2023 North Texas College of Music Signing Day

325 NW Renfro Street,Burleson TX 76028

13 May, 2023

Description

Come celebrate all of the hard work that your students have put into music before they head off to college and continue their careers in music! This will be a day for the students to "sign" a letter of intent to the college or university that they will be attending and be recognized for their commitment to music. Every student who registers before May 10th will receive a certificate and have the opportunity to sign. The signing day will be opened by special keynote speaker This event is open to all graduating seniors who are planning to continue their music education in college. You do not have to be majoring in music, but just participating in band, orchestra, or choir in some capacity at the collegiate level. Come wearing the colors of the College/University that you will be attending, as there will be many photo opportunities! We will be joined by keynote speaker Dr. Peter Boonshaft! Called one of the most exciting and exhilarating voices in music education today, Peter Loel Boonshaft has been invited to speak and conduct in every state in the nation and around the world. Honored by the National Association for Music Education and Music For All as the first recipient of the “George M. Parks Award for Leadership in Music Education," Dr. Boonshaft is Director of Education for Jupiter Band Instruments. He is the author of the critically acclaimed best-selling books Teaching Music with Passion, Teaching Music with Purpose, and Teaching Music with Promise. He is also co-author of Alfred Music’s method book series Sound Innovations. As well, his weekly “Boonshaft’s Blog” for music educators continues to inspire teachers everywhere. He has received official proclamations from the Governors of five states and a Certificate of Appreciation from former President Ronald Reagan, as well as performing for former President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton, and for Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His honors also include being selected three times as a National Endowment for the Arts "Artist in Residence,” three times awarded Honorary Life Membership in the Tri-M Music Honor Society, receiving the Al G. Wright Award of Distinction from the Women Band Directors International, and being selected for the Center for Scholarly Research and Academic Excellence at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY, where he is Professor Emeritus of Music.