Piano Faculty
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Dave Lehman, department head
Educational background: B.A., Bob Jones University; M.Mus., Boston University; additional study at Boston University; student of Anthony de Bonaventura and Bela Boszormenyi-Nagy. Hometown: Dracut, Massachusetts Membership: Music Teachers National Association, American College of Musicians Academic Area: head of the piano department, applied piano Hobbies: furniture refinishing, gardening Family: wife, Susan, and four children: Bryan, Kristin, Lauren, and Jill Ministry: organist, Trinity Bible Church, Greer, SC Mission statement: My desire is to serve my students and encourage them to godliness through the study of music. The benefits of music study—discipline, confidence, concentration and organization, etc.— should be used as tools to be more effective in God's service. |
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Anne RoGene Cook
Educational background: B.Mus., Piano Performance Bob Jones University; M.Mus., Piano Performance Bob Jones University; Additional study at the Peabody Institute of Music with Beatrice Long and Amy Lin Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland Academic Area: applied piano, group piano, staff accompanist Membership: National Federation of Music Clubs, National Piano Guild, Music Teachers National Association, South Carolina Music Teachers Association Hobbies: travel, hiking, French Family: husband, Brenton on Bible and Church History faculty Ministry: active in the music ministry at Mount Calvary Baptist Church; Greenville, SC Mission statement: My commitment to the Christian teaching of music means that I am in the process of striving to use the piano as a tool to help my students glorify the Lord and to be more conformed to the image of Christ. With the Lord’s help, I desire to teach my students to discipline themselves to strive for excellence in their classical and sacred playing, so that they reflect God’s standards for excellence, and they have an understanding of how to. develop their talents for the service and glory of God. |
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Jean Cook
Educational background: B.S., M.A., Bob Jones University; additional study at the Westminster Choir College Academic Area: applied piano, piano pedagogy, early grade piano literature and methods, University Chamber Singers accompanist, directs Eastside Kindersmusik for preschoolers Family: husband, Warren, also on the music faculty, and three children: Laura Jean, Esther, and Matthew Ministry: active in the music ministry at Heritage Bible Church, Greer, SC |
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Donna Crawford
Educational background: B.A., Heritage Baptist University; M.A., Pensacola Christian College; M.M., Bob Jones University; additional study at the University of Akron. Hometown: Denver, Colorado Academic Area: applied piano, applied organ, music technology Membership: member of National Piano Guild, American College of Musicians Hobbies: typesetting music, crocheting, working jigsaw puzzles Family: husband, George Crawford, four children, and ten grandchildren Ministry: active in the music program at Faith Baptist Church, Taylors, SC Mission statement: By example and edification, I desire to challenge my students to acknowledge that their unique abilities are given to them by their Creator; to develop those gifts to their maximum potential for the glory of God; to love the Lord their God with all their hearts, souls, strength, and minds; and to worship fervently and serve enthusiastically the Lord Jesus Christ. |
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Peter Davis
Educational background: B.S., M.Mus., M.A., Bob Jones University, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma; additional study at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Academic Area: applied piano, pedagogy, keyboard skills, composition, Master/Doctor of Ministry (mini-session) program at the BJU Seminary Professional Organizations: Music Teacher's National Association, American College of Musicians Professional activities: active in accompanying, composing, sacred concerts, and speaking on topics of sacred music ministry. Directs Summer Piano Camp for BJU, and has adjudicated throughout the Southeast region (piano/composition). He is past chair of the piano department and currently coordinator of group piano classes. Publications: hymn texts and tunes published by SoundForth, Ambassador International, and Frontline Magazine; Articles in Frontline Magazine and Church Music Dynamics; Six-volume series Keyboard Treasury, with SoundForth as well as various other keyboard collections; Numerous choral and instrumental works (SoundForth, Jantz Music, Sacred Sheet Music.com, and Pinner Publications); Instructional DVD, Hymnplaying Made Simple (ShowForth Videos); Incidental music (Comforting Mercies Ministries and The Children's Bible Hour); Sunday School curriculum on the book of Revelation (Institute of Biblical Education). Music publications reviewed by The American Music Teacher, Clavier Magazine, and Piano Guild Notes. Awards: 1987 Winner of SCMTA Composition Contest; 1998, Award from Kurzweil Corporation for MIDI sequencing of his youth piano concerto, Spring Fantasy; and the Gayle Boyd deStwolinski award, University of Oklahoma. His students have been MTNA divisional/national laureates in piano and composition, as well as performing with the CYS, GCYO, Gardner-Webb, BJA, and BJU orchestras. Family: wife, Leslie, with the BJU Student Life team; daughters, Bethany and Emily Ministry: assistant music director, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, piano, organ, and conducting (full time in the summer). |
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Lance Flower
