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STUDIO C

Arriving at Studio C to produce the music Patty had written for the Portrait of America New Mexico film, Patty and Bob Edwards prepared for the members of the Oakland Symphony Orchestra to arrive. Being involved recording her music score at Saul Zaentz's recording studio was a surreal feeling as the members of the orchestra began to arrive.

Fantasy Recording Studios

Retained to compose the music for Turner Broadcasting Systems "Portrait of America", Patty realized the musicians she normally employed were no longer in Aspen as the Aspen Chamber Orchestra had left for the winter. Aspen recording studio engineer Bob Edwards suggested they move the studio session to record at Fantasy Recording Studios in Berkeley, California.

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Long hours creating and writing the film scores kept Patty completely consumed with the compositions. Finally taking a break, Patty joins fellow musicians in Aspen, playing with many of the local musicians.

SEASONS OF THE HEART

Patty's teaching methods rapidly spread throughout the Aspen community. Shortly after she began teaching she was retained by John Denver to teach him how to play the piano.

Easy as 1, 2, 3 !

As a beginner in the production of Patty's music scores, the enormous financial expenditure to produce her music used almost the entire amount allocated for the job. Patty began to teach the Numeric Language of Music in Aspen, Colorado to supplement her income so she could continue composing an producing music for the Wild America series.