Taylor Swift’s teacher recalls poetic memories of her early days

Taylor Swift is a source of pride for everyone – be it her fans or her teachers.

When Swift’s eleventh studio album, Tortured Poets Departmentwas issued, cbs Philadelphia spoke to two of her early professors, who said Swift’s passion for music began at a very young age.

Swift’s elementary school music teacher, Barbara Kolwek, told the source that the 34-year-old Grammy winner expressed her desire to become a singer when she was in the second grade.

“She was always writing poetry — always — even in music class, when she shouldn’t have been doing it,” said Colweck, who shared that he gave Swift “her first solo recital.” Was.

The retired teacher also revealed that she kept in touch Lover “For a while” singer and was his music teacher from grades one to four.

“I feel like maybe I gave her a little spark or encouragement to do what she was doing,” Kolwek said.

Blank space The singer’s third grade teacher, Heather Brown, also spoke about Swift’s “special quality”.

“You always remember every student based on their quality. Taylor’s quality was just that she was one of those students that people gravitated toward,” Brown said. cbs Philadelphia.

The singer-songwriter’s teacher revealed that she still sends him Christmas cards every year, although “he probably doesn’t get the messages anymore.”

Noting that everything Swift touches “turns to gold”, she said she is “so excited to see what happens next.”

Brown said, “When she comes on stage and everyone yells ‘Taylor’, it’s like, Oh my God, like I was her teacher.”