part time music faculty
Dr. Samuel Brown – Applied Voice, Vocal Pedagogy, Class Voice
A native of Silverton, Texas, Samuel Brown, Tenor, received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, the Master of Music degree from West Texas State University, Canyon, Texas and the Bachelor of Music degree from Baylor University (with majors in Voice, Piano and Sacred Music), Waco, Texas. Faculty positions include Wayland Baptist University (1973-1977), West Texas State University, the University of Colorado (graduate assistant), the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico and Jackson State University, Jacksonville, Alabama.
Dr. Brown has performed numerous tenor roles in oratorios, cantatas, and operatic excerpts throughout Texas, Colorado, New Mexico and Alabama including those with the Baylor University Oratorio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, the Rocky Mountain Chorale and Chroma Chamber Orchestra, the University of New Mexico Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, the Birmingham Alabama Youth Symphony Orchestra and Alabama All-State Youth Orchestra. In addition, Dr. Brown has given many Solo Recitals and Master Classes including Wayland Baptist University, West Texas State University, Baylor University, the University of Colorado, the University of New Mexico, Jacksonville State University, Armstrong State University, Louisiana State University, The University of Alabama at Huntsville, Alabama, Kaleidoscope, and performances of Brahms’ Liebslieder Waltzes at Augusta State University, Augusta, Georgia and Jacksonville State University.
Dr. Brown continues to be an active member in the National Association of Teachers of Singing in which his students have been consistent winners. Memberships include Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
Publications include musical transcriptions for Per tutti I gusti, Grazianna Lazzarino, Random House, 1981, La danza and La Tarantella, Australian Voice, 1996.
Dr. Brown retired from Jacksonville State University (1984-2004) where he taught Studio Voice, Class Voice, Diction for Singers, Vocal Pedagogy, The Art Song, Aural Skills and served as vocal coach for various musicals and operas. While at Jacksonville State University, he received numerous Faculty Research Awards and was awarded Professor Emeritus upon his retirement. He is now an adjunct faculty member at Wayland Baptist University teaching applied voice and vocal pedagogy.
Mr. Douglas Brown - Fundamentals of Music
Douglas Brown is an Adjunct Professor who specializes in the fields of composition and music theory, joining the faculty of Wayland Baptist University in 2012 and instructing classes in Fundamentals of Music and Music Appreciation as necessary for the Virtual Campus. At Houghton College, Mr. Brown taught Private Composition, Elementary Composition and Arranging, and the Music Theory Lab.
As publisher at Three Candles Music, Mr. Brown’s primary pursuit is to provide an avenue of promotion for the new music of living composers. In his own compositions he uses his combined background in instrumental and vocal music to draw from a broad spectrum for writing in the post-minimal style. Although Mr. Brown composes solos and for all sizes of performing groups, his favorite forces to write for are chorus and chamber music. A representative list of his works can be found at http://www.societyofcomposers.org/members/DouglasBrown .
Mr. Brown has a Master of Music in composition from Houghton College in New York and received Music Theory Honors at Wayland Baptist University where he completed his bachelor’s degree in theory and composition. He has studied composition under Gary D. Belshaw, Sun Mi Ro, and David H. Davies, and is a member of the Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI), Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers (CFAMC), College Music Society (CMS), and the American Society of Composers, Arrangers, and Producers (ASCAP).
He resides in North Richland Hills, Texas, with his wife, Jennifer, who also teaches for Wayland in the Virtual Campus.
Mrs. Jennifer Brown - Fundamental of Music
Mrs. Jennifer Brown is an adjunct professor for Wayland Baptist University's Virtual Campus.
She teaches Fundamentals of Music and Music Appreciation. She also serves as Instructional Assessment Coordinator, assessing the quality and design of WBU’s online courses.
Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Howard Payne University and a Master of Arts in Music from Stephen F. Austin State University.
