Background
Kirk, Colleen Jean was born on September 7, 1918 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Bonum Lee and Anna Catherine (Hoffert) Kirk.
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Choral Conducting Focus on Communication
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Choral Conducting: Focus on Communication
(From the nation's top choral master-teachers! Choral Cond...)
From the nation's top choral master-teachers! Choral Conducting provides direction and guidance for beginning choral conductors, and to stimulate the practicing conductor who is receptive to alternative approaches to choral development and problem solving. A wealth of experience is revealed in this unique compendium. Virtually every topic is addressed. The cumulative effect is one of breadth and depth.
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Choral Conducting: Focus on Communication
(Top choral master-teachers Harold Decker and Colleen Kirk...)
Top choral master-teachers Harold Decker and Colleen Kirk provide outstanding direction and guidance for all levels of students and teachers of conducting and stimulate the practicing conductor who is receptive to alternative approaches to choral development and problem solving. A wealth of experience is revealed in this unique, full-featured compendium. Choral Conducting is well organized and presents its eclectic contents from the most basic information to the advanced in an easy-to-read format. Virtually every topic is addressed. Musical examples can be found throughout with sample markings that emphasize the fundamentals of each chapter. Useful appendices are extensive. The cumulative effect is one of breadth and depth.
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Choral Conducting: Focus on Communication by Decker Harold A. Kirk Colleen J. (1988-01-01) Spiral-bound
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Colleen Jean Kirk
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Bachelor of Science with high honors, University of Illinois, 1940; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, 1945; Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1953.
Career
Teacher music public schools, Danvers, Illinois, 1940-1944; Teacher music public schools, Watseka, Illinois, 1944-1945; instructor, University High School, Urbana, Illinois, 1945-1949; assistant professor education and music, University of Illinois, 1949-1958; associate professor, University of Illinois, 1958-1964; professor, University of Illinois, 1964-1970; professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1970-1990; conductor choral union, Florida State University, 1970-1990. Choral clinician, conductor, adjudicator.
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Choral Conducting: Focus on Communication
(Top choral master-teachers Harold Decker and Colleen Kirk...)
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Choral Conducting: Focus on Communication
(From the nation's top choral master-teachers! Choral Cond...)
- Choral Conducting Focus on Communication
- Choral Conducting: Focus on Communication by Harold A. Decker (1995-10-01)
- Choral Conducting: Focus on Communication by Decker Harold A. Kirk Colleen J. (1988-01-01) Spiral-bound
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Choral Conducting: Focus on Communication
Membership
Member American Choral Directors Association (life, president Southern division 1971-1975, national president 1981-1983, Wayne Hugoboom award for Distinguished Service 1988, Harold A. Decker Choral award 1981, Southern division convention award Excellence in Choral Art 1994, Robert Lawson Shaw citation 2001), American Choral Foundation, Inc., Music Educators National Conference, Association Professional Vocal Emsembles, Florida Music Educators Association, International Federation Choral Music, American Association of University Professors, College Music Society, Florida Vocal Association, Florida College Music Educators Association, Sonneck Society, Pi Kappa Lamdba, Kappa Delta Pi, Sigma Alpha Iota.
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1940
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1945
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1944 - 1945
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1945 - 1949
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1970 - 1990
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1970 - 1990
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Recipient President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Florida State University, 1979, Distinguished Service award University Illinois School Music Alumni Association, 1991. Named to Florida Music Educators Hall of Fame, 1992.Recipient President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Florida State University, 1979, Distinguished Service award University Illinois School Music Alumni Association, 1991. Named to Florida Music Educators Hall of Fame, 1992.