Debbie Allen is a public-school music educator, with experience teaching at all grade levels in vocal and instrumental music. In addition to teaching assignments, Debbie served as the K-12 Performing Arts Curriculum Specialist for the Shawnee Mission School District in Kansas for 11 years. One of the achievements she is most proud of is becoming a Partner in Education with the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center in Washington D.C., a position she held for four years, allowing her to provide inspiration through arts integration training to all subject-area teachers. Debbie holds degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Emporia State University. She is currently principal clarinetist of the Kansas City Civic Orchestra, serves on Adjunct Faculty at Baker University and spends the summers working at Interlochen Center for the Arts Summer Camp.
Practicing, playing and performing music with friends has provided lifelong inspiration. I am indebted to the community of educators, friends and fellow musicians who have enriched my life. Creating new music allows me to “give back”. Our imagination is as deep as the Grand Canyon (personal photo) as we find parallels of the power in music with the powers of nature. Purchase my works of original music for students to practice, play and perform with others. You will learn what the music is about and what students will learn as a result of playing each composition. An audio sample is included. Scores and parts available: @www.jwpepper.com/myscore/musictoinspire
In an effort to engage and be accessible, each composition is carefully constructed to allow each member of the ensemble to make a contribution to the overall performance, is inspired by a story or emotion for the musician to experience and strives to challenge the players to expand their technique and musicianship with carefully planned parameters of pedagogy. With these goals in mind, my work strives to inspire the musician to be courageous and creative, using their own imagination to create works of art.
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