Jennifer began teaching private lessons in 1999 and has taught at Music & Arts in Hurst, TX; Wayland Baptist University Academy of Fine Arts in Plainview, TX; The Snyder Music Academy in Fayetteville, NC; Dallas School of Music; and the Stephen F. Austin State University music preparatory program in Nacogdoches, TX.
In addition to her teaching and support roles at WBU, Jennifer teaches private voice and piano lessons to children and adults. She lives with her husband, Doug, in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. She is an active performer in her community and enjoys theater, playing handbells and singing at her local church.
Mr. Pat Brown – Applied Guitar, Guitar Ensemble, Literature and Pedagogy
Dr. Tammie Burger - American Music, Jazz
Dr. Tammie Burger has a PhD in Music Education from the University of North Texas, a Master of Music in Piano Performance from Texas Christian University, and a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of North Texas. She has taught at Redlands University, Wayland Baptist University, Arkansas State University—Beebe, and was the Department Chair of Music at Del Mar College.
Besides her academic work, Dr. Burger also has extensive experience in music business, having headlined a 4 piece jazz band in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for 10 years. She is also a sought after musician for recording studio work, and has worked with dance companies and musical theater companies as rehearsal pianist. Dr. Burger also has extensive experience in church music—from the traditional to more contemporary rock based worship.
Dr. Burger is equally at home with classical, jazz and sacred music. She teaches both American Music and Jazz for the Wayland Virtual Campus.
Dr. Melody Fried - Class Piano
Melody Jenkins Fried resides in Lubbock, Texas, where she maintains a private studio and teaches piano and class piano at Lubbock Christian University and Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas.
She received her doctorate in piano performance from the University of Oklahoma, masters degrees in piano performance and accompanying from the University of Arizona, and her bachelors degree in piano performance from the University of Tennessee at Martin. Currently, she is completing a masters degree in piano pedagogy from Texas Tech University. Her principal teachers include Lora Deahl, Julie Bees, William Westney, Edward Gates, Angelica Morales von Sauer, Peter Amstutz, Paula Fan, Richard Faith, and Allison Nelson.
Dr.. Sarah Herrington – Spirit, Applied Voice, Accompanying
Dr. Sarah Herrington is a full-time mom and adjunct faculty member in the Wayland Baptist University School of Music where she conducts choral ensembles and serves as an accompanist. She received her Bachelor of Music Education from Wayland Baptist University, Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Texas Tech University and Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from Texas Tech University. Sarah has been fortunate to serve through the years as a choral clinician, conductor of public school, collegiate and regional choral ensembles, private voice and piano instructor, vocal coach, and accompanist in public school, collegiate and church settings.
Sarah’s greatest blessings in life are her husband, Scott, and her two boys, Jackson and Mac.
Mrs. Kimberly Hudson– Applied Flute, Woodwind Ensemble, Literature and Pedagogy
Mr. Anthony King, Applied Percussion
Mrs. Sharon Mirll - Applied Strings
Sharon Mirll has instructed upper strings at Wayland Baptist University since 2009. She earned a Bachelor’s in Viola Performance and a Master’s in Pedagogy, both from Texas Tech University. She studied under Susan Schoenfeld through high school and college.
For over 28 years, Sharon has taught privately in Lubbock, Levelland, and Plainview. She has also served as Orchestra Director for the Lubbock Public Schools. She was founding conductor of the Lubbock Youth Symphony and continues to coach for Youth Orchestras of Lubbock. Sharon has performed with Plainview Symphony, Roswell Symphony, Big Spring Symphony, Midland Symphony, Abilene Symphony, and The Southwest Symphony in Hobbs, New Mexico.
Sharon lives in Lubbock and performs in the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra and The Ellsworth String Quartet.
