
		Oklahoma Baptist University
	Emily Disney, Family Psychology/English
		Monday, September 8, 2008

Don Clark Senior Professor of Music	OBU Box 61167 500 W. University Shawnee, OK 74804

don.clark@okbu.edu	Raley Chapel 224 405.878.2325

Dr. Clark teaches lessons and classes in voice at OBU. His students perform in auditions, recitals and church services. Many of his former students are successful professional performers, teachers and church musicians throughout the United States. Clark served in the 680th USAF Band as a clarinetist, drum major, glee club director, vocal coach and vocal soloist. After completion of a degree in music from OBU he taught in Pocahontas, Arkansas, establishing vocal music programs in that area. Later he served as chairman of the Music Department of Free Will Baptist Bible College in Nashville, Tennessee, where he established a program of studies for a major in music. His choir was featured on the NBC program, "Great Choirs of America". He has directed music in churches in Arkansas, Tennessee and Oklahoma and has performed vocal solos, recitals, and music drama roles in several states and in Canada, Switzerland and Italy. He has been a performing artist in conferences of Oklahoma Music Teachers Association, and in regional and national conferences of National Association of Teachers of Singing. He frequently performs solos with "Talk of the Town Orchestra" in cities of Oklahoma and adjudicates in contests for Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association, and for other music organizations. His biography is included in publications of Who's Who in the South, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education; and Outstanding Educators of America.

Educational Background:
B.M., Oklahoma Baptist University
M.M., Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
D.M.A., University of Oklahoma

Courses Taught:
VCMU 3062: Vocal Pedagogy
MUSC 3431: Choral Conducting
CHMU 4382: Church Music Administration
VCMU 1601, VCMU 1701: Voice and Diction I and II
VCMU 2081: Foreign Language Diction (Italian)
VCMU 3139: Music Theater
Sacred Solo Literature
Applied voice

Selected Publications and/or Professional Activities:

Professional Activities
He has sung 30 major roles in opera and other music dramas including La Boheme, Madame Butterfly, Gianni Schicchi, Falstaff, La Prodigue, The Telephone, Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Consul, The Crucible, 1776, Messiah, Israel in Eqypt, The Passion According to St. Mathew, Christmas Oratorio, Mass in G Major, Magnificat in D Major, and The Seven Last Words of Christ. He has lectured in churches and at state and national church conventions on topics regarding church music usage and has served as vocal clinician in churches and schools.

Publications and Research
"Making Music Meaningful for Children" (Published by National Association of Free Will Baptists)
"History of Music in the Free Will Baptist Denomination"
"A Study of Hymn Usage in the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma"
"Music in Worship - Biblical Guidelines"

Professional Memberships
Present:
National Association of Teachers of Singing
Music Teachers National Association
Oklahoma Music Teachers Association
Shawnee Area Music Teachers Association
Oklahoma Music Adjudicators Association

Past:
Free Will Baptist Music Fellowship. (Organized and served as vice-president and president)
Served on Hymnal Committee for Free Will Baptist Hymn Book.
President of Nashville, Tennessee chapter of National Association of Teachers of Singing