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Jordan Kirchner Ford to Speak at Lee NAfME Workshop

Jordan Kirchner Ford is an Orff-Schulwerk specialist currently teaching strings and general music at Norwood Elementary School in Birmingham, AL. She is a wonderful violinist and has started a strings program at her school. Come and hear how she did it! Ford will be the speaker at the Lee NAfME Chapter’s workshop on Saturday, MarchContinue reading “Jordan Kirchner Ford to Speak at Lee NAfME Workshop”

Lee Graduate Follows Jazz Vocalist Dreams

Chelsea Champ attended Lee and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2013 with a BS in Youth Ministry and a minor in Music. Today, she’s following her dreams as a vocalist for the jazz group, Good Shot Judy . . . “I never would have guessed that music performance would become a career path for me, but I truly believe I wouldn’t be where I am without the training and confidence I received from Lee University’s School of Music.”

Music and Worship Students Learn from Special Guests

Music and Worship students had the opportunity to learn from Derrick Logan and Steve Goold when they visited campus on February 5th and 6th. The two men are on staff at Christ’s Church of the Valley (ccv.church), where Goold serves as lead music director and Logan is worship leader. You can read more about themContinue reading “Music and Worship Students Learn from Special Guests”

Lee Students Participate in National Conference for Music Education

The department of music education was pleased to offer Lee students the opportunity to attend a national conference last fall. Thanks to generous funding support from Lee’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), six students studying elementary music education attended the 50th Anniversary National Conference of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association in November 2018. With a goal ofContinue reading “Lee Students Participate in National Conference for Music Education”

Lee Alumnus Wins Outstanding Music Educator Award

Omar Lozano recently received the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) ‘s Outstanding Music Educator Award for 2019. Lozano studied Applied Bassoon at Lee. During that time, he was involved with both Lee Singers and Symphonic Band. He also performed with Chattanooga Symphony, as well as Southern Adventist University Symphony Orchestra. While he was at Lee,Continue reading “Lee Alumnus Wins Outstanding Music Educator Award”