OkMEA Retired Music Teacher Directory

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Retired Teacher Name	Gail (Bowker) Long
Spouse	Robert
Children	Shelly and Tammy
Address	513 York Dale Drive Ruskin, FL 33570 Map It
Phone	(813) 641-3869
In what year did you retire from teaching?	2010
How many years did you teach?	30
Degrees Earned (start with most recent)	1978 - Oklahoma City University; OKC, OK - MMus in Music Education; Piano 1966 - Barrington College; Barrington, RI - Church Music 1964 - Moody Bible Institute; Chicago, IL - Sacred Music; Piano
Other Training Institutions (certifications, etc.)	SUNY at Vestal and Oswego Broome County Community College Nazareth College; Pittsford, NY Central State University University of Oklahoma - Kodály Certification Oklahoma City Community College Southwestern Oklahoma State University - Orff Level I Certification
Teaching Positions (start with the most recent)	1987-1989 - Quail Springs Baptist Church - Organist 1986-1987 - St. Augustine Episcopal Church - Choirmaster and Organist 1985-1986 - Metropolitan Baptist Church - Children's Choir 1980-1985 - Immanuel Baptist Church - Pianist, Children's Choir Director 1975-1989 - Church Music - Organ, Choirs, Piano 1975-1989 - Private Music Studio - Piano, Organ, Voice 1972-1975 - Sodus Central Schools - 7-12 Vocal Music; Music Theory 1967-1971 - Union-Edicott Schools 1966-1967 - New Bedford Schools - Vocal Music Supervisor 1964-1965 - Christian School of Greater Fall River, MA - K-12 Vocal Music
Teaching Highlights (ensemble accomplishments, personal accomplishments, etc.)	Having a student auditions for the All-OMEA Choir and be selected in 2008 Ridgeview Honor Choir perfomring in the community Students participating in Circle the State with Song Students participating in the annual Central Oklahoma Orff Festivals Setting up VH1 Keyboard at Western Village Academy and Horace Mann Elementary Receiving several Great Idea grants for the classroom Recipient of scholarships for several Quartz Mountain Fall Institutes
Professional Education Associations	NAfME/OMEA - member Accredited Music Teachers' Association of Central Oklahoma 1980s - member Music Teacher's National Association - member Organization of Kodály Educators - member American Orff-Schulwerk Association - member ACDA/OCDA - member
Personal Honors and Awards	2010 - Recognized for outstanding performance and dedication during twenty years of service to the students of Oklahoma City Public Schools 2006 - Recommended for Excellent Educator in the Oklahoma City Public Schools 1994 - Westwood Elementary Honor Choir performed at the CBS Affiliates Convention in Los Angeles after the bombing of the Murrah Building 1986 - First Place Award for the Composition "Oklahoma is Home to Me"
Retirement Years (jobs, accomplishments, travel, etc.)	Teaching private piano lessons Playing organ in churches A leader in the AWANA program (Sparks) at FBC Ruskin Member of the Chime Choir of Trinity Baptist Church; Sun City Center, FL Setting up a MIDI Studio at home Traveling with my husband on mission trips to Dubai and India I look for ways to share my shills at home and abroad. I enjoy being a homemaker, making new friends, keeping in touch with friends through wifi, watching the different birds, trees, and flora in Florida! And I enjoy the interesting cloud formations and beautiful sunrises and sunsets.

Janis Dawson, OkMEA Past President

6721 Stonycreek Dr.
Oklahoma City, OK 73132
(405) 740-9306
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