Re: Please Help, Suggestions Needed

Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 21:28:25 -0400
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It is not too late for you. I began college in 1971 for a year, quit and =
went back in 1984 finishing with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1989. Got =
my Master of Music in 1996 and you know, the years would've gone by =
anyway, but this way I ended up where I wanted to be after the years had =
gone by.
Go to the nearest university with a good music college and apply.
June
"NorthwindCG" <email-address-deleted> wrote in message =
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Hello,
My name is Walter Ron Cowart, I am 45 years old, I have sung in many =
choirs
both in church, all through my High School years, I have sung under the
Direction of Marcellus Cincinatus Kuhn. And in College I have sung under =
A.
Alan Apple
I have a deep love for choral music, and I attended college in 1977 to =
begin
my
quest to become a choral director in High School, but left college due =
to
lack of=20
funds to finnish and low grades.
Many years have passed by, and I still have a desire to become that =
choral
director I have always wanted to be.
Is it too late for me? where do I begin? any suggestions would be =
greatly
appreciated.
Here is a bit of a background on myself to give you an idea since I have =
been
asked several times.
College - Bucks County Community College - Newtown, PA.
Attended, September 1976 to January 1978
Music Theory I - Jerry Nowak, professor
Aural Perception I
Conducting I - A. Alan Apple, professor
Music History I - History of Western Music (Grout)
BCCC Chorus
BCCC Concert Choir
BCCC Chamber Singers
BCCC Madrigal Singers (Madrigal Feasts during Christmas)
Vocal Major I - A. Alan Apple, professor
Voice Lessons - Ms. Dibbe Baker Voice Teacher
Piano I - Dick Avery, Professor
Psychology I
Summer Courses prior to enrollment to BCCC taken at BCCC
David Sokolov - Professor
Intro to Music Thoery=20
High School - Upper Moreland Sr. High School - Willow Grove PA
High School Music Thoery - 11th & 12th Grade Mr. Ron Grassi Teacher
High School Chorus 10th, 11th, 12th Grade - Mr, Marcellus Kuhn Director =
10th
and 11th grade, 12th grade, Mark J Lepporati Director
11th grade year, went to Rome Italy to compete in the International =
Chorus
Festival
Concert Choir Recieved Silver Medal.
11th grade, lead in the school musical "Two Gentleman of Verona" Joseph =
Papp
12th Grade - Orpheus Ensemble, Mark J Lepporatti Director.
Other performing groups, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, =
Concert
Band and Orchestra.
Performace groups outside School
First Presbyterian Church, Willow Grove, PA 1974 - 1976
Church Choir - Mr. Ferris, Director
First Baptist Church, Allentown PA. 1985 - 1995 - Dick Jensen Director
Soloist, Church Choir, Worship Leader, Mixed Quartet
Mens Chorus
Currently reading - Music in Western Civilization - Paul Henry Land
I hope this gives you some idea
Thank you=20
Walter Ron Cowart
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