Rehire Professor D'Eugenio for the 2009-2010 Academic Year!

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Professor Joseph D'Eugenio has provided a great service to both the Wesleyan Music Department and the Wesleyan community overall. He lays down the foundations of singing for both experienced musicians and newcomers alike, incorporating breathing and diction exercises so as to develop the voice to its maximum potential. He also emphasizes the importance of correct enunciation and vocal phrasing. Furthermore, he chooses music that is not only beautiful, but also appropriate and challenging in a way that students are both learning and engaging themselves in singing. He immerses students in the worlds of different composers, showing how music is shaped by and shapes the world. He integrates Wesleyan students into the Middletown community, as he did when he asked joined the Wesleyan University Concert Choir with the Greater Middletown Chorale. Without his contributions to the Wesleyan Music Department and Wesleyan's arts program, the university would suffer a great loss. He has changed students' musical understanding and sensibility in a way that extends beyond the classroom. He transforms learning into a holistic process--one that creative, emotive, technical, and educational all at once. He truly cares for his students, and goes to great lengths to ensure that they learn a lot about themselves both as musicians and as people. Please very strongly consider rehiring Professor D'Eugenio for the 2009-2010 Academic Year.

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  • Patrick
    • Full Name
    • Patrick Sunwoo
    • Class Year
    • 2011
    • Location
    • Wesleyan University
  • Jenny
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    • Jenny Lo
    • Class Year
    • 2010
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    • В
  • banele
    • Full Name
    • banele booi
    • Class Year
    • 2011
  • Siriwan Luangthanahiran
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    • Siriwan Luangthanahiran
    • Class Year
    • 2011
    • Location
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    • В
  • Lindsey Davis
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    • Lindsey Alexa Davis
    • Class Year
    • 2011
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  • Sandy Leung
    • Full Name
    • Sandy Karsing Leung
    • Class Year
    • 2012
    • Comments
    • Professor D'Eugenio has done a wonderful job of teaching basic singing techniques and has given us scores that were challenging but also engaging. He has been wonderful to work with this year, and his contribution and talent would greatly benefit the Wesleyan music community.
  • Michelle Garcia
    • Full Name
    • Michelle Garcia
    • Class Year
    • 2010
    • Location
    • В
    • Comments
    • Joe is absolutely invaluable. I spent a good fifteen minutes writing a glowing recommendation in my teaching evaluation so that he (hopefully) gets re-hired. We all love him, and he has taught me more about music and myself as a choral performer in our first month than Angel did in a whole semester. We love him. Please bring him back.
  • Evan Huggins
    • Full Name
    • Evan Alexander Huggins
    • Class Year
    • 2010
    • Location
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  • Marjorie Rivera
    • Full Name
    • Marjorie Rivera
    • Class Year
    • 2012
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    • Comments
    • I will not take choir again if Joe is not the instructor
  • Lena
    • Full Name
    • Na Le Dang
    • Class Year
    • 2011
    • Location
    • Wesleyan University
    • Comments
    • The singing class with Prof. D'eugenio was an amazing experience.
  • Yuehao
    • Full Name
    • Yuehao Lin
    • Class Year
    • 2011
  • Natasha Yeracaris
    • Full Name
    • Natasha Yeracaris
    • Class Year
    • 2011
    • Location
    • В
    • Comments
    • В