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THE INSID

Preparing the choir for the patriotic pro­ nathanburggraff

gram, Dr. Pattye Casarow fulfills one of

her many duties as the newest faculty

member in the Division of Fine Arts. A

native of the Atlanta area, she and her

family lived in Arizona for eighteen

years. Dr. Casarow earned a B.S. de­

gree in music education from Grand

Canyon University and an M.M. and

D.M.A. from Arizona State University.

She taught choral music for two years

at the college level and K-1 2 music for

sixteen years. She testifies how the

Lord prepared her for the role:

God spoke to my heart about five

years ago to pursue a doctorate

to prepare myself for college

teaching. I began the music edu­

cation degree and had completed

almost all the course work for that

degree when God again led

through people lie put in my life

and through my heart's desire: to

switch to the doctorate in choral

conducting. I had no idea at that

time where He would eventually

lead me to teach, but last year

when I realized my specialities

were exactly what CCC needed, 1

was humbled and so grateful that

God had ordered my steps several

years previously to prepare me for

this ministry.

Rehearsing a scene for a play

during Acting II class, Lauren

Stauffer, Stephanie Auger,

and Rachel Osborn read over

their parts to better under­

stand their roles. Lauren

said, “The people with a com­

munications major are enthu­

siastic about the same things

I am, which makes learning

more exciting.”

Warming up for her weekly

lesson, clarinetist Christine

Dura practices her scales as

her teacher Mrs. Karen Sharo

observes. Mrs. Sharo is one

of adjunct music professors

that teach private lessons for

the college.