I have taught general music to Kindergarten through graduate music courses at 2 Florida universities.Florida State and Florida Atlantic Universities. I taught at FAU for 34 years. I am past president of the FEMEA (Florida Elementary Music Educators Association) and served on the FEMEA Board for over 6 years. I wrote the Alma Mater for Florida Atlantic University and published 3 albums of childrens songs in 1975-78. They are being used by Florida music teachers even today. I am currently retired enjoying the outdoor sports of my adopted home state of Colorado.
I am a "hands on" musician who plays trumpet, guitar, mandolin, recorders, keyboard, saxophone, harmonica.
I was inducted into the Florida Collegiate Music Educators National Conference Hall of Fame in January 1999. A member of Kappa Kappa Psi at the University of Florida and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Beta Tau Chapter) at the University of Miami. Also a member of Phi Delta Kappa
Attended University of Florida and played 1st Trumpet in the U of Fla. Fightin' Gator Band. Served in US Air Force Bands in California and Newfoundland where I sang lead in Parkaires Barbershop Quartet. Later I was the original lead singer for the Suntones who later were selected as the International Championship BarberShop Quartet. Received my bachelors in Music Education from the U of Miami in 1958. After 3 years of Elementary Music teaching in Dade County Florida, I attended Florida State University where I received my Masters degree in Music Education and taught 6 years in the FSU Laboratory School. I retired from FAU in 2000 after being selected as Professor Emeritus.
I am so blessed to have been a teacher and a learner all through my life. Thank you Lord for sustaining me and guiding me.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff
Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Numbers, Social Studies, Arts & Music, Music, Music Composition, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Performing Arts), Classroom Management