HARMONY AND UNDERSTANDING

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• COURSE NUMBER: MUEN 1153, 1154, 2153, 2154
• COURSE NAME: Harmony and Understanding
• HOURS: Lecture 1, Laboratory 2, Clock Hours 48
• SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 1
• PREREQUISITE: NONE

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE: A highly select popular vocal group. We perform everything from the old classics to today's current hits. Admission by audition.

Organized in 1971, Harmony and Understanding is a select group of students from the Tyler Junior College A Cappella Choir. The group averages about 25 appearances a year, including such events as:

* Dallas Cowboys half-time shows
* State Fair of Texas
* Texas Rose Festival
* Miss Texas Pageant
* July 4th celebrations at the Cotton Bowl
* Texas Breakfast Club in Washington, D.C.
* Nice, France - Carnival
* Schools, conventions, and on national television
* Yachiyo, Japan - Sister City Concert
* London Millennium Concert Series and Parade
* Branson On Stage Live
* Military Bases, Hawaii
* Ramstein Air Force Base

The repertoire includes a wide variety of music, from nostalgia tunes to the now songs of today's younger generation. The students sing, dance, and play instruments in the act--in the process, each member develops his or her own special talents.

Harmony and Understanding is directed by Nathan A. Russell. Dance instructor is Candy Crocker Jordan.

Tyler Junior College enrolls over 10,000 students a semester and is considered the largest single campus junior college in the state. It offers a wide selection of music courses for beginners and accomplished music students, in addition to those students in other fields who just want the sound of music in their lives. Various instrumental and choral ensembles and private lessons are available. For more information on TJC's music department or scholarship opportunities, contact Jennifer Bailey.

Nathan A. Russell
Professor/Director of Choral Activities
Tyler Junior College
(903) 510-3265

Jennifer Bailey
Interim Director, Fine and Performing Arts
Tyler Junior College
P. O. Box 9020
Tyler, TX 75711
(903) 510-2483

 

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