Diana Andrews- Cello Instructor
Experience:
- Harbor Baptist & Grace Christian School-piano and music teacher Columbia SC (1976-1980)
- West Park Christian Academy-piano and music teacher
- Knoxville, TN (1982-1984)
- Berean Baptist Academy- Music Teacher Fayetteville, NC (2005-2006)
- Private Piano, cello, and violin teacher (1979-2007)
Mt. Clemens Symphony- Mt. Clements, Michigan
Chattanooga Symphony- Chattanooga, Tennessee
Fayetteville Symphony- Fayetteville, NC
Education:
- Interlochen National Music Camp (1968)
- Central Michigan University Music Education program (1968-1969)
- Tennesee Temple College (1969-1970)
- Various Seminars in continuing music education (1980-2006)
- Private instruction in cello, piano, and voice (1962-1986)
 Andrea Blanchfield- Harp Instructor Andrea is a 2010 graduate of Furman University, Greenville, SC, where she received the Furman University Strings Scholarship and earned a Bachelor's degree in Music under the tutelage of Anita Burroughs-Price, principal harpist with the North Carolina Symphony. She has been playing the harp for over 13 years and has been performing professionally for 9 years. She has a strong background in Music Theory, Form and Analysis, Music History, and Music Technology. Andrea has been the principal harpist for the Furman University Symphonic Orchestra, Furman University Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band. She has also been a member of the Furman University Harp Ensemble. Prior to her collegiate training Andrea was the principal harpist for the Triangle Youth Philharmonic (TYP) and Triangle Youth Symphony (TYS) for four years.
Andrea has experience playing Liturgical music in the Daniel Chapel located on Furman's campus. She has participated in the "Celebration of the Arts" program in McAlister Auditorium as the Fine Arts Representative. She enjoys playing for weddings of all religious backgrounds, as well as, rehearsal dinners, wedding showers, anniversaries, receptions, corporate events, charity events and nursing homes.
Andrea is willing to teach beginner and intermediate level harpists in the Grandjaney technique, ages 6 and up.
Giles Blankenship- Guitar Instructor
Maya Cameron- Piano Instructor
Education:
- 2009-2011: Master of Science in Kinesiology-Sport Psychology, Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas).
Thesis: “Achievement Goals, Self-Confidence, and performance Anxiety in Musicians”
- 2006-2009: Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy, Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas).
- 2002-2006: Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, in Piano, Southern Methodist University (Dallas, Texas).
- 2002-2006: Bachelor of Arts in French language and Literature, Southern Methodist University (Dallas, Texas).
Experience:
- 2007-present: Piano faculty, Southlake Music Academy (Southlake, TX)
Responsibilities include teaching private piano lessons to students aged 4-56 years ranging from beginner to advanced levels
- 2009-present: Graduate assistant in Kinesiology
Responsibilities include teaching TCU undergraduate activity course, assisting undergraduate kinesiology classes and assisting professors in research studies
- 2009-present: Chancel Choir section leader, First Presbyterian Church (Fort Worth, TX)
Responsibilities include leading choir sections in church service repertoire, requiem mass performances, and small ensemble performances
- 2006-2009: Graduate assistant in music
Responsibilities include teaching individual private students aged 5-34 years (beginner to advanced levels), class piano for Freshman undergraduate non-keyboard music majors, class piano for novice adults, and private lessons for an undergraduate keyboard major.
- 2002-present: Private studio instructor of students aged 5-82 years ranging from beginner to advanced levels.
Awards:
- 2009-present: Graduate assistantship in kinesiology (Texas Christian University)
- 2009: Invitation to join Phi Kappa Lambda music honors fraternity
- 2006-2008: Graduate assistantship in music (Texas Christian University)
- 2002-2006: meadows Artistic Scholarship (Southern Methodist University)
- 2002-2006: Academic Scholarship (Southern Methodist University)
Chelsea Carey- Dance Instructor
Education:
- Elite School of Dance, Columbia City School of Ballet, Stepping Stones Dance Academy
Experience:
- Dance Instructor
- September 2008-June2009, Angelic Arts School of Dance, Fayetteville, NC
Dance Instructor for ages 5 to adult
Coach for performance dance team
Choreographer and co-director for annual dance recital
- Dance Performer
- February 2008-August 2008, Hard Rock Park, Myrtle Beach, SC
Performed as a dancer in various shows such as Malibu Beach Party, Roadies Stunt Show
Assistant Dance Captain- assisted dance captain in rehearsals, performances, scheduling, etc.
