Dr. Kenneth Saxon Draper Drive, Brownsville, TX

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1 Dr. Kenneth Saxon Draper Drive, Brownsville, TX EDUCATION DMA in Piano Performance University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama MM in Piano Performance Shorter College, Rome, Georgia BM in Piano Performance Shorter College COLLEGIATE TEACHING University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (2015-present) Associate Professor Director of Young Artists Piano Camp Accompanying Piano Pedagogy Class Piano ( ) Associate Professor Director of Young Artists Piano Camp Accompanying Class Piano Piano Pedagogy Piano Literature ( ) Assistant Professor Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Music Coordinator of Accompanying Director of Young Artists Piano Camp Accompanying Piano Literature Master s Project Class Piano ( ) Instructor/Coordinator of Accompanying Accompanying Keyboard Skills

2 University of Texas/Pan American ( ) Edinburg, Texas Instructor/Vocal Coach Class Piano Music Appreciation Mississippi University for Women (2002) Columbus, Mississippi Adjunct Instructor University of Alabama (2001) Tuscaloosa, Alabama Adjunct Instructor Music Management Careers in Music Mississippi State University ( ) Starkville, Mississippi Instructor/Staff Accompanist Music Appreciation Class Voice Talladega College ( ) Talladega, Alabama Instructor/College Organist Class Piano Sight Singing and Ear Training Music Appreciation Beginning Conducting SOLO RECITALS November 11, 2014 November 2, 2014 March 30, 2014 March 27, 2014 September 29, 2013 March 4, 2013 Mississippi University for Women Columbus, Mississippi Miller Hall, Valley Keyboards Lamar University Beaumont, Texas McNeese State University Lake Charles, Louisiana Brownsville, Texas

3 February 19, 2012 The Music of Kawai Shiu September 16, 2011 Fox Fine Arts Auditorium University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas September 11, 2011 May 9, 2011 February 19, 2010 April 26, 2009 February 22, 2009 October 19, 2008 October 25, 2007 July 3 and 6, 2007 June 9, 2007 January 18, 2007 November 11, 2006 September 17, 2006 January 24, 2006 February 20, 2005 April 30, 2004 February 3, 2004 January 10, 2004 April 25, 2003 March 29, 2003 Miller Hall, Valley Keyboards Miller Hall, Valley Keyboards Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas IBLA Grand Prize Ibla-Ragusa, Sicily Texas Music Teachers Association Convention Dallas, Texas Creative Arts Guild Dalton, Georgia Carrollton Cultural Arts Center Carrollton, Georgia Four Dimensional Music Concert, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music National University of Singapore University of Texas-Pan American Edinburg, Texas La Asociacion Cultural Matamorense Matamoros, Mexico University of Texas-Pan American La Asociacion Cultural Matamorense Matamoros, Mexico Club de Cultura Musical de Reynosa Reynosa, Mexico

4 March 23, 2003 February 28, 2003 April 28, 2002 February 26, 2002 October 11, 2001 April 18, 2000 November 13, 1995 October 20, 1995 October 16, 1995 April 6, 1995 University of Texas-Pan American College Music Society, South-Central Regional Conference Waco, Texas Judson College Marion, Alabama Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, Alabama Truett-McConnell College Cleveland, Georgia Shelton State Community College University of Montevallo Montevallo, Alabama Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, Alabama Shelton State Community College Gulf Coast Community College Panama City, Florida COLLABORATIVE RECITALS February 2, 2015 November 19, 2014 September 28, 2014 October 20, 2013 October 6, 2013 June 25, 2013 May 6, 2013 Jonathan Guist, clarinet, Katherine Decker, cello, Yingching Jeter, oboe, and Carol McNabb, bassoon Brownsville, Texas Carnival of the Animals (with Juan Pablo Andrade, piano) UTB Symphony Orchestra Brownsville, Texas Carol McNabb, bassoon and Susan Hurley-Glowa, horn Daniel Hunter-Holly, baritone Carol McNabb, bassoon Carol McNabb, bassoon University of Texas Pan American Edinburg, Texas Katherine Geeseman, cello

