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Choral
Music at Milligan
The music department at Milligan College offers a wide variety of exciting
opportunities in choral studies and is dedicated to the promotion and expansion of
vocal education. Opportunities for musical growth and Christian worship through
choral studies are available for the music
major and nonmajor.
Concert Choir
John Wakefield, Director
The Milligan College Concert Choir upholds a long tradition as an outstanding college
choir. In its past, it has sung at the invitation of the President at the National Prayer
Breakfast in Washington, DC. The choir has toured throughout England, with special
performances in Coventry Cathedral and in the Civic Centre of the City of Birmingham. More
recently, the Milligan College Concert Choir has sung at the North American Christian
Convention, the Conference on World Evangelism-National Missionary Convention, and at the Tennessee State Convention of the American Choral
Directors' Association.
The choir is auditioned from throughout the student body. The choir conducts annual tours
throughout the United States, performing for churches, high schools and conventions.
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Concert Choir Programs
About John Wakefield
Contact Info:
423.461.8793
jcwakefield@milligan.edu
John Wakefield is
conductor of the Milligan College Concert Choir. His music education is from
MacMurray College, Northwestern University, and Yale. Conducting study was
from Margaret Hillis at Northwestern, and Otto Werner Mueller at Yale. Vocal
study was with Hermanus Baer at Northwestern, and Charles Fisher at
MacMurray.
John was on the Milligan
faculty in the 1970s. He returned to the Milligan faculty in 1998, after
serving as Associate Minister of Westwood Hills Christian Church, Los
Angeles; Minister of Worship at Clovernook (Lifespring) Christian Church in
Cincinnati; and as a full-time chaplain at Mercy Hospital of Cincinnati.
John has pursued biblical
studies at Emmanuel School of Religion, Westwood Christian Foundation, and
Christ Church College, Oxford. This other life has included preaching,
teaching, and pastoral ministry. He is a consultant to churches on worship
issues.
John has also been a guest
lecturer on worship at Springdale College in Birmingham England, and the
Institute for Biblical Studies near Vienna, Austria. He is currently a
doctoral student in liturgical studies in the School of Theology, University
of the South. The major project for that program is a book: Why Churches
Worship the Way they Do: a History of Public Worship in the Stone/Campbell
Movement.
John is a member of the
American Choral Directors Association, National Association of Teachers of
Singing, and Music Educators National Conference. He is a life member of the
Hymn Society of North America, and the Disciples of Christ Historical
Society. He and his wife, Vicki, have two married sons - Scott and David.
John and Vicki also enjoy their three grandchildren.
Women's Chorale
Anne Elliott, Director
Milligan Women's Chorale is a women's ensemble singing various
styles of music and performing on- and off-campus. Continuing in
Milligan’s strong tradition of women’s vocal ensembles, the Milligan
Women’s Chorale was founded in Fall 2008. The chorale performs
literature of different styles ranging from sacred to popular. The
chorale performs for churches and various organizations in the
Tri-Cities area. The ensemble is open to all female students.
About Anne Elliott
Contact Info:
423.461.8938
aelliott@milligan.edu
Anne B. Elliott is the director of the Millgan Women’s
Chorale. She joined the Milligan faculty in fall 1999. She holds a
Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance from The University of South Carolina
at Coastal Carolina and a Master in Church Music in Piano/Accompanying from
the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. While at
Southern Baptist Seminary she studied piano with Dr. Ronald E. Boud and
conducting with Dr. Douglas Smith. Post-graduate work includes piano study
with Dr. Lynn Rice-See and a Certificate in Piano Pedagogy from East
Tennessee State University.
Mrs. Elliott has served churches in South Carolina,
Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee. She has held positions of choral
director, church pianist, and choir accompanist in several churches for the
past 30 years. As piano instructor at Milligan, Mrs. Elliott teaches applied
piano and class piano. She also teaches private piano lessons in Johnson
City, Tennessee.
Mrs. Elliott presently serves on the board of the
Sonatina Festival event of Johnson City. She is a longstanding member and
officer of the Appalachian Music Teachers Association, affiliate of the
Tennessee Music Teachers Association, The National Federation of Music Clubs, and Music Teachers National
Association.
About Charlotte Anderson
Contact Info:
423.461.8791
cvaleriasing@charter.net
www.charlotteanderson.com
A distinguished
performer, scholar and teacher, Charlotte Anderson
has extensive opera, recital, oratorio and symphonic song experience.
As a lecturer and facilitator, she has presented workshops around the
country on Voice, Body Awareness and The Alexander Technique. She holds
a Masters and Doctorate in vocal performance and pedagogy from the
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. She received post
graduate certification in the Alexander Technique from the American
Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT), a three-year, 1600 hour
course with a five to one student/teacher ratio. Currently, she teaches
applied voice at Virginia Intermont College and Milligan College, and
private lessons, class Voice and the Alexander Technique at her studio (www.charlotteanderson.com)
in Kingsport, Tennessee.
About Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique
is a method of educating the body toward efficient use of the whole
self. The Alexander Teacher uses verbal, visual, and hands-on skills to
help students learn to recognize and change habits that interfere with
natural movement and expressivity through Constructive, Conscious
Control.
Performance:
For over 100 years,
actors, dancers, singers, and instrumentalists have used the Alexander
Technique in order to be more effective performers. It is included in
the curriculums of such institutions as Julliard, Boston University,
Yale School of Drama, The Royal College of Music , and The Royal Academy
of Dramatic Arts.
Relief, recuperation &
prevention:
The Technique benefits people with a variety of posturally induced neurological and muscular-skeletal problems, including those of
Daily Life:
The Alexander Technique is an intelligent way to improve your self-image. Practice of the AT optimizes physical strength, endurance, muscle tone and flexibility.
For more information about Alexander Technique:
www.alexandertech.org
Degree Programs General Music Studies Major
Applied Studies Emphasis The Applied Studies Emphasis consists of additional studies in
the vocal field beyond the required core courses for General Music Studies
majors. In addition to the 28 hours of required core courses, you will study
ten hours of the following: MUSC 244 Advanced Theory/Ear Training, MUSC 456
Applied Instrumental Pedagogy, an additional four semesters of MUSC 100-002
Applied Voice, and MUSC 490 Senior Project or MUSC 408 Senior Recital.
Music Education Major The music education curriculum is designed as an interdisciplinary program for the student planning a career
in teaching music. Students majoring in music education must choose either the
instrumental or vocal emphasis. Licensure is K-12 vocal/general and instrumental. This degree requires nine
semesters of study.
The student is trained in voice or an orchestral instrument,
piano, conducting, and in the materials and methods of elementary and secondary music education.
The student is also trained in educational applications of
computer and digital keyboard technology. Opportunities for field work in area
schools, including directed teaching, broaden the student's education.
Music Degree Programs at Milligan
College
Scholarships The music department at Milligan College offers scholarships to new students who apply and are awarded according to talent, academic achievement, and need
regardless of intended major. Scholarships are awarded by audition and available for study in voice and choral music, with preference given to music majors and minors. For more information, please visit Audition Information.
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