May 2003-December 2007, Dublin Worldwide Productions, Myrtle Beach, SC
Performed as a dancer in Spirit of Dance on tour on the East Coast
Performed as a dancer in Le Grande Cirque at the Palace Theatre in Myrtle Beach
Performed as a dancer/singer in Dean Martin’s Variety Show at the Palace Theatre
Additional Experience:
- Student Instructor with Dance Masters of America, Miss Dance 2004 and 2005
- Assistant Instructor/ Choreographer for Stepping Stones, corps member of Columbia City Ballet Company for 5 years, Gold and Platinum awards for solos performed at ShowStoppers Dance Competitions, Hollywood Vibe Competitions, Dance Masters of America, and Dance Stars Competitions on Regional and National levels
Joy Cogswell-Director, Snyder Music Academy, Kindermusik and Piano Instructor
Experience:
- Formerly Director of the Methodist College Performing Arts Program (1984-2002)
- Founder and Director of the Methodist College Summer MusiCamp (1987-2002)
- Kindermusik Instructor (1990-present): Holds the distinction of Kindermusik Maestro
- Private and Group Piano instructor (1970-present)
- Pianist-Snyder Memorial Baptist Church (1974-present)
- Director of the Snyder Youth Choir (1986-1999); currently Assistant Director of the Snyder Youth Choir
- Children’s Choir Coordinator, Snyder Memorial Baptist Church (2007-present)
- Solo piano performances with The Fayetteville Symphony
- Frequent accompanist for vocal and instrumental soloists
Education:
- Bachelor of Music Education with piano principal from Florida State University
- Graduate study: Florida State University Meredith College
- Licensed Kindermusik Instructor
Special Awards:
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Methodist College, 1996
- Kindermusik Maestro 2000-present
- Kindermusik Maestro award for Outreach and Masterful Teaching 2004
- Fayetteville, NC Music Hall of Fame
Jesse Davis – Piano Instructor
Experience:
Interim Music Minister and Pianist at Enon Baptist Church in Salisbury, North Carolina
Music Director at Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in Waco, Texas
Interim Pianist at First Baptist Church in Hillsboro, Texas
Music Minister at East Waco Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Waco, Texas
Pianist at Rosemont Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Education/Studies:
Eastern Music Festival at Greensboro, North Carolina
Vienna International Piano Academy
Texas Christian University/Cliburn Piano Institute Young Artist Program at Fort Worth, Texas
Bachelor of Music in Performance from the North Carolina School of the Arts
Master of Music in Piano Performance from Baylor University
Certificate for Piano Artists awarded by the International Certificate for Piano Artists from Ecole Normale de Musique “Alfred Cortot” (Paris), University of Florida College of Fine Arts and the Foundation Bell’arte (Brussels, Belguim)
Special Awards:
Rosario Marciano Prize from the Vienna International Pianists Academy
First Place Raleigh Symphony Young Artist Concerto Competition
Semifinalist for 2004 New Orleans International Piano Competition
First Place North Carolina Music Teachers Association Yamaha Piano Competition
First Place Greensboro Music Teachers Piano Competition
First Place AJ Fletcher Scholarship Competition
Accompanying Assistantship Baylor University
Second Place Winston-Salem Symphony Youth Concerto Competition
Charis Duke – Piano/Oboe Instructor
Experience:
Instructor of Music at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Private Piano and Oboe Instructor
Freelance composer
Brigham Young Chamber and Philharmonic Orchestras
Education:
Bachelor of Music in Music Composition at Brigham Young University
Master of Music in Music Composition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Greg Euton – Guitar Instructor
Experience:
Merrimac Music, Lumberton, NC (1983-1997) Taught guitar, voice, piano, percussion, and music theory.
McFadyen Music, Fayetteville, NC (1987-2007) Taught guitar, voice, mandolin, banjo, bass, music theory, keyboards, piano and percussion.