5 February 24, 2013 November 10, 2012 November 10, 2012 February 19, 2012 January 28, 2012 January 13, 2012 October 23, 2011 June 12, 2011 March 5, 2011 January 22, 2011 September 23, 2009 June 27, 2009 March 6, 2009 January 30, 2009 January 27, 2009 October 26, 2008 August 2, 2008 February 24, 2008 Soo-Ah Park soprano College Music Society, South-Central Regional Conference Brownsville, Texas Alexa Still, flute Collaborative Pianist, Brownsville Flute Festival Sin Frontera Ensemble The Music of Kawai Shiu Dr. Jonathan Guist, Clarinet Carol Wincenc (Professor of Flute, Juilliard) Master Class Dr. Soo-Ah Park, soprano and Dr. Yoonsang Lee, baritone Dr. Carol McNabb, bassoon and Yingching Jeter, oboe University of Texas Pan American Ms. Martha Placeres, violin and Patricia Lopez, cello International Day of Collaborative Music Accompanying Students Dr. Daniel Hunter-Holly, baritone Dr. Cristina Ballatori, flute and Sarah Kapps, cello Dr. Jonathan Guist, clarinet Dr. Stafford Turner, baritone and Rebecca Turner, soprano Dr. Stafford Turner, baritone and Rebecca Turner, soprano Colegio de San Juan Siglo XXI, Escuela Superior de Música Matamoros, Mexico Goodwin Harpsichord Celebration Concert Dr. Andrea Dawson, violin Unitarian Universalist Society of Rockport, Massachusetts Dr. Andrea Dawson, violin First Baptist Church - Carrollton, Georgia

6 February 9, 2008 September 17, 2006 February 25, 2006 January 21, 2006 November 12, 2005 October 1, 2005 February 10, 2005 October 2, 2004 September 26, 2004 August 29, 2004 April 15, 2004 February 29, 2004 January 27, 2004 January 26, 2004 October 4, 2003 April 13, 2003 March 3, 2003 Dr. Andrea Dawson, violin Dr. Carol McNabb, bassoon Celebrating 50 Years, A Tribute to John and Helen Ramsaur Shorter College, Rome Georgia Andrea Dawson, violin and Sarah Kapps, cello Hispanic Heritage Concert Nephi Sanchez, tenor and Dr. Carol McNabb, bassoon Dr. Richard Davis, baritone TMEA Convention - San Antonio, Texas Music for Piano and Winds Music for Piano and Winds - University of Texas-Pan American Dr. Richard Davis, baritone - University of Texas-Pan American Dr. Andrea Dawson, violin - University of Texas-Pan American Dr. Stafford Turner, baritone and Rebecca Turner, soprano University of Texas-Pan American Dr. Stafford Turner, baritone and Rebecca Turner, soprano Howard Payne University - Brownwood, Texas Dr. Stafford Turner, baritone and Rebecca Turner, soprano Hardin-Simmons University - Abilene, Texas Dr. Carol McNabb, bassoon - Dr. Andrea Dawson, violin and Dr. William O Neil, clarinet University of Texas-Pan American Dr. Andrea Dawson, violin - University of Texas-Pan American Pianist, Valley Symphony Orchestra - Edinburg, Texas 2002 Dr. William O Neil, clarinet University of Texas - Pan American 2002 SCI Student National Conference Bowling Green State University - Bowling Green, Ohio Dr. Jonathan Noffsinger - Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, Alabama

