Life and Education

I'm Andrew. Like most people, I have a background which leaned me in the direction of becoming a teacher. A large factor in this decision is both my family and the education I have received over the years. Like I hope to be when I graduate, both of my parents are music teachers. As a result I have grown up around them and their friends (also teachers.) We have lived in many places throughout Texas and as a result I have had the benefit of experiencing many school districts and many different teaching styles. I have been involved with music since I was five, and have not stepped away from it for any real period of time since then. I was involved in a select boys' choir in Amarillo when I was younger, took piano lessons, and remained active in band and choir through high school. Five years ago I applied and auditioned for admission into the music program here and was accepted and awarded a scholarship. I am now seventeen hours from completing my degree requirements and student teaching in the fall.