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. Music Artistic Achievement Awards and limited endowed scholarships are offered in renewable amounts ranging up to $7,500 per year and are in addition to academic merit awards. Awards are available to students in a single specific area (for example – strings, voice, brass, etc) and are renewable up to another three years. Recipients are required to take private lessons in the area of the award, maintain academic standards, and participate in an assigned ensemble. Auditions are required and awards are
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2019 Poster View/Download Two-time Grammy Award winner Ernie Watts is one of the most versatile and prolific saxophone players in music. Watts has been featured on over 500 recordings by artists ranging from Cannonball Adderley to Frank Zappa, always exhibiting his unforgettable trademark sound. He gives back to the music by conducting clinics and master classes, both on the student and professional level. Summing it all up, Watts describes his ongoing journey: “I see music as the common bond
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PLU Psychology student/faculty collaboration Posted by: Marcom Web Team / January 31, 2020 January 31, 2020 By Jon GraheProfessor, Dept. of PsychologyAmber Matteson, PLU Senior Psychology, Physics Double Major and Psi Chi Vice President recently taught herself the R statistics program while serving as a Teaching Apprentice to help PLU Psychology learn R better. This January, she was the sole instructor for a three-part workshop that led four faculty (shown here) through a series of lessons she
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Read what some of our PLU Trumpet alums have to say about our program:“Professor Lyman was able to individualize his instruction to meet my specific needs. I never once felt like any of my time was generic hoops to jump through. I learned how to be a better band director from being his student. I had access to my teacher at times outside of my scheduled lessons. He even came and found me in a practice room to provide additional advice after a conversation we had. This would have never
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Joshua Cushman ’08 Joshua Cushman ’08 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2016/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2016/05/joshua-cushman-header-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Brooke Thames '18 Brooke Thames '18 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2016/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2016/05/brooke-thames-e1464106633496.jpg May 17, 2016 May 20, 2016 PLU alumnus, Tacoma teacher draws from his own tough life lessons to inspire students in similar situations TACOMA, WASH. (March 17, 2016)- Joshua Cushman ’08 stood in
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How to Create a Basic Online Lesson By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer When on-campus class sessions cannot be held as scheduled, online lessons provide an alternative method for teaching. Online lessons created in Sakai can provide faculty and students with access to all the major components of a course, including instructional content,… March 6, 2020
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campus. Saxophonist Jeff Coffin is a globally recognized musician, composer, educator and author. He is a member of the Dave Matthews Band, a 3X Grammy winner, and was a 14-year member of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. He also fronts his own band, Jeff Coffin and the Mu’tet. In addition to a long list of other accomplishments, Jeff finds time to teach saxophone and improvisation at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Thanks to a generous endowment established by PLU alumnus, Dr. Richard
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development and for the PLU community as a whole. What things have you learned about being a college athlete and a student? How do they benefit one another? Danny: Being a student-athlete has taught me numerous lessons. I have learned how to be a more responsible individual, work in a team with differing personalities, and manage my time while juggling multiple roles. The opportunity to participate in athletics while also furthering my education has only given me positive experiences that I will continue
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Ignota by Ingrid Stölzel; premiered by the ensemble in October 2021 Breathe by Alex Shapiro, resident of Friday Harbor, WA, and previous master class leader Echo Chambers by Peter Van Zandt Lane; premiered by the ensemble in Spring 2018 Additionally, the conference features an Intercollegiate Honor Band and PLU had a number of students selected to perform. Congratulations to these students: Jeremy Wuitchick, clarinet Benjamin Martin, soprano saxophone Marie Morgan, tenor saxophone Jessa DelosReyes
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exposed me to new materials to use in lessons, new repertoire to offer students (and play myself), and unique approaches to working with a variety of students,” Gillie said. She visited five universities, balancing these visits with her own performance schedule. She is an active performer in the Northwest and her sabbatical allowed her more time to participate and perform for Tacoma Symphony Orchestra and the Vashon Opera. In the fall, she held the first PLU High School Brass Workshop for local high
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