Last night I recieved a draft of next month's clapper chatter (Area VII newsletter). I was anxious to see how my bio turned out and how it compared to my competition. After paging though to the 5th page, I finally found the bios for the candidates for Chair-elect. I had kept mine short because I knew that space was an issue. THe other candidate's bio takes up 3/4's of the page leaving me with a paltry quarter page. Is that fair? I suppose I could write back and add to my bio to make it longer, but that would really mess up the layout. Plus, I feel that I have said all I wanted to say. It's short, concise and hopefully people will identify with that. If not, I'll just have more free time on my hands.
But now that I've seen it in print, I REALLY REALLY want to be chair of Area VII.
Anyone have any thoughts on this? What should I do? I have to say something TODAY if I want it changed in any way. I could say more about myself and what I want to accomplish as Chair, but is that nessesary. Here is the bio I posted. Someone give me some feedback:
PAUL WELLER has been
involved in handbells for over 20 years on both sides of the table. He earned a B.A. in Instrumental Music Education from St. Olaf College and is a certified Orff instructor from the
University of St. Thomas. He is excited and humbled to
be nominated for Chair-Elect of Area VII and hopes to use this position to involve more young adults in the AGEHR organization. Paul is a strong believer in the mission and purpose of AGEHR and wants to keep that legacy strong for
future generations.
Highlights of Paul’s handbell accomplishments
include:
♦ Rang with Twin Cities Bronze for three years
and developed classes for their unique workshop
“Insights Into Artistry”;
♦ Chair of the Area VII Young Ringers Festival for
two years;
♦ Currently directs three handbell choirs at Abiding
Savior Lutheran Church in Moundsview, Minn.;
♦ Established the first handbell podcast dealing
with education and research in handbells.
Paul is a passionate and energetic conductor and
has led numerous workshops around Area VII. In
addition to his many handbell activities, Paul teaches
general music at Jefferson Elementary School in
Blaine, Minnesota, and is earning his Master’s
Degree in Education from St. Mary’s University.
1 comment:
20 years? Holy cow, that makes you seem like an old man. Which, we girls know, you are.
I think it's a great bio, Paul. I read in the New Yorker last week that a study was conducted where folks read one paragraph, convaluted with hifalutin language...and another paragraph, points simple and concise. Guess which writer was identified as "most intelligent?"
It wasn't the big words.
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