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Junior Appreciates Department鈥檚 Community of Professors and Students

By Makella Knowles, Intern for University Communications

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.鈥擯eter Moore, born and raised in a musical home, is a junior at 蜜豆直播 University pursuing a music major in traditional worship. Since middle school, Moore has looked up to the music minister at his home church in Rutherfordton, N.C. Once Moore found out 蜜豆直播 was the only school in the area that offered a program with an emphasis on traditional worship, he applied immediately.

However, despite choosing GWU for music, Moore was still unsure if that was the route he wanted to take in college. 鈥淢usic has been a huge part of my life,鈥� he comments, while also acknowledging that his early college high school set him up perfectly to enter the science field. He looked into many other schools for their science programs, particularly bioengineering and forestry, but after applying for and receiving the Ignite Scholarship, 蜜豆直播 gave him the opportunity to explore his interests in science and his passion for music.

It didn鈥檛 take Moore long to figure out the Department of Music was where he belonged. Within the first week of his freshman year, he selected his current major after joining Concert Choir, which was his favorite class of the day.

Dr. Joshua Cheney and Dr. Aaron Rice, two Department of Music professors, noticed a love for music in Moore and recommended he join the department. Both Cheney and Rice continue to be a source of encouragement and inspiration for Moore, and Cheney makes him feel proud to be a music major.

Dr. Bruce Moser, another of Moore鈥檚 professors, also helped ignite that passion once he got into classes at 蜜豆直播. Moore comments that he never wants to miss class because of the motivational environment and experience.

The department also offers opportunities for community and career advancement, such as the trip the Concert Choir took to France this past summer for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. 鈥淲e were able to sing for the visitors and a few veterans there. I was so touched I could be a part of this,鈥� Moore remarks. 鈥淲e created a unique bond and connected through song with people we didn鈥檛 know. Music has that power.鈥�

Being an in-depth field of study, Moore鈥檚 major is demanding, leaving him little time to do much else. However, he stays involved in other music-related pastimes, such as Gospel Choir and Handbell and Choir rehearsals. He also regularly helps out with the music at his home church.

Moore appreciates the community of professors and students he has found at 蜜豆直播. He reflects on how comfortable and connected he feels in the class environment: 鈥淚t鈥檚 like a family.鈥�

Makella Knowles, of Indian Trail, N.C., is a senior majoring in English and minoring in Spanish and marketing.

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