Education:
Bachelor of Computer Technology at Control Data Institute, Atlanta, GA (1977)
Bachelor of Voice Performance, Pembroke, NC (1988)
Georgene Kormos Fayssoux- Music Therapist
 Experience:
Georgene Fayssoux has had a Music Therapy career spanning 25 years in which she has served people from age 1 to 102. Since August of 2009, Mrs. Fayssoux has been on staff at Snyder Music Academy, where she has provided Music Therapy to children who have special needs. Her experience includes working with children, adolescents, and adults who have emotional disorders or addictions at Broughton Hospital in Morganton, NC, Marsall I. Pickens Hospital in Greenville, SC, and Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, NC. Within her Music Therapy private practice, she has provided services to toddlers and preschoolers attending Sandhills Children’s Center in Southern Pines, NC; adults participating in FirstHealth Oasis, a wellness center in Southern Pines, NC; and the residents of Grace Ridge, A Retirement Community in Morganton, NC. In addition to her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy, Georgene completed training in The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music at the Southeastern Center For Music and Imagery in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a Fellow of the Association of Music and Imagery.
For seven years Georgene taught general music to children in pre-school through seventh grade at Pope John Paul II Catholic School (originally St. Anthony’s Catholic School), where she also directed the children’s choir. In addition, she taught at Western Piedmont Community College in Morganton, NC. Georgene has also enjoyed teaching voice in her private studio.
Since her childhood days of singing in the Junior Choir at St. William’s Church in Euclid, OH, Georgene has always shared her love of singing with her parish. She has sung as a member of the choirs and as a soloist at the churches of St. Charles, Morganton, NC; St. Mary’s, Greenville, SC; St. Aloysius, Hickory, NC; and St. Anthony’s, Southern Pines, NC. With her background in church choirs and her music degree, it is no wonder that Georgene eventually became the Music Director of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Southern Pines, where she has directed the choir for the past nine years and served as soprano soloist and cantor.
Georgene’s love of music extends to her leisure pursuits, as well. She has been a member of the Moore County Choral Society for 18 years, sings with their exclusive Ensemble, and has been a featured soloist in numerous classical and popular works including Haydn’s “The Heavens Are Telling” and Verdi’s “Brindisi” from La Traviata. In addition to singing, Georgene enjoys playing a variety of instruments including the hammered dulcimer.
Georgene and her husband Rick are parents of two teenage daughters. They reside in Aberdeen, NC.
Education and Certification:
- Bachelor of Music, Cum Laude. Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH. Music Therapy, major. Psychology, minor. Principal instrument, Voice.
- Certified by the Certification Board for Music Therapists.
- Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery.
- Member of The American Association of Music Therapy and The Music Therapy Association of North Carolina.
Kathy Gambill- Piano Instructor
Kathy was born in Indianapolis, Ind., but grew up in Ohio. She has worked for Cumberland County Schools for 13 years, the last 4 in the Professional Library at the Educational Resource Center.
She attended Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, Illinois and in 1977 graduated with a degree in Dietetics.
She has taught private piano lessons for 24 years, the past 5 at the Snyder Music Academy.
She is married to Geron and they have 4 children, Jennifer, Eric, Ryan, and Kyle, and is a new grandmother!
She enjoys reading, cooking, going to the beach and spending time with family and friends.
Nick Herrin- Piano and Organ Instructor
Education:
- Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
B.A. Comprehensive Music
Concentration in Organ Performance and Choral Conducting, in progress
- University of North Carolina, School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC
B.M. Organ and Harpsichord- 1 yr
- Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC
General Education
Experience:
- Campbell University Divinity School, Buies Creek, NC
Organist of the Chapel (2011-present)
Accompany University choirs & play for official functions convocation, baccalaureate
- Divine Street United Methodists Church, Dunn, NC
Interim Chapel Organist (Feb.-Apr. 2011)
Accompany chancel choice & play for all services
- St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Raleigh, NC
Chapel Organist and Director of Handbells (2009-2010)
Organist for all services
Frequently incorporate free improvisations for hymns
Coordinator and artistic director for handbell choir
Substitute for Director of Music when absent
- Macedonia United Methodist Church, Cary, NC
Organist and Master of the Choristers (2003-2006)
Programmed and conducted music for two adult choirs
Supervised children and youth choirs
Provided service music, seasonal church cantatas
Handbell program
Brass, Choral Consort.
- Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church, Raleigh, NC
Chapel Organist (2006-2007)
Provided service, wedding and funeral, lent and Holy Week music
Fuquay-Varina Presbyterian Church, Fuquay-Varina, NC
Chapel Organist (2007-2009)
Provided service, wedding, funeral, lent and Holy Week music
- Concordia Vocal Ensemble, Fuquay-Varina, NC
Founder, Music Director, Conductor (2007-2009)
Program concerts
Conduct and rehearse ensemble
- Dunn Community Chorus, Dunn, NC
Organist and Accompanist (2011-present)
- Fuquay-Varina High School, Fuqauay-Varina, NC
Accompanist of choral program, included 3 choirs (2005-2009)
Provided music for functions
- Cape Fear Wind Symphony, Buies Creek, NC
Orchestral Organist- Member since 2009
Kerri Hurley – Kindermusik Instructor
Experience:
Licensed Kindermusik Instructor
Faculty of the Preparatory Performing Arts Program at Methodist College
Children’s Choir Coordinator and Music Time Choir at Snyder Memorial Baptist Church
Serves in various musical groups at Snyder including the Adult Choir, Ladies Handbells, ladies Vocal Ensemble, and the church orchestra
Substitute piano accompanist at Snyder
Education:
Bachelors degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Steve Kamradt- Violin and Viola Instructor
Performance Experience:
La Porte Symphony Orchestra, 1973-1976
La Porte Little Theater Orchestra, 1974-1976
Valparaiso University Orchestra, 1976-1980
Valparaiso Chamber Orchestra, 1976-1980
Collegium Musicum, Valparaiso University, 1979-1980
Various solo performances, including Stamitz Viola Concerto with the Valparaiso University Orchestra, 1979, and Honors Graduate Recital, 1980
Teaching Experience:
Private tutoring, violin and viola, 1978-1981
Private tutoring violin, December 2001 to present
Education:
Bachelor of Applied Music, Valparaiso University, December 1980
Associate of Applied Science, Community College of the Air Force, 1989
Previous private teachers include Betty Gehring, Valparaiso University, 1976-1980;
Milton Preeves, first violinist, Chicago Symphony, summer and fall of 1978; James Von Valkenberg, Indiana University, South Bend, summer and fall 1979; Robin Hicks, Oxford University, England, 1988-1989;
Rolanda Allison, Fayetteville State University, February 2001 to present
Megan Kenny- Suzuki Violin Instructor
 Experience:
Megan Murphy Kenny, violinist, holds a Master of Music degree in violin performance from the Yale School of Music, where she was a Harry and Margaret Simeone Scholar and recipient of the Harriet G. Fox Memorial Prize, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame. Her teachers have included Syoko Aki, Carolyn Plummer, and William Haroutounian. Ms. Kenny has performed in master classes for artists such as Almida and Roland Vamos, Pamela Frank, and the Muir Quartet and she received chamber coachings from Martin Beaver of the Tokyo Quartet while at Yale. She is a recipient of the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship.
An active orchestral musician, Ms. Kenny has performed with the Boston Philharmonic, Civic Symphony Orchestra of Boston (Associate Concertmaster), Bangor Symphony, New Bedford Symphony, Waterbury Symphony, Eastern Connecticut Symphony, South Bend Symphony, Billings Symphony, Rimrock Opera Company, Great Falls Symphony, String Orchestra of the Rockies, Synchrony Chamber Orchestra, South Bend Symphony, Tar River Philharmonic, Opera Carolina, and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra in their 2003 Carnegie Hall performance. She returned to Carnegie’s Weill Hall in April 2009 with David Michael Wolff to perform in the New York debut of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.1 as arranged by Frederick Chopin for piano soloist and string quintet. Ms. Kenny is currently a member of the Fayetteville Symphony and the Carolina Philharmonic and performs regularly as a freelance musician throughout the southeast. As a soloist and chamber musician, Ms. Kenny performs annually as a faculty member of the Red Lodge Music Festival and was recently featured as a guest artist with the Meritage Quartet in a concert series throughout Montana. She is a faculty member at University of North Carolina Pembroke and the Snyder Music Academy in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Education:
Master of Music, Violin Performance, Yale School of Music
Bachelor of Arts, Violin Performance and Anthropology, University of Notre Dame
American String Teachers Association 2008
Suzuki Association of the Americas 2007-present
Special Awards:
Harry and Margaret Simeone Scholar, Yale School of Music
Harriet G. Fox Memorial Prize Recipient, Yale School of Music
First Runner-up, MASO Biennial Young Artist Competition 2001, 1997
First Place, University of Notre Dame Concert Competition 2000
Honorable Mention, MTNA Northwest Regional Competition 1998
National Symphony Orchestra Fellowship, Washington, DC 1997
First Place, MSMTA String Competition, Senior Division 1996
Diana Kirkpatrick- Voice, Cello, Piano, and beginning Violin Instructor
Education:
- Aug. 1980-July1981 Organist, Iglesia Trinite de Cali, Colombia, South America
Played cello in the Orquesta Sinfonica del Valle
- Aug. 1977-May 1981 University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance, Minor in Cello
Played in the University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra and Cello Choir
Performance tour of Cello Choir in Mexico
- Organist, Bell Ave. Memorial Church, Denton, TX
- Aug. 1981-May, 1985 University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Master of Music in Organ Performance and Sacred Music
Played in the University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra, and Cello Choir
- Organist/Choir Director, First Christian Church, Lewisville, TX
Professional Experience:
- Aug 2007-present Full-time Organist/Music Ministry Associate, St. Patrick Catholic Church, Fayetteville, NC
Provide organ music for all Liturgies, weddings, and funerals.
