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Micah Lomax graduated from Maranatha with a degree in Music Education-Piano Proficiency. After graduation, Micah was able to seek a highly competitive graduate assistant position at Florida State University in music theory. Upon completion of his Master’s Degree in Music Theory, he began teaching at Howard W. Blake High School in Tampa, Florida. Below are [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha music students just returned from a one week, Music Education Observation Fieldtrip with Dr. Rick Townsend, Maranatha’s Music Education Program Coordinator. Read what they have to say about their experience: “This past week we had the privilege of observing master music teachers in public school elementary music classrooms. The teachers’ dynamic teaching skills made [Continue Reading...]
In the clip below, Melody Steinbart artfully conducts “Introit and Kyrie” from Requiem by Gabrielle Faure. This performance is a portion of Melody’s 30 minute final project for “Advanced Conducting,” a course taught by Dr. David Brown. Students in Advanced Conducting prepare a 30 minute video project to include in their professional portfolios, to use in graduate [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha’s Music Department awarded this year’s “Outstanding Musician Award” to Kara Burgess (Music Major-Piano Pedagogy). This award is given to the student who best exemplifies the purpose and spirit of Maranatha in the area of music throughout their college experience. Kara has been hired to teach music at Prairie Music Academy. The Music Department would also [Continue Reading...]
Rodney King, an arranging minor at Maranatha, has arranged “My Song in the Night” for choir and cello. Rodney is excited to make this arrangement available to ministries free of charge. Full Score Cello Part In the video clip below, Rodney explains why he chose to arrange this song followed by the Chamber Singers singing [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha plans to have their choral and symphonic band concert streaming live starting at 7 PM Central on Tuesday, April 23. In addition to the Symphonic Band, Madrigal, Chamber Singers, and Chorale will be performing. For details on attending the concert, click here. (This link is not viewable on Maranatha’s campus).
Maranatha frequently receives requests seeking Maranatha music graduates. If you are looking for a music job, check out these opportunities: Heritage Baptist Academy in Antioch, CA is looking for a piano pedagogy graduate who is flexible, yet detailed piano instructor to teach about thirty K-12th grade piano students, organize and lead music for daily chapels [Continue Reading...]
Watch clips from Jessica Garrison’s Senior Piano Pedagogy Recital below (subscribers: click here to view the videos): Prelude, Fugue and Variation by Franck It Is Well (Arr. by Lopez) Concerto in D Major, Hob. XVIII by Haydn What Grace is Mine (Arr. by Martin) Capriccio in B-flat Major, BWV 992 by Bach Bergerettes, No. 2 by Martinu
Janine Kolinski Brown graduated in 2012 with a degree in Music Education (Instrumental Track), and Sarah Herbert Pill graduated in 2011 with a degree in Music (Piano Performance Emphasis). This year, Sarah and Janine are teaching music as part-time instructors at Maranatha Baptist Academy. Under Janine’s direction, the band placed first at Nationals. The Small [Continue Reading...]
PIANO: Andrea Ly performing Mouvement by Sancan CLASSICAL ART SONG: Jenny Sanders performing Pur dicesti, o bocca bella by Lotti SACRED ART SONG: Tommy Montgomery performing The Greatest of These is Love by Bitgood STRINGS: Philip Ledgerwood performing Violin Sonata Movement 2 by Shostakovich [Continue Reading...]