Educational background: B.S., M.A., Bob Jones University Hometown: Seymour, Iowa Academic Area: head of the music theory department; applied piano Hobbies: hiking and all sports Family: wife, Janet, two daughters: Donna and Laura Ministry: organist, Heritage Bible Church, Greer, SC Mission statement: My mission is to help prepare students to serve the Lord through a ministry in music. This training involves spiritual, mental, and social aspects, and the perfecting of the musical gifts. |
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Tom Grimble
Educational background: B.A., Indiana State University; M.Mus., Bob Jones University Hometown: Fairbanks, Indiana Membership: Music Teachers National Association, American College of Musicians Academic Area: applied piano, coordinator of student accompanists Ministry: active in the music ministry at Cornerstone Baptist Church Family: wife, Angela, and four daughters: Elaine, Kathleen, Stephanie and Rosemary Mission statement: My desire is to help my students develop a love for music and a spirit of thanksgiving for the talents God has given them. |
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Susan Kindall
Educational background: B.Mus., M.Mus., Bob Jones University; D.M.A., University of Oklahoma Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina Academic Area: piano pedagogy, applied piano Memberships: Music Teachers National Association, South Carolina Music Teachers Association Board Member, National Federation of Music Clubs, Intercollegiate Studies Institute, College Music Society, Interlochen Arts Camp Summer Staff Member Performance: A featured piano master class clinician, Dr. Kindall remains active as adjudicator and performer. Her students are laureates of the Henry Janiec Concerto Competition, the Gardner-Webb Concerto Competition, and the MTNA Steinway Collegiate Artists Piano Competition State Division, among others. Most recently her students have pursued further studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music and have been invited to participate in distinguished master classes for the SCMTA Convention, the Josef Hoffman International Piano Competition and the Hilton Head International Piano Competition. In addition, Dr. Kindall has served as a national group discussion leader for both the Group Piano Pedagogy Forum and the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy. She is founder and coordinator of the Distinguished Lecturers in Piano Performance and Pedagogy series at BJU. Her articles appear in Piano Pedagogy Forum. Awards: winner, Oklahoma Music Teachers Association piano competition, graduate division; recipient of the 1993 Gayle Boyd deStwolinski Award for outstanding service to the University of Oklahoma School of Music. Hobbies: running, biking, hiking, travel, and music technology Mission statement: The purpose of my being here at BJU is to honor the Lord through the success of my students. Their spiritual and musical triumph is my goal. They are the crowns that I will lay at the feet of Christ one day and are worth all that I can give them and more. |
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Faye Lopez
Educational background: B.S., M.A., Bob Jones University; additional study at Bartlesville Wesleyan College, Mid-America Nazarene College, and the Conservatory of Music at University of Missouri at Kansas City. Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri Academic Area: applied piano, hymnplaying, sightsinging Publications: Has over 350 compositions and arrangements in print, published by Soundforth, The Wilds, Alfred, Beckenhorst, Shawnee Press, Majesty Music, and other music publishers; has 10 piano solo and duo collections; has been actively involved in Christian recordings through The Wilds, Sacred Music Services, and Soundforth, including her most recent solo recording with orchestra, EXALTATION (SMS) Hobbies: writing music, collecting recipes Family: husband, Steve; two grown children Ministry: Involved in church music ministries and Christian music publication since college; serves as Instrumental Music Facilitator at Hampton Park Baptist Church; frequent church keyboard clinician at the Wilds Music Conference and in weekend seminars at churches Mission Statement: My mission is to help young people and adults become equipped to serve the Lord in classical and sacred music and to provide musical resources to help local church ministries. |
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Deanna Moore
Educational background: B.M., M.M., Bob Jones University; D.M.A., University of South Carolina Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida Membership: Music Teachers National Association, South Carolina Music Teachers Association, Greenville Music Teachers Association (President), National Piano Guild, (BJU Chairperson) Academic Area: applied piano, piano literature Hobbies: hiking, camping, and sewing Family: husband, Michael (music education faculty), daughter, Charlotte and son, Wilson Ministry: Heritage Bible Church in Greer, SC Mission statement: Psalm 90:17 "And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.:" My desire is that each student understands and appreciates the beauty of the Lord our Creator and Savior in the music he or she learns and performs and that the ability to perform comes only from God. |
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Mark Parker
Educational background: B.A., Bob Jones University; M.A., Eastman School of Music; Ph.D., University of North Texas. Hometown: Davisburg, Michigan Membership: Music Theory Southeast Academic Area: head of the music technology department; music theory; applied piano. Publications: numerous published arrangements with SoundForth, C&L Enterprises, and Jantz Music Publications. Hobbies: licensed journeyman electrician, hiking, and amateur radio (license AF4LV), foreign languages (especially French), music analysis, jogging, reading. Family: wife, Joan, also a member of the piano faculty, and three girls: Emily Sims, Natalie, and Tessa Ministry: Greenville Christian Fellowship (music director); mission trips to Jamaica, Canada and Europe Mission statement: My mission is to instill by example and precept a desire to serve and love God with the whole heart and mind while serving others. It is my goal and burden to help students to be the best prepared instruments they can be for the calling God has given them. |