Accompany Cantate Choir, Choristers, School Choir, Parish Choir, and Handbells.
Teach organ as part of the Organ Scholar Program
- Aug 2000-July2007 Minister of Music (Choir Director and Organist), First congregational Church, Wolfeboro, NH
Directed which anthems and service music were appropriate for each service in consultation with the minister.
- Organist for Saturday masses, Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, Lakeport, NH.
Provided organ music for Saturday Liturgies and Holy Days.
Accompanied the Cantor.
- July 1997-July2000 Choir Director and Organist, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Pasadena, TX
Accompanied the chorus for the performance The Durufle Requiem on the large Moller organ at Clear Lake United Methodist Church, Houston, TX
- Accompanied the Bay Area Chorus on organ for the Performance tours of Ireland and Mexico. (1996, 1997)
- July 1992-May1997 Organist, First Presbyterian Church, Pasadena, TX
Played organ for all services, weddings, and funerals.
- July 1991-June1992 Organist, St. Marks’ United Methodist Church, Houston, TX
- May 1989-July1991 Substitute Organist/Choir Director of various churches in the Greater Houston area, Houston, TX
- July 1988-May1989 Interim Organist, Clear Lake United Methodist Church, Houston, TX.
Professional Organizations:
- Member of the American Guild Organists
Cellist with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, Fayetteville, NC
Jane Leland- Piano Instructor
Experience:
- Spent two summers traveling with a singing tour group as an accompanist, representing and recruiting for Hyles-Anderson College
- Taught twenty-seven students private piano while in high school and college
- Worked with Kindergarten children, teaching songs and verses for their kindergarten graduation play
- One semester of student teaching K-5th grade music classes at Hammond Baptist Grade School, arranging children’s singing groups and teaching as a substitute for all music classes.
- Two years working with grade school children in a music class as a teacher’s assistant in High School.
Education:
- Bachelor of Science, secondary education: music and homemaking; 2006
- Hyles-Anderson College
Sheryl Lynch-Parker- Trumpet Instructor
 Teaching Experience:
- Fayetteville State University 2003-present
Associate Professor of Music
- Hazelwood Public Schools, Hazelwood, Missouri, 2000-2003
Elementary Band Director
- Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska, 1993-2000
Associate Professor of Music, tenured.
