MS. DEBRA FLOURNOY-Buford

Debbie Flournoy (referred to as Professor Flo) attended Texas Tech University receiving a Bachelor of Music with Teaching Certification and a Master of Music in Piano Performance. While Flo is serving full-time as Director of Vocal Music Education at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas, she continues nearing completion of a PhD in Music at Texas Tech. Flo teaches elementary methods, secondary choral methods, music technology, supervises student teachers, and directs the professional Children’s Chorus of Plainview.

Professor Flo has 11 years of public school teaching experience in grades K-12. During this time, students under her direction achieved UIL Division I Ratings for choir, state solo and ensemble, sweepstakes honors, and placement of students in the Texas All-State Choir. Urban Choirs under Flo’s leadership earned festival sweepstakes, Best in Class, and Grand Champion Honors at Choir Festivals in Texas, Florida and California.
Over a four year period, students under her leadership received over $200,000 in college music scholarships.

Student teachers supervised under Flo have been placed in music education positions throughout Texas and requests for Wayland graduates continue to grow. SPIRIT, a vocal jazz ensemble under the direction of Professor Flo, performance highlights include Alaska, TMEA, NBA Spurs Basketball games, a CD studio project, and most recently a trip to Hong Kong and Schenzhen, China along with the International Choir under the direction of Dr. Scott Herrington.
Flo continues to serve as a UIL Region and State adjudicator, choir clinician, and presenter for urban school districts and music conventions including TMEA, Dallas ISD, San Antonio ISD, Midland ISD, Lubbock ISD and MENC.

Flo is the mother of three daughters: Julie, Stephanie, and Tisha.

 

COURSES:  Spring 2008  -- click on course number for links to syllabus, handouts, ect.:

Course	Title	Time	Room
FALL
MUSI 0001	Recital Hour	F 12:40-1:35	HMC 124
MUSI 0002	Piano Proficiency	TBA	HMC 104
MUSI 3302	Music Technology	T 6:30-9:30	HMC 104
MUSI 3310	Music Education Methods	MWF 10:00-10:50	HMC 103
MUSI 4342	Developing Choral Score Reading	T/Th 10:50-12:05	HMC 124
EDUC 4664	Student Teaching (Music Supervision)	TBA	TBA
EDUC 5350	Internship (Music Supervision)	TBA	TBA
PIAN 1105-4106	Applied Piano	TBA	HMC 104
SPRING
MUSI 0001	Recital Hour	F 12:40-1:35	HMC 124
MUSI 0002	Piano Proficiency	TBA	HMC 104
MUSI 4323	Instructional Strategies and Practices (Choral)	MWF 10:00-10:50	HMC 103
EDUC 4664	Student Teaching (Music Supervision)	TBA	TBA
EDUC 5351	Internship (Music Supervision)	TBA	TBA
PIAN 1105-4106	Applied Piano	TBA	HMC 104

 

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