Background
Quick, Julia May was born on May 1, 1942 in Plattsburg, New York, United States. Daughter of Henry James Ehlers and Retta Elberta Wooden.
Quick, Julia May was born on May 1, 1942 in Plattsburg, New York, United States. Daughter of Henry James Ehlers and Retta Elberta Wooden.
Bachelor of Science cum laude in Music, University Minnesota, Duluth, 1964. Master of Arts in Violin performance, San Francisco State College, 1966. Master of Fine Arts in Violin performance and Pedagogy, University Iowa, 1971.
DMA in Violin performance and Pedagogy, University Iowa, 1977. Training as national regional Suzuki violin teacher, 1983—1990.
Teacher strings, public school orchestra A.P. Giannini, San Francisco, 1965—1966, West High School, Iowa City, 1969—1970. Assistant professor music Memorial University, St. Johns, Canada, 1977—1979. Associate professor music Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado, 1979—1981, Weber State College/Southern Utah State, Ogden and Cedar City, Utah, 1981—1986.
Artist-in-residence, Suzuki teacher Fine Arts Center Kershaw County, Camden, South Carolina, 1986—1991. Professor music South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, since 1991. Violinist regional symphony orchestras throughout 8 United States states.
Violinist Classical Music Seminar, Eisenstadt, Austria, 1978, Aspen Summer Music Festival, Colorado, 1980, 81, Grand Teton Music Festival, Wyoming, 1984, Chapel Hill Music Festival, North Carolina, 1994—1997. Researcher violin music by women, African American and lesser-known composers, since 1991. Scholar, performer Taiwan Women's College Arts and Technology, 2001.
Member of American Association University Professors (academy member, performer), Music Educators National Conferences, Suzuki Association American (performer member), American String Teachers Association (reviewer books and music since 1977), National Association African-American Studies (performer 1998—2003, area chair 2000-2003), Pi Kappa Lambda (president Eta Omega chapter 1998—2007), Sigma Alpha Iota (reviewer books and music).
Married David Marvin Quick, July 23, 1966 (divorced July 12, 1974). 1 child Sarah Louise.