Honor Society® member
Ryan McKinney
Tenor Chorister and Soloist at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church
- Lamar University
- Music- Vocal Performance
- Class of 2020
- port arthur, Texas
Member since October 2019
Education
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Lamar University
MM-Vocal Performance
2019 – 2020
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Claflin University
BA- vocal performance/ theatre
2013 – 2018
Honors and awards
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Pi Kappa Lambda Lifetime Membership
Lifetime membership awarded for exemplary musical studies.
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Opera Theatre Assistantship
Responsible for assisting Opera Theatre professor with all relevant aspects of rehearsal, staging, directing, and performance.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Ultimately, I intend to find employment as director of choral/ vocal studies and associate professor of music where I would be responsible for conducting choruses, teaching music theory, and vocal pedagogy. In addition, I plan to establish community and professional choral ensembles while maintaining the ability to perform in and direct operas, cantatas, oratorios, and other vocal performance domains.
- Graduate school interests
I am currently pursuing a graduate degree in vocal performance at Lamar University. Upon completion of that program I will pursue a graduate degree in choral conducting.
- Outside the classroom
Studying Conducting History and Technique,
Researching new Vocal and Choral Music,
Singing,
Music Theory,
Cooking,
Reading ,
and playing Video Games.
Experience
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Tenor Chorister and Soloist
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church
Mar 2020 – Jun 2020
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Opera Theatre Graduate Assistant
Lamar University Music Department
Mar 2019 – Dec 2020
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Tenor chorister and soloist
Wesley United Methodist Church
Feb 2019 – Mar 2020
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Cantor
St. Henry Catholic Church
Oct 2018 – Jun 2020
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Music Instructor of Voice and Piano
Tonalta School of Music
Aug 2018 – Jun 2020
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Tenor Chorister and Soloist
Orangeburg Church of the Redeemer
Oct 2016 – Apr 2018
Volunteering
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Chorister and Soloist
First United Methodist Church of Port Neches
May 2018 – Feb 2019
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Music Department Tutor
Claflin University Music Department
Sep 2015 – May 2018
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