Background
Kenzie, Melissa Taylor Mac was born on September 23, 1925 in Brownsville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Lee Bond and Rose Eleanor (Harwood) Taylor.
Kenzie, Melissa Taylor Mac was born on September 23, 1925 in Brownsville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Lee Bond and Rose Eleanor (Harwood) Taylor.
Bachelor, Peabody College, 1946. Postgraduate, Peabody College, 1946. Postgraduate, Memphis State University, 1970.
Soprano Memphis Open Air Theatre, 1948, Episcopal Actors' Guild New York, 1949—1951, American Theatre Wing, New York City, 1949—1951. Concert singer, from 1948. Soprano soloist, director, music Temple Adas Israel, Brownsville, 1952—1983.
Private teacher, piano, voice, organ, from 1953. Teacher, music education Haywood County Board Education, Brownsville, from 1953. Director, music Gay Valley Camp, Brevard, North Carolina, 1959—1962.
Member Grace Moore Opera Scholarship, 1966—1972, Tennessee Bicentennial Committee, 1976. Presenter music pedagogy State Department Education Middle Tennessee State University, 1991.
Member of United Daughters of the Confederacy, Haywood County History Society (president 1987-1990, chairman, Brownsville Histo. Zoning Commission 1989-1991), Wednesday Morning Musicale Brownsville, Daughters of the American Revolution (chairman American music, regent David Craig chapter), Career Ladder Music Teacher Tennessee State Department Education, Music Educators National Conference (national registered music educator 1991-1996), Tennessee Music Teachers Association (vice president, program chairman West Tennessee division), American College Musicians (named to Hall of Fame 1969), National Guild Piano Teachers (accredited music teacher), Tennessee Federation Music Clubs (parliamentarian, vice president), National Federation Music Clubs, Alpha Delta Kappa.
1 child Donna M. Pfohl.