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Mitzi Groom |
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Prior to her appointment as Department Head of Music at Western Kentucky University in July of 2001, Dr. Groom has held
positions in Alabama public schools as Choral Director and at Tennessee Technological University as Professor of Music
Education and Interim Chair of the Department of Music and Art. While at TTU, she was the Associate Director of the
Cumberland Children’s Chorus, an ensemble that premiered many new works, including “I Dream of Peace,” by Robert Jager,
during the 1998 Southern Division American Choral Directors Association Convention. Groom, currently National Vice-
President of ACDA, has served as National ACDA President, Southern Division ACDA Prestident, Alabama State ACDA
President, and as a member of the Editorial Board for The Choral Journal. Her work with young singers has allowed her to
appear frequently as guest conductor throughout the United States. With degrees from the University of North Alabama and
Florida State University, her experience includes music education teaching at all levels, directing arts education
programs, serving as professional accompanist and organist/choirmaster at several churches in the South. Since 2004 she
has been serving as a visiting evaluator at institutions across the United States for the National Association of
Schools of Music.
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