- University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, 1997
Guest Lecturer (graduate courses-summer session), Music Education
- Junior High Band Camp, Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska, 1994-1999
Teaching Assistant in Trumpet
- University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, 1990-1993
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Music Education
- Callaway Public Schools, Callaway, Nebraska, 1983-1990
Instrumental Music Instructor
- Lexington Public Schools, Lexington, Nebraska, 1979-1990
Instructor, Summer Band Program
Performing Experience:
Fine Art Series 2006-2007, Fayetteville, NC
FSU Faculty Chamber Recital- Double Take
Commissioned works for 2nd CD
Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra Fayetteville, NC
Trumpet (Co-Principal & Section)
Fayetteville State University Concert Band 2006
Soloist – “Napoli”
Black History Month Faculty Recital, 2006-2007
Fayetteville State University
Summer Opera Series, Fayetteville State University, 2006-2007
“H.M.S. Pinafore”, “The Magic Flute”
Raleigh Jazz Orchestra, FSU Jazz Night 2006
Trumpet
Fine Arts Series 2004-2005, Fayetteville, NC
FSU Faculty Percussion Recital/Double Take Premiere
Lyceum/Fine Arts Series 2003-2004, Fayetteville, NC
FSU Faculty Solo/Chamber Recital-Double Take
Mississippi Day of Percussion, Jackson, MS 2004
Trumpet and percussion duo, Double Take
Tennessee Week of Percussion, Nashville, TN 2004
Trumpet and percussion duo, Double Take
Guest Artist for the Lyceum/Fine Arts 2003-2004 Series
Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
Lyceum/Fine Arts 2003-2004 Series, Double Take, FSU
Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
St. Louis Women’s Chorale, St. Louis Missouri, 2001
Guest Artist
Missouri Day of Percussion, St. Louis, MO 2002
Trumpet and percussion duo, Double Take
Premier Performance Series, University of Missouri-St. Louis 1999
Trumpet and percussion duo, Double Take
Recital. Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City, SD 1998
Trumpet and percussion duo, Double Take
Chadron State College Music Faculty Recruiting Tours 1994-1997
Trumpet and Percussion Faculty Duo, Double Take
Education:
- University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado. D.M.E. 1993 (Deans Citation for Academic Excellence) Minor Emphasis: Trumpet Performance/Pedagogy
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. M.M. 1983. Trumpet Performance/Pedagogy
- University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska. B.A.Ed. 1981 Music Education
- North Carolina Teacher Certification, Standard Professional I, 2005
- Missouri Teacher Certification, PCI-Instrumental Music Education, 1999
Julie Love- Piano Instructor
Experience:
- Teacher, Berean Baptist Academy, Fayetteville, NC
- Teacher, Sweethaven Christian Academy, Portsmouth, VA
- Teacher, Friendship Christian Schools, Ewa Villages, HI
- Private Lessons Taught- piano, violin, flute, voice
Education:
- Bachelor of Science Degree from Northland Baptist Bible College
- Graduate Work- Master of Music Education
James “Ryan” McPhail – Percussion Instructor
Experience:
Pit member Spirit of Atlanta Drum & Bugle Corps
Drumline instructor for DH Conley High School, Greenville, NC
Drumline instructor for Beargrass High School, Beargrass, NC
Drumline instructor for Oldham County High School, Buckner, Kentucky
Band Director East Montgomery Middle and High School
Band Director Terry Sanford High School
Band Director Richmond Senior High School
Band Director Pine Forest High School
Band Director Reid Ross Classical School
Education:
Bachelor of Music from East Carolina University
Brenda Parker- Piano Instructor
Education:
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga- graduated magna cum laude, 1975
Degrees: Bachelor of Music; major-Piano Performance
Bachelor of Music; major- Music Education
- Western Carolina University, graduated 1976
Degree: Master of Music Education
- Fayetteville State University
Master’s Certification: Early Childhood Education
Church Music Experience:
- Minister of Music: Trinity Baptist Church in Fayetteville, NC 1979-1980
Pianist, Chancel Choir Director
- Minister of Music: Westfield Baptist Church in Dunn, 1985-1996
Chancel Choir Director, Children’s Choir Director, Handbell Choir Director
- Children’s Choir Leader: Concord Baptist Church in Concord, NC 1998
Children’s Choir Leader
- Minister of Music: Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant, NC 2001-2002
Chancel Choir Director, Contemporary Worship Music Leader, Pianist
- Minister of Music: Warsaw Baptist Church in Warsaw, NC 2002-2006
Chancel Choir Director, Men’s Choir Director, Children’s Music Director, Handbell Choir Director, Pianist, Organist
Teaching Experience:
- Graduate Instructor and Staff Accompanist: Western Carolina University, 1975-76
Taught piano lessons to undergraduate piano majors
- Private Piano Teacher: 20 years experience
Jarae Payton- Voice Instructor
Education:
- East Carolina University- Greenville, NC (Jan. 2011-present)
NC Teach Program
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC (2005-2009)
Bachelor of Music Degree in Voice
- Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC (2001-2003)
Experience:
- Spring Lake Middle School, Spring Lake, NC (Aug. 2010-present)
Choral Director: classes 6-8th grade chorus, general music, and creative dramatics.
- Private Vocal Coach and Voice Tech.
