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The Illinois State Board of Education recently announced their 2021 Illinois Teacher of the Year Award winner, University of Memphis Alum, Mr. Justin Johnson. The Illinois Teacher of the Year award was created in 1970 to “recognize the best of the teaching profession in Illinois.” Teachers are nominated by “someone with firsthand knowledge of the…
The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music is proud to congratulate not one, but two alumni, Dr. Jeffrey Murdock and David Parks, on their recent GRAMMY Awards. At the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony, Dr. Murdock was awarded the 2021 GRAMMY Music Educator Award. This award is given annually to an outstanding music educator, who…
The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music Piano area has been very busy lately. Our University of Memphis MTNA (Music Teachers National Association) chapter and faculty member, Dr. Artina McCain presented at the Music Teachers National Association 2021 Virtual Conference. The collegiate MTNA chapter presented on Latin American Composers. Dr. McCain was a conference headliner…
Starting your freshmen year of college is an exciting and potentially nerve-wracking time, especially this year in the midst of Covid-19. While the freshmen experience this year is unique, it’s not necessarily a bad thing. We’ve had the chance to talk to a few of our freshmen music majors about their experience their first semester…
November 13, 7:30 PM Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/event/307776 “For Your Consideration: A Virtual Studio Recital” by the students of Mary Wilson. This is a chance to share some of the amazing work our voice students have been doing this semester. A big part of any Fall semester is to prepare for auditions for summer programs, young…