Janice Kay Kilgore

Background

Kilgore, Janice Kay was born on July 6, 1955 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Daughter of Jean Kendall and Dorothy Helen Kilgore.

Education

Student, Oral Roberts U., 1973-1976; Associate of Arts, Mountain View College, 1979; Bachelor of Music, U. North Texas, 1983; Master in Museum Education, U. North Texas, 1990; doctoral studies in music performance, U. North Texas.

Career

Teacher aide English as Second Language, Dallas Public Schools, 1979; substitute teacher, Dallas Public Schools, 1979-1983; class piano teacher, Dallas Public Schools, 1983-1984; choir director/class piano instructor, Dallas Public Schools, 1988-1990; orchestra teacher, Dallas Public Schools, since 1992; owner, TNET, LLC (Telecom. Network Engineering Technologies), since 1995. Assistant director Jazz Singers, Oral Roberts U., Tulsa, 1975-1976.

Music director, vocalist, keyboardist, booking agent, violist Janal, High Society, Dallas Woodwind Ensemble Imperial String Quartet, Imperial Brass Ensemble, since 1978. Music instructor Project Upward Bound, Denton, Texas, 1981. Tech.Waxahachie (Texas) Indiana School District, 1990-1992, choir director, coordinator department.voice, orchestra teacher, 1992-1996.

Class keyboard instructor Baldwin Family Music, Dallas, 1987-1989. Instructor music North Lake College, Irving, Texas, since 1990, director Jazz Singers. Creator, director numerous outdoor concerts.

Owner S.W. Music Enterprises.

Achievements

• Janice Kay Kilgore has been listed as a notable Musician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Director Urbandale Christian Church, Dallas, 1977-1979, Centenary United Meth.Ch., Dallas, 1984-1985, First United Methodist Church, Midlothian, Texas, 1985-1987, St. Luke United Methodist Church, Dallas, 1989-1990, First United Methodist Church, Waxahachie, 1990-1993, Trinity United Methodist Church, Duncanville, Texas,1993-1994, Tyler St. United Methodist Church, Dallas. Member Texas Music Educators Association (presenter 1994), Texas Choral Director Association, Texas Orchestra Dirs. Association, Dallas Music Educators Association, Denton Bach Society, Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra, Sherman Symphony Orchestra, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Kappa Lambda.

Interests

• Avocations: interior decorating, Tae Kwon Do (greenbelt).

Connections

Father:

Jean Kendall Kilgore

Mother:

Dorothy Helen Kilgore