Dr. Scott Strovas --Aural Skills, Music History
Scott Strovas holds a Ph.D. in Musicology from Claremont Graduate University (Claremont, California). His doctoral research, for which he was awarded Claremont’s competitive Transdisciplinary Dissertation Award, examines the motivations behind American composer John Adams’ decision to title his first symphony, Harmonielehre (1985), after the extensive 1911 treatise on harmony by Arnold Schoenberg. Dr. Strovas has published in the Forum of the College English Association on the effectiveness of musical study in cultivating creativity and critical thought in undergraduate writing courses, and he has presented scholarship on a range of subjects including contemporary American music, jazz, film music, twentieth-century musical philosophy, and writing pedagogy at a number of musicological and interdisciplinary conferences. He is currently coauthoring a biography on jazz great Louis Armstrong. Dr. Strovas also holds a graduate degree in Music Theory and undergraduate degrees in theory and trumpet performance from Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas). His previous teaching positions include Texas Tech, Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, California), the University of La Verne (La Verne, California), and Claremont Graduate University. At Wayland Dr. Strovas teaches music history and music theory aural skills labs.
Mr. John Woicikowfski – Music Appreciation
Over a 47 year career, Mr.Woicikowfski has conducted high school, church, and community choirs whilealso producing over 16 musicals and operas. Also, he has been in school administration over 18 years and was allowed to begin the elementary music program in the Lubbock Public Schools. He hasadjudicated manyUIL and Regional music competitions,been a guest conductor in schools and regional events. Heis past president of the Texas Music EducatorsConference, and member of several state and national committees.Presently, he is an adjunct music teacher for Wayland University School of Music where he has taught Music Appreciation for the past 10 years.
Mr. Boyce Wyrick - Applied Strings, String Methods, String Ensemble, Literature and Pedagogy
Boyce W. Wyrick, a graduate of Texas Tech University having earned both a Bachelor and Master degrees in Music Education with post graduate work at Trinity University, Arizona State University, Oklahoma University, the University of Wisconsin and the University of Alaska. Professional affiliations include Texas Music Educators’ Association, Texas Music Adjudicators’ Association, Mu Omicron and the International Society of Bassists. Mr. Wyrick maintains a performing schedule with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. Past orchestra experience include Amarillo, Midland-Odessa, Roswell (NM), San Angelo, San Antonio Civic, Lawton (OK), Seoul (ROK) and Plainview. He has conducted TMEA region orchestras in Abilene, Amarillo, Arlington, El Paso, Houston, Longview, Midland-Odessa, San Angelo and San Antonio. Under his direction, the Lubbock High Orchestra and Coronado Orchestra maintained high standards in both UIL competitions and music festivals. Wyrick serves as the conductor of the Plainview Symphony Orchestra and is the music director of Westminster Presbyterian Church where he conducts both the choir and bell choir and is the Director of Music. He serves as an adjunct professor in the School of Music of Wayland Baptist University.
Mr. Kevin Young – Applied Tuba and Euphonium, Brass Ensemble, Literature and Pedagogy
Kevin Young is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he began his music career playing trombone and tuba at the age of 11. After graduating from high school he attended Louisiana State University.
His academic career was interrupted with his enlistment into the United States Army. He spent nearly nine years serving his country at four separate duty stations. His assignments were to the 1st Calvary Division Band in Ft. Hood, Texas, 8th Army Band in Seoul, Korea, The United States Continental Army Band in Ft. Monroe, Virginia and the 389th Army Band (AMC's own) in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.
Kevin has performed extensively throughout the East Coast from Orlando, Florida to Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has also performed as a free-lance musician outside of his military assignments with many chamber ensembles.
Now out of the military, Kevin completed both the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from L.S.U. Kevin is the Principal Tubist of the Rapides Symphony Orchestra and has performed with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Dominion Brass Band and the Salt River Brass.
He has been a semi-finalist in auditions for the United States Army Band, The United States Field Band, The Dallas Brass Quintet and The United States Military Academy Band. His playing has been greatly influenced by Dr. Kevin, Wass, Dr. Joseph Skillen, Larry Campbell, Sam Pilafian, Pat Sheridan, Deanna Swoboda, John Manning and Robert Nunez.
In his spare time, Kevin enjoys spending time with this wife, Lee Ann and their three puppies: Ginger, Charlie, and Sophie.