{"name": "Dave Perry", "key": "/authors/OL2688071A", "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "photos": [14634517], "bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Dave and Jean Perry have been writing and publishing their songs for schools and churches for nearly 30 years. Their music has been performed by choirs in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, North America and Australia. They have over 250 songs in print and are recipients of special composer awards from ASCAP. Dave received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baker University and his Masters in Choral Music Education from Arizona State University. After spending 28 years as a high school choral director, he retired in order to devote more time to writing music. During his years as a choral music educator, he also taught musical theater, music theory, guitar and humanities. Dave also has 20 years of experience directing church youth choirs and five years experience as a director of a community college choir. He enjoys guest directing honor choirs and presenting workshops and interest sessions to high school choral directors. Dave is a recipient of the \u201cExcellence in Teaching\u201d award from the Arizona Music Educators Association. In the year 2000, he was selected as the \u201cArizona Music Educator of the Year\u201d and also received the \u201cLifetime Recognition Award\u201d from the Choral Directors of Arizona. In 2009, Dave received the \u201cWilliam E. Richardson Retired Music Educator Service Award\u201d from the Arizona Music Educators Association. Jean began her music education studies at Baker University and completed her degree in Choral Music Education at Arizona State University. She spent 17 years as a junior high choral director and eight years as an elementary general music specialist and choir director before retiring in 2002. Jean now devotes a majority of her time to writing and composing. She travels throughout the United States working with choirs in clinic situations, presenting interest sessions to fellow teachers and directs regional honor choirs and Elementary and Junior High All-States. Honors received include the \u201cExcellence in Teaching\u201d award from the Arizona Music Educators Association, the \u201cTeacher of the Month\u201d award from Mesa Public Schools, the \u201cOutstanding Choral Educator Award\u201d for 2001 from the Arizona chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, the \u201cArizona Music Educator of the Year\u201d for 2002, and the \u201cLifetime Recognition Award\u201d from the Choral Directors of Arizona in 2004. In 2009, Jean received the \u201cWilliam E. Richardson Retired Music Educator Service Award\u201d from the Arizona Music Educators Association."}, "birth_date": "1944", "alternate_names": ["Dave and Jean Perry"], "remote_ids": {"viaf": "100653326"}, "links": [{"title": "Hal Leonard profile", "url": "https://www.halleonard.com/biography/367/dave-jean-perry", "type": {"key": "/type/link"}}], "latest_revision": 3, "revision": 3, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-29T13:35:46.876380"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2024-06-11T01:26:27.087582"}}