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Joan Parker
Educational background: B.S., M.A., Bob Jones University; additional study at the University of North Texas Academic Area: applied piano Family: husband, Mark, also a member of the piano faculty, and three girls: Emily, Natalie, and Tessa Ministry: regular mission trips to Jamaica; active in the music ministry at Hampton Park Baptist Church, Greenville, SC |
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Ed Rea
Educational background: B.A., B.S., M.A., Bob Jones University; additional study at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College and Central Baptist Theological Seminary. Academic Area: applied piano, hymn playing, organ, music theory. Hobbies: vintage pianos Family: wife, Judy, and two sons, Micah and Benjamin Ministry: organist, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Greenville, SC |
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Judy Rea
Educational background: B.A., M.A., Bob Jones University Academic Area: applied piano, hymn playing Family: husband, Ed, and two sons, Micah and Benjamin Ministry: pianist, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Greenville, SC |
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Duane Ream
Educational background: B.A., M.Mus., Bob Jones University Hometown: Ottawa, Kansas Academic Area:: coordinator of Basic Aural Skills program, coordinator of hymn playing lessons, music coordinator for Bible Conference, accompanist in choral department and for faculty/student recitals Publications and Performance: Co-author of A Guide to Hymn Playing and The Church Pianist series (BJU Press), author of articles on music philosophy and standards, numerous published sacred arrangements Hobbies: model railroading, genealogy Family: wife, Candice, and two children: Anna and Aaron Ministry: Assistant Pastor and Music Director, Gideon Baptist Church, Easley, SC; have led mission trips to many foreign fields including Romania, Belgium, Germany, France and Brazil Mission statement: I wish to see young people utilize their God-given talents in His service and be sold out to Jesus Christ. |
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Kenon Renfrow
Educational background: B.Mus., M.Mus., Bob Jones University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Hometown: Wilson, North Carolina Academic Area: music technology, piano pedagogy, applied piano Memberships: Music Teachers National Association (member of the national convention steering committee) Publications: articles published in the following magazines: American Music Teacher, Clavier, Church Musician, Electronic Musician's Digital Piano Buyers Guide and Piano and Keyboard; numerous arrangements and collections published by Alfred Publishing Family: wife, Beth, and two children, Laurel and Preston Hobbies: dirt biking, air boating, snake hunting in the Everglades, classic cars and antique clocks. Mission Statement: My heart's desire has increasingly been to train the next generation of Christian young people. I believe that God, in his infinite wisdom, has used my years of personal and professional experience to prepare me for such a time and place as this, and I am excited about my ministry among the students and faculty at BJU |
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Gina Sprunger
Educational background: B.A., M.A., Bob Jones University Hometown: Macon, Georgia Membership: National Guild of Piano Teachers, National Federation of Music Clubs Academic Area: applied piano, hymn playing Publications: nine sacred piano arrangement books published by Soundforth, one published by FJH Publishing Company and numerous other piano and instrumental arrangements for various publishers; new book published by FJH entitled "Tapestry of Praise" Family: husband, Rev. Doug Sprunger (SAS Bible Faculty), Katie and Zachary Ministry: served for twenty years as a pastor's wife, church pianist, Sunday school teacher, etc. Mission Statement: My desire is to see students use their God-given talents to serve Him wherever He may lead. |
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Lorri Turcios
Educational background: B.Mus., M.Mus., Bob Jones University; M.Mus., Southern Methodist University Hometown: Greenwood, Indiana Membership: International College of Musicians Academic Area: piano pedagogy, group piano, applied piano Hobbies: interior decorating and shopping Family: husband, Joel, and two boys: Donovan and Parker Mission statement: My desire is to motivate my students to learn to explore and know their field, and never be satisfied but always striving for more knowledge and expertise. My prayer is that by my example students will learn to know their heavenly Father in a more genuine and personal way. |
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Karen Wilson
Educational background: B.A., M.A., Bob Jones University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Hometown: Wheelersburg, Ohio Membership: Music Teachers National Association, National Guild of Pianists Academic Area: head of the music history and literature department, musicology, applied piano, director of the Music Library, director of Musica Antiqua. Hobbies: reading, writing poems and hymn texts, crocheting, and sewing Ministry: pianist at Trinity Baptist Church in Gaffney, SC Mission statement: As a piano teacher, I seek for the best in each student so that they may see beyond notes to the inner analysis and interpretation of the piece according to its style and mood. As a history teacher, my desire is to give students not only knowledge of the past and its effects, but also a love for and an interest in the subject. |