Personal Information
I just moved down here to the Austin area last summer and am still loving it! I've been married just over a year now and live in North Austin with my Wife, Amanda, and our dog Kova. I'm a laid back, fun-loving kind of guy, but I'm serious about choir (and about serious fun in choir - there can be both)! I'm looking forward to a great year!
Education & Teaching Background
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Received my Undergraduate Degree in Choral Music Education from the University of North Texas, College of Music in Denton, Texas.
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Second year teaching, after substitute teaching for a semester
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Second year at Forbes Middle School.
Philosophy of Music Education
I believe that Music changes lives. It changed my life when I got involved in choir my junior year of High School. It has become my dream to use music to change the lives of others. That is why I'm in education. I believe that music is one of the few things in this world that can touch a person's soul. I hope that my love of music will be passed on to the children that I teach and that it will effect a change in each life.
"We are the Music Makers
and
We are the Dreamers of the Dreams..."
-Arthur O'Shaughnessy