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Calvary's Music Department's instructors are seasoned professionals in music. They bring years of experience to every course they teach and song they lead. Students will also enjoy their personable dispositions. We are proud to offer Majors under the leadership of these excellent instructors.
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Haekyung An
Music Department, College 816/322-0110, ext. 1324 AboutDr. Haekyung An is an Adjunct instructor teaching Vocal Pedagogy and voice lessons. She has a both a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music, a Master of Music in Opera and Musical Theater from Southern Illinois University and Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance (ABD) from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. |
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Karen Blankenship
Music Department, College 816/322-0110, ext. 1356 EducationB.S., John Brown University, Elementary Education, 1978; M.S., Bob Jones University, Elementary Education, 1982; graduate studies in music, University of Missouri – Kansas City, Conservatory of Music, 2000 AboutKaren Blankenship teaches music education courses, music fundamentals and appreciation, music student teaching, piano lessons, music history and literature, and a few courses in the Education Department. Karen has her degrees from John Brown University and Bob Jones University, with additional studies in music at the UMKC Conservatory of Music. She has extensive experience in teaching, music, speaking and leadership. Karen has taught at Calvary Bible College since 2000. Prior to this she has been an elementary classroom teacher, an elementary music teacher, and a high school/elementary music director. She has been very active in church music leadership, accompanying, children's music, children's ministry coordination and much more. Karen has had a full piano studio and has directed a community arts academy through her church. Karen has been a Belton, MO City Councilwoman and currently serves as the Chairperson for the Belton, MO Vision Team. She is a speaker for MOPS and Stonecroft International. Karen has several published articles, study guides, and has a book waiting to be published. She has received honors from the Belton Education Foundation, Who's Who in American Education, and Who's Who in American Women. She has been married to Dan for 31 years and has three children and two grandchildren. Karen's warm, upbeat teaching style makes her a favorite of students who take her courses and lessons. |
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Diana Bluebaugh
Music Department, College 816/322-0110, ext. 1342 |
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Youngjoo Choi
Music Department, College 816/322-0110, ext. 1342 EducationB.A., Western Illinois University, Piano, 1985; M.A., Western Illinois University, 1987; D.M.A., University of Iowa, Piano Pedagogy AboutCalvary Bible College is pleased to have Dr. Choi as a Visiting Professor of Piano while she is in the United States during the 2009-2010 school year. Dr. Choi has been on the faculty of numerous colleges in the US, as well as Korea and China, from 1994 to the present. Dr. Choi currently teaches Piano at Baekseok University in Korea. She is married to Moon Cho, a Professor at Soongsil University in Korea. |
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Un Chong Christopher
Music Department, College 816/322-0110, ext. 1359 EducationB.Mus., University of Missouri-Kansas City, Conservatory of Music, Piano Performance, 1982; M.Mus., University of Missouri-Kansas City, Conservatory of Music, Voice Performance, 1989 AboutUn Chong Christopher returns to Calvary Bible College to teach piano and music theory - having taught at Calvary in the early ‘90s. Un Chong received a bachelor's degree in piano performance under the tutelage of Joanne Baker and master's in voice performance under Inci Bashar. She has performed the title role in Bizet's Carmen, Charlotte in Massenet's Werther, Zita in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, Madame de Croissy in Poulenc's The Dialogue of the Carmelites and Jenny in Stephen Paulus's Village Singer. She has sung alto solos for oratorios. She is the resident alto soloist for the "Bach Aria Soloists" of Kansas City, founded in 1999 by the violinist Elizabeth Suh-Lane. She has toured throughout the Republic of South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi with the International Student Ministries. She has won numerous competitions, awards and scholarships in both voice and piano; national finalist and subsequent alternate Fulbright Scholar to Austria, NATS Artist division winner, "most promising young singer award" at the Metropolitan Opera Auditions, Pfeiffer Scholar to the Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony. She has performed piano concertos with the Kansas City Symphony, Liberty Symphony, Independence Symphony, and the Conservatory Orchestra. Christopher is in great demand for recitals, both vocal and piano, accompanying, coaching, master classes and adjudicating. She has been a faculty member at Northland Cathedral School of Music, Music Arts Institute, St. Paul's School, William Jewell College and Calvary Bible College. Presently, she is an adjunct voice professor at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance and Rockhurst University. Most recently her students have won competitions including: "The Most Promising Young Singer Award" at the Metropolitan Opera auditions, NATS competition Artist Division winner, and the Missouri Federation of Music Clubs competition winner. She is married to Charles and has two children. We warmly welcome Un Chong to the Calvary Bible College Music Department. |
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Bobbie Jeffrey
Music Department, College 816/322-0110, ext. 1342 EducationB.S., University of Wisconsin - Steven's Point, Theatre/Psychology, 1977. M.S., University of Missouri - Kansas City, Theatre, 2009. AboutBobbie Jeffrey was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and educated in local public schools, graduating first in her class as valedictorian of Hamilton High School in 1973. She was a National Merit Semi-Finalist, attended the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and graduated summa cum laude in 1977. She double majored in Theatre and Psychology and received the degree of Bachelor of Science. She taught English courses and coached debate and forensics at Rapid City Central High School in Rapid City, South Dakota until she began her family. Following various moves, she settled in Kansas City, Missouri in 1989. She home educated each of her three boys from kindergarten through high school and in 1990, founded and became artistic director of a theatre company for home educated students, h.e.a.r.t. theatre company. In 1992 she began a state-wide fine arts competition for home educated students and was the director of its speech and theatre division. From 2000-2001 she took the position of assistant director of Gospel Music Association’s drama training conference at the Seminar of the Rockies. Calvary Bible College recruited her in 2004 to begin teaching theatre and directing productions there. She is now Director of Theatre Arts and in 2009 began a theatre arts major and minor at the College. Ms. Jeffrey began her work toward her master’s degree in theatre arts at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in the spring of 2006. Upon completion of her degree requirements, she plans to continue developing the theatre arts degree at Calvary Bible College and direct copious amounts of Shakespeare. |
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Jill McFarland
Music Department, College 816/322-0110, ext. 1342 AboutMrs. Jill McFarland is serving as an Adjunct instructor, Director of Calvary Community School of the Arts, and the Department secretary. Jill is a 2007 graduate of Calvary Bible College. She received a Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy from the University of Missouri in 2009. |
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Carla Oliver
Music Department, College 816/322-0110, ext. 1357 AboutMrs. Carla Oliver is the new Chorale Director. Carla served for 26 years as the Director of Choral Activities and Music Department Chair at Lee’s Summit High School. She has taught at all levels of elementary and secondary schools and is extremely active in a wide range of choral related education organizations including serving as a clinician and adjudicator for choral festivals throughout Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Arkansas, Iowa and Missouri. Carla graduated from Wichita State with a Bachelor of Music Education and has a Master of Arts in Music History and Literature from the University of Central Missouri. |
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