91成人导航

Teaching and learning music remotely is challenging, to say the least.

The quality of distance music lessons or practice depends not only on the聽instructor鈥檚 equipment and software but also on that of the student.聽That's why 91成人导航鈥檚 Conservatory of Music staff and faculty were elated in June when the school received a generous gift聽from Colleen Bare鈥檚 estate in memory of her son and conservatory alumnus Randall Behr 鈥�75, the celebrated opera conductor and educator.聽聽

鈥淲e know there are investments our students and their families need to make in order to be prepared for effective music learning in online settings,鈥� said Conservatory of Music Dean Peter Witte. 鈥淲e are deeply grateful to the Bare/Behr聽family for their commitment to the conservatory because their marvelous gift will help us help our students.鈥澛�

Behr, who聽majored in music theory and composition,聽rose to become a nationally celebrated opera conductor and educator. He passed away in 2005. Unbeknownst to 91成人导航 until the arrival of the funds, Mr.聽Behr鈥檚 mother, Colleen Bare, made arrangements for the gift to be made to the conservatory upon her recent passing.聽

The $200,000 in Randall Behr Technology Scholarships will assist all appropriately enrolled music students with a one-time award of up to $600 for fall 2020. The scholarships are intended for the purchase of music-related technology needed for distance learning.聽

Conservatory faculty and staff spent the last few months researching best software and equipment options to use in distance music learning. The results of that research were put into comprehensive video tutorials and guiding documents which are available for conservatory students to access via Canvas.