set and other percussions instruments at the age of 12 and playing acoustic and electric guitar at age 14.
She was active in the high school’s music department, participating in Wind Ensemble, Chamber Singers, and the female vocal ensemble, Encore. With these ensembles, Martha competed in Quebec, Disney, and Virginia Beach. She was also a soloist in the RHAM Pop’s Concert for three years. In her senior year, Martha was awarded the RHAM Music Boosters Scholarship as well as the Connecticut Teacher Association Performing Arts Award.
Martha Price has performed in various musicals, including the part of Minnie Fay in "Hello Dolly", February 2007, and "Once Upon A Mattress" in May 2008.
Martha was awarded the Music and Academic Scholarship at Wagner College. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Marketing and Performing Arts Management
Martha's older sister Monica has multiple disabilities. Here Martha is showing Monica how to hold a drum stick and hit the cymbals
Martha has been playing the drum set and other percussions instruments since the age of 12. She started playing acoustic and electric guitar at age 14.
Martha started playing violin at age 4. At age 7, Martha played violin with piano accompaniment at Laurel Music Camp.
She attended Laurel Music Camp for 10 years, attending chorus and orchestral classes.
Martha is currently teaching herself to play ukelele.