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The idea that "Our perception creates our reality" is much more scientifically based than most musicians would have ever guessed. Understanding the inner workings of the brain and how students' thoughts effect their feelings create their choral experience; and similarly, how our thoughts regarding the perceived events in our choral rehearsals, play a much larger role that previously understood.
3 years ago I transitioned into the business world, and have devoted much of my learning and study to the brain, emotional and physical well-being and resilience; and I believe that my time in the classroom would have been greatly enhanced by the things I have learned since my professional transition, and I wish to share some of those things with the current teachers/leaders in our choral community.
Dr. M. Dee Wilkins
Dr. M. Dee Wilkins
Dr. M. Dee Wilkins is the former Director of Vocal Music at Oklahoma Panhandle State University, where he conducted the OPSU Chamber Singers and Concert Choir, and taught conducting and voice, and music ed courses.
Dr. Wilkins’ DA degree is from the University of Northern Colorado, with his MM and BM in Music Education from Northern Arizona University, and an AA from Eastern Arizona College. He taught for 9 years in the public schools in Arizona. His groups have performed Coast to Coast, including performances in NYC’s Lincoln Center, and the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. He has also participated as guest conductor and judge of numerous festivals, has held state positions with ACDA and NAfME, and was the founder of the Arizona FFA Chorus. Dr. Wilkins has served on standards committees for two states, and is published in the Grove Dictionary of American Music. He has received invitations to judge and clinic choirs in numerous states, and to conduct at Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center. Dee currently works in the Financial Services Industry in sales and leadership. He and his wife Leisel are the blessed parents of ten children.
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