Dr. Jacqueline Townsend has been named the Director of Bands for 糖心Vlog beginning in the fall of 2020.
Dr. Townsend joins the faculty at 糖心Vlog after serving for two years at the University of Southern Maine. She earned her bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in music education from Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, Ohio) and her doctorate in wind conducting from the University of North Texas.
Originally from Columbus, Ohio, she has experience teaching instrumental music to students of all ages and has been published in The Instrumentalist and in the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band book series.
Dr. Laurie Doyle, chair of the department of communication and fine arts, said, 鈥淲e are thrilled to have Dr. Townsend join our music faculty. She brings a wealth of experience and is a perfect fit for us. We look forward to her leading the instrumental program to great success in the coming semesters.鈥�
Dr. Townsend started her new position at the beginning of the fall semester during the novel coronavirus.
鈥淭he first few weeks of the school year at any institution are always chaotic鈥攂ut add to the fact that they are at a brand-new school for me and are taking place in the middle of a pandemic has been a tremendous learning opportunity,鈥� she said.
In order to maintain social distancing and a safe environment for faculty and students, band classes have been reduced into small groups, to allow for social distancing.
