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We have some exciting news! Lauren Mills, a junior music education student, has been selected as a state representative for TMEA! To fully understand this honor, we asked Lauren to explain it herself. “From June 23-25 (Lord willing), I’ll be traveling to DC with three other collegiate representatives from the Tennessee Music Education Association toContinue reading “Student Spotlight May 2020”

This month’s alumni spotlight goes to Dr. Ryan Fisher, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Memphis. As busy as his life is, he put aside some time for some questions! Q: What is it like to be an associate dean? R: It is a tremendous honor to serve as associate deanContinue reading “Alumni Spotlight May 2020”

Dr. Ron Brendel has been on sabbatical this semester, and was excited to talk to us about it and some other big news! Q: How has sabbatical been for you? R: It has been a welcomed change of pace…I think I’ve been at this higher ed thing for 36 years, so it was good toContinue reading “Faculty Spotlight April 2020”

Since COVID-19 has put a stop to most events, many vocal students were concerned that the National Association of Teachers of Singing’s yearly competition would not take place. However, through the use of virtual auditions, students were still able to compete. This year, we have two semifinalist coming from Lee University, Senior Libby Clark andContinue reading “Lee Students make NATS SemiFinals”

This week, we interviewed Dr. Wykoff about his journey as a composer, his upcoming projects, and the new composition degree. Check out the video below!