7 International Solo Horn Competition (The American Horn Competition, Inc.) - University of Alabama kawai and the musicians (special guest conductor Sir Harrison Birtwistle) University of Alabama Dr. Jonathan Noffsinger - North American Saxophone Alliance (Region 6) - University of Alabama 2000 kawai and the musicians at PCMC New Music Festival 2000 California State University, Los Angeles PUBLICATIONS Sight Reading Success Volume 1: Steps to Success The Science of Sight Reading American Music Teacher June/July 2009 The Secrets of Sight-Reading Pianist, No. 37 August-September 2007 Teaching Sight-Reading: Old Saws and New Tools for Effective Sight-Reading Skills Piano Pedagogy Forum January 2004 GUEST MASTER CLASSES Mississippi University for Women Columbus, Mississippi November 10, 2014 McNeese State University Lake Charles, Louisiana March 28, 2014 Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas February 23, 2009 Judson College Marion, Alabama April 28, 2002

8 RECORDINGS LECTURE/PRESENTATIONS 13 Preludes, Op. 32 by Sergei Rachmaninoff: Plum052 music of kawai shiu: SSR0004 clear shade - solo piano exchange:china: CRI805 kawai shiu: Winter Tide - violin, cello, flute, clarinet and piano The Science of Sight Reading at the Piano University of Texas at El Paso September 15, 2011 The Science of Sight Reading at the Piano Texas Music Educators Association Convention February 12, 2011 International Day of Collaborative Music Concert January 22, 2011 What Can Science Tell Us About Sight Reading? Baeg Piano Academy Nov. 18, 2007 What Can Science Tell Us About Sight Reading? Texas Music Teachers Association Convention June 8, 2007 ADJUDICATION Novyi International Music Competition (2015) UTB Music Academy Young Artists Festival (2015) Brownsville, Texas Texas Music Teachers Association (2010) Performance Competition Preliminaries Magic Valley Music Teachers Association (2010) Piano Festival: Upper Division Magic Valley Music Teachers Association (2009) Piano Festival: Upper Division

9 (2009) Concerto and Aria Competition (2008) Seventh Annual Guitar Ensemble Festival Ensemble Competition: College and Professional Categories (2008) Concerto and Aria Competition (2007) Sixth Annual Guitar Ensemble Festival Ensemble Competition: College and Professional Categories Magic Valley Music Teachers Association (2006) Piano Festival: Intermediate Division (2006) UTB/TSC Music Academy Young Artists Festival, Piano Solo Competition (2006) Fifth Annual Guitar Ensemble Festival Ensemble Competition: College and Professional Categories Magic Valley Music Teachers Association (2004) Piano Festival VII - Upper Divisions University of Texas-Pan American Chamber Orchestra (2002) Concerto Competition Alabama Federation of Music Clubs (2002) Junior Piano Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra (1999) Young Artists Concerto Competition AFFILIATION Georgia Music Teachers Association (1996) State Auditions National Federation of Music Clubs/member Brownsville Federated Music Club/president Music Teachers National Association/member Texas SA, Performance Competition, Assistant Chairman Magic Valley Music Teachers Association/ Performance Competition Chairman College Music Society/member

10 HONORS AND COMPETITIONS OTHER EXPERIENCE Tenure and Promotion Fall 2012 Exceptional Merit First Alternate, Los Alamos Preliminary International Piano Institute Competition September 21, 2008 Distinguished Musician IBLA Grand Prize July 13, 2007 Graduate Council Fellowship (1996) University of Alabama Pi Kappa Lambda (1992) National Music Honor Society Winner, State Auditions (1992) Georgia Music Teachers Association Who s Who in Music (1981) A Biographical Dictionary of Outstanding Music Students Randall Publishing Company Piano Faculty (2006-present) Music Academy Organist (2002) First Presbyterian Church Bessemer, Alabama Organist ( ) University Lutheran Church Tuscaloosa, Alabama Piano Teacher ( ) University of Alabama Community Music School Organist/Choir Director ( ) Saint Mary s Catholic Church Rome, Georgia Private Piano Studio ( ) Rome, Georgia

11 Piano Teacher ( ) Shorter College Preparatory Department Adjunct Piano Faculty ( ) Shorter College