- Youth Advisor teach children regularly
Awards:
- Who’s Who Among American High School Students
- Who’s Who Among American College Students
- Metropolitan opera Competition Contestant
- Superior ranking in NATS Auditions
- A.W. McCloud Scholarship Recipient
Brett Phillips- Guitar Instructor
Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Music Education, with Teacher’s Licensure
Bachelor of Arts in Comprehensive Music w/ Concentration in Guitar
Magna Cum Laude, Campbell University, 2011
Experience:
- 2011 Mac Williams Middle School, Fayetteville, NC
Student Teaching, Band Program
- 2010 Pine Forest Middle School, Fayetteville, NC
Practicum Choral and General Music
- 2010 The Barrington House, Dunn, NC
House Musician
- 2009-2010 Music Academy, First Baptist Church, Cary, NC
Guitar Instructor
- 2007-2009 Cape Fear Regional Theater, Fayetteville, NC
Pit Musician, Actor
- 2004-present Phillips’ Studios, Fayetteville, NC
Private Guitar Instructor
Awards:
- Magna Cum Laude, Campbell University, 2011
- President’s List, Campbell University, Spring 2010, Spring 2011
- Dean’s List, Campbell University, 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2010
- Campbell Univeristy Music Scholarship, 2007-2010
- Ogburn, Gordon K & Eleanor B Scholarhsip, 2008-2010
- Pep Band Institutional Scholarship, 2008-2010
- Scott-Ellis Transfer Scholarship, 2007-2009
- Teen Talent National, 2nd runner up, 2003
- Teen Talent State, 1st place, 2003
- Teen Talent Local, 1st place, 2003
Pauline Reimers – Flute Instructor
 Experience:
Performer in various woodwind ensembles, community bands and orchestras
Private flute instructor
Education/Studies:
Student of Dr. Emily Newbold at West Chester University
Bachelor of Music from Fayetteville State University
Amanda Schafer- Piano Instructor
Experience:
Adjunct professor of applied piano, Campbell University
Instructor of piano, Village Music School, Cary, North Carolina, 2005
Instructor of piano, Mitchell’s Music Works, Cary, North Carolina, 2004-2005
Studied at the Hochschule fur Musik, “Mozarteum” in Salzburg, Austria, 1998,1999
Attended master classes under Russian pianist Andrei Diev of the Moscow Conservatory,
1998,1999
Participated in master classes under pianist Timothy Dunne, 1999
Participated in master classes with Alexander Technique instructor Glenna Batson, 2000
Attended the Focus on Piano Literature Seminar at the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, 2000
Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from Peace College, May 2001
Master of Music from Ball State University, May 2003
Special Awards:
Full Assistantship, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2003-2004
Full Assistantship, Ball State University, 2001-2003
Peace College Piano Performance Scholarship, 1997-2001
Trent Ragland Fund for International Study and Travel, 1998
Honorable Mention, Southeastern Community College Piano Competition, 1999, 2000
Dean’s List, 1997-2001
Sue Sellers- Piano Instructor
Experience:
Middle School Music Teacher, Caruthersville, MO (1970-1972)
Middle School and High School music teacher, East Baton Rouge (1976-1979)
Elementary Music Teacher, East Baton Rouge Parish School System (1979-2008)
Choir Director, First Presbyterian Church, Caruthersville, MO (1970-1972)
Private piano and voice lessons for many years
Education:
Bachelor of Music Education, Southeast Missouri University
Graduate Study: Completed course work for MM in Vocal Performance, Louisiana State University
Orff-Schulwerk Level I, Louisiana State University
Orff-Schulwerk Level II, Louisiana State University
Special Awards:
Gertrude Bott Saucier Opera Scholarship Award
Rotary Opera Scholarship
Joshua Tew- Lower Brass, Beginning Trumpet & Piano Instructor
Education:
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, NC (Dec. 2010)
Bachelor of Arts in Music, Concentration in Instrumental Music
Minors in Sacred Music and Sociology
Coursework in Education and Music Education
- North Carolina Christian School Association (Mar. 2010)
Provisional Certificate- Secondary Teacher
- Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, FL (Aug. 2009)
Certificate- Music Teaching Training
Experience:
- Chorus Director (Beginning Aug. 2011)
Massey Hill Classical High School, Fayetteville, NC
- Band Director (2008-2011)
Antioch Christian Academy, Lumberton, NC
Taught 4th-12th grade Band
Taught a 35 member choir course and a 10 member jazz band course
- Minister of Music
Parkton Baptist Church, Parkton, NC (2007-present)
Leads all aspects of the music ministry of the church
Conduct the 21 member adult choir, children’s choir, church orchestra, 16 member hand chime ensemble, and other various worship ensembles.
