Jim Farrell
Bio
Since the early 1980s I have been working as an educator in a wide variety of areas in the music industry. I enjoyed each of these areas with great enthusiasm as a student and found myself sharing my love of music through teaching at all levels. I love all genres of choral music, instrumental music, the marching arts, arranging and writing choral music and directing ensembles. It has also been a priority for my ensembles to travel throughout the world, sharing their talents and soaking up the culture of the countries we have visited.
Education
Throughout my education, I feel that I was blessed to have been taught and influenced by many great educators. My formal degrees, Bachelor's in Music Education - Vocal Emphasis and Master's in Music - Theory and Composition, were earned at the University of Northern Colorado, but my teaching style was influenced by Denny Sullivan, Ray Sheehan, Ron Revier, Steve Meininger,
Dr. Gene Aitken, Dr. Howard Skinner, Dr. Evan Copley, and a host of educators that I worked with during my drum corps experience.
For more specific details please see my vitae below.
Employment
I began my teaching career at Greeley Central High School where I served as Director of Choirs and Assistant Director of Bands for 5 years. While working on my Master's Degree at the University of Northern Colorado I was the director for the Downbeat award-winning female vocal jazz quartet Sus4 for 2 years. The following year I served as the Director of Pop Choral Ensembles at the University of Texas - Austin and then served as Director of Choirs, Assistant Director of Bands and Performing Arts Department Chair at Littleton HIgh School in the final 26 years of my full-time teaching career. For more specific details see my vitae below.
