What a great project! Thank you for telling us about it. I understand that you just finished up a great summer program. What were you doing?
I was studying voice with the group the New York Voices. They are a four-person vocal jazz group and they came to Bowling Green State University
to spend a week with students of all ages. They worked with us in
masterclasses, private lessons, and performed for us nightly. It was an
amazing experience.
Sounds like it. You're about to start the next phase of your life, Carrie. What are your plans?
I'm majoring in music education with a jazz emphasis at the University of Miami. I'm also planning on double majoring in the jazz voice studio down there. Eventually, I'd like to teach jazz at the High School or College level. It's always been a dream of mine to teach and enrich the minds of young musicians. The fine arts are so important to me and I hope that, even in this time of budget cuts, schools make it a point to keep music as a creative outlet.
It's been a pleasure speaking with you, Carrie. Good luck with college - and your music. I think you'll make a great jazz teacher! The University of Miami is lucky to have you.
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