Lead 3 large musicals per year
- Private Music Lesson Teacher
Southeastern North Carolina (2006-present)
Regularly taught private lessons to students of all ages on various musical instruments
Usually includes 5+ students on piano and brass and woodwind instruments
- Conductor
University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, NC (Dec 2010)
Conducted the 2010 Tuba Christmas at UNC-Pembroke, which involved college students, college faculty, community members, and public middle and high school students.
- Music Teacher
Victory Horizons Music Club, Fayetteville, NC (2006-2008)
Taught private piano, percussion and low brass lessons
Taught group piano and music theory
- Assistant Band Director (Volunteer)
Midway High School, Spivey’s Corner, NC (2005-2008)
Assisted band director during marching band seasons
Instructed Midway High School Percussion Ensemble
Assisted with the Sampson All-County Band
Laura Thompson- Kindermusik Instructor, Coordinator for the Snyder Music Academy Outreach Program
 Experience:
Licensed Kindermusik Instructor
Member of the Peace College Chamber Singers (1993-1995)
Substitute Adult Choir and Handbell Director, Grove Park Baptist Church (2002-2005)
Preschool Choir Leader, Snyder Memorial Baptist Church (2006-present)
Part-time Instructor at the Snyder Music Academy (2009- Present)
Education:
Associate of Fine Arts in Music, Voice Major, Peace College (1995)
Associate of Applied Science in Interior Design, RCC (1997)
Laurel Wachtler- Violin Instructor
Experience:
- NMSU Symphony
- NMSU Chamber Orchestra
- Phillips Symphony
- Chamber Orchestra of Southern Maryland
- Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra
- Private Violin Instruction
Laurel Wachtler, violinist, has been a member of the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra for 14 years and is a member of the Vilasi Quartet and the Dogwood Trio. She is also the violinist and a soprano for The Coventry Carolers and sings with Cantate.
Education:
Robert Williams – Voice Instructor
 Robert Weston Williams, baritone, is a native of Newberry, South Carolina. He holds the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music/Vocal Performance from Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he studied with Dr. James Arthur Williams, the Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from the University of South Carolina where his teachers included Dr. Donald Gray and Dr. Larry D. Wyatt. In June 2009, he was a featured soloist in the Snyder Youth Choir Music/Mission Tour of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago. In January 2009, he toured Israel and was a featured soloist at the Theater of Caesarea, on the Sea of Galilee, and the Garden of the Tomb. Dr. Williams was a featured soloist in Rome, Italy in 2003 and 2005 with Operafestival di Roma. He has been a featured soloist in Alice Parker’s A Sermon from the Mountain with the Campbell University Choral Society, Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Robeson Choral Society, andHandel’s Messiah with several groups, including the Augusta Choral Society. He is a founding member of Long Leaf Opera, and has sung leading or supporting roles in several operas with LLO including the world premier of Joel Feigan’s Twelfth Night, Hoiby’s The Tempest, and Floyd’s Susannah. Other operatic appearances for Dr. Williams include La traviata and Amahl and the Night Visitors with Capital Opera Raleigh, L’Italiana Algerie with Columbia Lyric Opera, and Porgy & Bess with Cape Fear Regional Theatre. Dr. Williams has been featured with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra on several occasions, the most recent being when he served as Narrator for their 2008 performance of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. As an educator, he is an Associate Professor of Music at Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he teaches applied voice, music history, choral conducting, and serves as coordinator of humanities courses and assistant conductor of the Concert Choir. Prior to joining the faculty at FSU, Dr. Williams held teaching positions at Barber-Scotia College in Concord, North Carolina, and at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. He is an Instructor of Voice at The Snyder Music Academy of Snyder Memorial Baptist Church in Fayetteville, where he is also the Assistant Conductor of the Snyder Youth Choir. Additionally, Dr. Williams is Director of Music at Pittsboro United Methodist Church in Pittsboro, North Carolina, and holds membership in the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the American Choral Directors Association and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
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