Halfway through the first semester of doctoral work!
Dear Friends and Family,
I had a few minutes before running to practice and opera rehearsal.....so I thought I would send a quick update!
Is Thanksgiving Break here yet? :) I must admit that I am very tired! But I am definitely sleeping at night.......it is not always enough.....but it gets me by. I continue to learn so much! And I continue to be amazed at all that is fitting in to place. I have one meeting to go concerning my secondary emphasis in speech pathology. This one class will determine my entire 90 hour plan, so please keep praying! That one class aside, I did have a fabulous meeting with the Speech Path department a couple of weeks ago. They approved my classes AND waived all of my pre-requisites because of my McClosky Certification! And, basically what they are developing is a Voice Pedagogy Secondary. It is quite neat to be the second person at BSU to maneuver through a plan of Voice Performance and Speech Pathology/Pedagogy. As it sits, I will be doing directed studies in Phonetics/Dialects, Voice and Resonance Disorders/Therapies, and Vocal Pedagogy. Added to that is an Internship in Diction. I am thoroughly excited! My voice teacher has agreed to a study in Vocal Pedagogy since I have had it on the master's level......and she plans to monitor all of my teaching and have me do advanced reading and research in the field of pedagogy!
Most of you should have received my email about my recital in April! This will be a traditional recital of Handel, Rossini, Mozart, Debussy, Gounod, and multiple 20th century composers. I feel very fortunate to receive 2 one hour voice lessons next Spring to prepare for this! My teacher already has me thinking about my lecture recital, which I hope to plan for Fall 2012, then another voice recital Spring 2013. I hope to have my coursework done by Spring 2013 and head right in to Dissertation mode my last year. Keep praying about that. The upcomig meeting will help in determining that. Some of my dissertation will actually be completed after this semester. My research professor has been very helpful in my project. We hope to tweak it after this semester, possibly submit it for publication, and begin planning my dissertation direction. I must admit, all of this just excites me!!!! It is a hard road to travel.....but one well worth it!
Those in my Sunday School Class may remember me praying for one of my students to be saved. In a conversation following her lesson, she made a comment and I just bluntly asked her if she were a Christian. Come to find out.....she was. We had a wonderful time of fellowship and PRAYER!. I almost started crying! I invited her to church.....so hopefully she and her family will come. Now you all have to pray for my theory class. They are very anti-God....and conversations have started arising that could lead to discussions on faith. I fear saying the wrong things or not saying anything at all.......but I am praying that God will give me the answers just when I need them.
It has been hard missing church services due to required classes on occasional Sundays. This, coupled with some minor work difficulties and long, tiring weeks, often leaves me feeling rather overwhelmed. But the message this past Sunday by our associate Pastor was quick to remind me that God is my strength.....and my attitude and focus determines my relationship with God. I have started getting up earlier in the mornings to have my devotions so that I can have some time alone, although short, with my Bible. Please continue to pray for strength, clarity of mind, and guidance. Pray for God's continued provision. He has not let me down thus far, and I have a feeling He does not intend to.
Shellie
I had a few minutes before running to practice and opera rehearsal.....so I thought I would send a quick update!
Is Thanksgiving Break here yet? :) I must admit that I am very tired! But I am definitely sleeping at night.......it is not always enough.....but it gets me by. I continue to learn so much! And I continue to be amazed at all that is fitting in to place. I have one meeting to go concerning my secondary emphasis in speech pathology. This one class will determine my entire 90 hour plan, so please keep praying! That one class aside, I did have a fabulous meeting with the Speech Path department a couple of weeks ago. They approved my classes AND waived all of my pre-requisites because of my McClosky Certification! And, basically what they are developing is a Voice Pedagogy Secondary. It is quite neat to be the second person at BSU to maneuver through a plan of Voice Performance and Speech Pathology/Pedagogy. As it sits, I will be doing directed studies in Phonetics/Dialects, Voice and Resonance Disorders/Therapies, and Vocal Pedagogy. Added to that is an Internship in Diction. I am thoroughly excited! My voice teacher has agreed to a study in Vocal Pedagogy since I have had it on the master's level......and she plans to monitor all of my teaching and have me do advanced reading and research in the field of pedagogy!
Most of you should have received my email about my recital in April! This will be a traditional recital of Handel, Rossini, Mozart, Debussy, Gounod, and multiple 20th century composers. I feel very fortunate to receive 2 one hour voice lessons next Spring to prepare for this! My teacher already has me thinking about my lecture recital, which I hope to plan for Fall 2012, then another voice recital Spring 2013. I hope to have my coursework done by Spring 2013 and head right in to Dissertation mode my last year. Keep praying about that. The upcomig meeting will help in determining that. Some of my dissertation will actually be completed after this semester. My research professor has been very helpful in my project. We hope to tweak it after this semester, possibly submit it for publication, and begin planning my dissertation direction. I must admit, all of this just excites me!!!! It is a hard road to travel.....but one well worth it!
Those in my Sunday School Class may remember me praying for one of my students to be saved. In a conversation following her lesson, she made a comment and I just bluntly asked her if she were a Christian. Come to find out.....she was. We had a wonderful time of fellowship and PRAYER!. I almost started crying! I invited her to church.....so hopefully she and her family will come. Now you all have to pray for my theory class. They are very anti-God....and conversations have started arising that could lead to discussions on faith. I fear saying the wrong things or not saying anything at all.......but I am praying that God will give me the answers just when I need them.
It has been hard missing church services due to required classes on occasional Sundays. This, coupled with some minor work difficulties and long, tiring weeks, often leaves me feeling rather overwhelmed. But the message this past Sunday by our associate Pastor was quick to remind me that God is my strength.....and my attitude and focus determines my relationship with God. I have started getting up earlier in the mornings to have my devotions so that I can have some time alone, although short, with my Bible. Please continue to pray for strength, clarity of mind, and guidance. Pray for God's continued provision. He has not let me down thus far, and I have a feeling He does not intend to.
Shellie
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