  {"id":54705,"date":"2024-03-13T18:38:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T18:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ecs\/?p=54705"},"modified":"2024-03-13T20:38:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T20:38:46","slug":"melissa_livings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ecs\/2024\/03\/13\/melissa_livings\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Theory &#8211; Melissa Livings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-54833 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/03\/424d5e50855c4702beb2670702fb5a71_941049a840fefd73311bdb83332d2e5e-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/03\/424d5e50855c4702beb2670702fb5a71_941049a840fefd73311bdb83332d2e5e-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/03\/424d5e50855c4702beb2670702fb5a71_941049a840fefd73311bdb83332d2e5e-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/03\/424d5e50855c4702beb2670702fb5a71_941049a840fefd73311bdb83332d2e5e-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/03\/424d5e50855c4702beb2670702fb5a71_941049a840fefd73311bdb83332d2e5e-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/03\/424d5e50855c4702beb2670702fb5a71_941049a840fefd73311bdb83332d2e5e-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/03\/424d5e50855c4702beb2670702fb5a71_941049a840fefd73311bdb83332d2e5e.jpg 1691w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Melissa Livings is a native Texan who began her musical study in the Paris ISD band program. She later served in the US Military on goodwill missions as a member of the 531st Texas Air National Guard Band.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Livings graduated cum laude from the University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Music Education with an emphasis on string pedagogy and orchestral studies. She completed her Master\u2019s Degree in Music Education from UTA with a focus on Music Theory Pedagogy. She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts though Boston University.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Livings has been the Head Director of Orchestras and AP Music Theory at Pearce High School in Richardson, TX since 2000. She is an active member of TMAA (2008-Present), TODA and TMEA and regularly serves as leadership for her TMEA Region. In the summer, she serves as a Reader and Table Leader for the College Board AP Music Theory Exam and regularly works as a Consultant for AP Music Theory workshops around the country.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Livings resides in Richardson, TX with her husband, Forrest, and her daughter, Echo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Melissa Livings is teaching one workshop at Augsburg this summer.<\/strong> See our registration site with the button below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box center-info-box blue-info-box\">\n   \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eventreg.collegeboard.org\/event\/77a9cba6-c2db-4a15-9169-6ee17b63f8b0\/websitePage:7bb34f5c-d959-4831-9985-86c82bc6e002\" >\n   \t\t\t<div class=\"top-text\" style=\"font-size:1.2em;\">\n   \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>ONLINE JUNE 17-21 APSI REGISTRATION<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom-text\" style=\"display:block;\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>June 17-21<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa Livings is a native Texan who began her musical study in the Paris ISD band program. She later served in the US Military on goodwill missions as a member of the 531st Texas Air National Guard Band. 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