Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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Enhancing Musical Abilitie i The Music Department is solely for the purpose of developing and enhancing one's artistic abilities in music. This department is a member of the National Association of Schools of Music. It has a faculty of twenty-two full-time members and two part-time. The faculty holds advanced degrees from several of the nations most highly esteemed schools of music. Baird Music Hall is alive with undergraduate and graduate students. It boasts such facilities as rehearsal halls, teaching studios, practice rooms, a music education materials center, a record library, and instrument repair facility, and a 400 seat recital hall. Dr. Christopher Gallaher, head of the department, said that Morehead State University has backed the music program very well. iiThe administration is very supportive of the program and is always helpful in the program's growth and continuation, he said. The music department has put forth a very talented group this Music year. The MSLI Marching Band, under the direction of Mr. Richar Miles, was selected to perform December 1 at the lndianapoli Coltsi New England Patriots professional football game. The ban performed in front of national television. The MSU Chambe Singers under the direction of James Ross Beane was selected t perform in Carnegie Hall in New York City with the America Symphony Orchestra, on April 30, 1986. These singers joine. choruses from the University of Nebraska, Memphis State Univer sity, Mars Hill College, and Western Kentucky University for a per formance of Kodaly's TE DEUM and Neilson's HYMNUS AMORIS They were conducted by Peter Tiboris. The department offers a bachelor's degree in Music Educatio for those interested in teaching; a bachelor of music degree f0 those interested in careers as performers, theorists, or composers and a major and minor within the bachelor of arts curriculum. This department is making people more aware of them throug their recitals and concerts. By GREG RAMEY and ADA MIRACLE

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lbw; aw I CHNICAL math Is just one of the many classes taught by Glenn Johnston who Is e head of the mathematics department at Morehead. The math department has e largest enrollment among courses offered by a department at M. S U. LCULATORS are a major part of any math class here at Morehead. Susie Berry, freshman from Maysville, Ky. ., is in the process of calculating an answer during r math class. COMPUTATIONAL skills as well as the practical application of these in word problems is needed in math class. Vonda Ramey, a junior from Morehead, uses these skills to do her classwork.

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081C majors, band members, etc., have to go through hours of practice to each the point of perfection. Many practice most of the day. XYLOPHONING IT are two members of the band at MSU. The xylophones re often played when the band performs. SOPHOMORE music majorAnna Spots plays the clarinet in the band. Ms. Spots rivate lessons. Students must supply their own guitars or rent them. is a native of Lexington. UITAR lessons are taught at Morehead State along with various other types of