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Thursday, August 19, 2010
About Mr. Shannon
School year 2011-2012 marks my 12th year teaching in District 97 and my 22nd year of public school music teaching.
My education includes a Bachelor of Music from DePaul University, Chicago with a music education major and a Master of Music Education from VanderCook College of Music, Chicago with an emphasis in string pedagogy.
Previous districts I have taught in are South Berwyn #100 and Mt. Prospect #57. I have also been an instructor of saxophone at Concordia University, River Forest and VanderCook.
I have had a concurrent 30 plus year career as a performer, mainly as a theater orchestra musician playing flutes, clarinets and saxophones. You may have heard me at the Chicago, Oriental (Ford Center), Shubert (Bank of America), Auditorium, Shakespeare, Goodman, Steppenwolf, Drury Lane, Lincolnshire or Candlelight Theaters playing for shows like Joseph, Phantom, Showboat, Chorus Line, Cats, Annie and many others. I have also played behind performers such as the Temptations, Johnny Mathis, Bernadette Peters, Red Skelton and Michael Feinstein. Since dedicating myself to full time teaching 16 years ago I work occasionally as an orchestra substitute.
I was born in Oak Park and have lived here all but 2 years of my adult life after growing up in Carol Stream and Wheaton. I am married to Mrs Shannon who teaches orchestra and general music in District 97. We have 2 young boys, Corry 6 and Walter 4 and a puppy named Ginger.
My education includes a Bachelor of Music from DePaul University, Chicago with a music education major and a Master of Music Education from VanderCook College of Music, Chicago with an emphasis in string pedagogy.
Previous districts I have taught in are South Berwyn #100 and Mt. Prospect #57. I have also been an instructor of saxophone at Concordia University, River Forest and VanderCook.
I have had a concurrent 30 plus year career as a performer, mainly as a theater orchestra musician playing flutes, clarinets and saxophones. You may have heard me at the Chicago, Oriental (Ford Center), Shubert (Bank of America), Auditorium, Shakespeare, Goodman, Steppenwolf, Drury Lane, Lincolnshire or Candlelight Theaters playing for shows like Joseph, Phantom, Showboat, Chorus Line, Cats, Annie and many others. I have also played behind performers such as the Temptations, Johnny Mathis, Bernadette Peters, Red Skelton and Michael Feinstein. Since dedicating myself to full time teaching 16 years ago I work occasionally as an orchestra substitute.
I was born in Oak Park and have lived here all but 2 years of my adult life after growing up in Carol Stream and Wheaton. I am married to Mrs Shannon who teaches orchestra and general music in District 97. We have 2 young boys, Corry 6 and Walter 4 and a puppy named Ginger.
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