Our mission is to educate and inspire all people to understand and value the art of vocal music and its lifelong impact on the human spirit.
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Teacher of the Year
The following criteria are applied when considering a candidate for Teacher of the Year:
  • Must be a current member of MSVMA
  • Must have taught at least 15 years, at least 10 of which were on the secondary level in Michigan
  • Must have demonstrated consistent excellence in performance
  • Must have been influential in creating a love and understanding of music for the masses

Previous teachers of the year are:

1968 Kenneth Jewell
1969 Alfred "Giff" Richards
1970 Gerald Gilbert
1971 John Elwell
1972 Eleanor Balaam
1973 Eugene Dyer
1974 Robert Ballard
1975 John Tousley
1976 Andy Zerban
1977 James Leonard
1978 Guy "Skip" Frizzell
1979 Jerry Smith
1980 Dorotha Schuler
1981 Lowell Everson and James Mahoney
1982 John Bright
1983 Roger Dehn
1984 Helmut "Fritz" Petrich
1985 Donald Scott
1986 Marvin Ritsema
1987 Howard Rizner
1988 David Jorlett
1989 John Tyner
1990 Brazeal Dennard
1991 Larry Wolf
1992 Nancy Bray
1993 Wendy Lake and Nancy Lange
1994 Thomas Stokes
1995 Shirley Lemon
1996 Frank DeWald and Robert Sabourin
1997 Susan Catanese
1998 Virginia Anderson-Kerwin
1999 Robert A. Martin
2000 Leslie Rowsey
2001 Nina Scott
2002 Gregory Cleveland
2003 Mark Webb
2004 Robert Oster
2005 Catherine Brodie and Wendee Wolf-Schlarf
2006 Cheryl Gapinski
2007 Richard Ingram
2008 Bruce Snyder
2009 Norma Freeman
2010 Robert Cindric
2011 James Borst
2012 Rodney Bushey
 
 
MSVMA members actively and innovatively respond to the evolving facets of vocal music education through collaboration, advocacy, technology, and lifelong learning opportunities that meet the needs of a diverse population.
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