By Faith Not By Sight

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Timothy R Jones / Organist / Pianist
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EDUCATION

2021                           Georgia State University School of Music (Atlanta, GA)

                                    Master of Piano Pedagogy

2019                           Mercer University, Townsend School of Music (Macon, GA)

                                    Bachelor of Music Degree in Organ Performance

                                       Principal Teacher: Dr. Jack Mitchener, organ

                                       Piano Study under Dr. Ian Altman

2014-2015                 Private Organ and Piano Instruction, Mercer University (Macon, GA)

                                       Organ: Dr. Jack Mitchener; Piano: Dr. Ian Altman

2012-2014                 Private Organ Instruction, Dr. Graham Purkerson (Atlanta, GA)          

                                       (Ret. Professor of Organ at Jones State College, MS;

                                       Organist, St. Jude's Catholic Church, Atlanta)

2011-2012                 Private Organ Instruction, Dr. Barbara Salter (Atlanta, GA)

                                       Asso. Organist, Peachtree Christian Church, Atlanta

2008-2011                 Private Organ Instruction, Karen Bunn (John's Creek, GA)

                                       Asso. Organist, Cathedral of St. Phillip, Atlanta

2014-2015                 Private Piano Instruction, Dr. David Watkins (Decatur, GA)

                                       Professor Emeritus, Piano, Kennesaw State University

2000-2014                Private Piano and Organ Instruction (2013), Patti Bennett (Buford, GA)

                                       Maestoso Music / Music by Patti Studio        

2010-2014                 TNT Academy Honor Graduate; Home Schooled (Norcross)

SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS AWARDED

2015-Present            Mercer University - Josiah Penfield Scholarship

2015-Present            Mercer University - Townsend School of Music Organ Scholarship

2015-Present            Zell Miller Scholarship

2010-Present            Atlanta Chapter AGO Undergraduate Student Organ Scholarship

2017                            Wayne Dempsey/Bunn Family Memorial Scholarship,                                                                 Georgia Independent College Asso.

2016                           Hinda Honigman Award, National Federation Music Clubs, 1st Pl.

2016                           Floyd Qualls Mem. Scholarship, American Council of the Blind

2015                           The Lighthouse Guild Scholarship

2015                           Friends in Art Scholarship (American Council of the Blind affiliate)

2010                           Atlanta Music Club Scholarship, 1st Place co-winner Piano

MASTER CLASSES AND ADJUNCTIVE ORGAN / PIANO STUDY

John Brock, David Lowry, Tony Ruth, Laura Ellis, Herb Buffington, Scott Elsholz, Faythe Freeze, Jans Korndoerfer, Tom Grimble, Gina Sprunger, Edward Dunbar, Peter Davis, Jerico Vasquez, and William DeVan.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Feb 2022-Present       Braille Music Librarian, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Feb 2022-Present       Associate Pianist / Organist, Lighthouse Baptist, Alexandria, VA

May 2019-Feb 2022      Assistant Organist/Pianist Berean Baptist Church, Lilburn, GA

March 2017-May 2019      Organist/Assistant Pianist Gilead Baptist Church, Macon, GA

2015-February 2017      Interim / Substitute Pianist Mikado Baptist, Macon, GA

2014-2015                       Pianist Sonlight Baptist Church, Loganville, GA

(Please see my full list of Work / Performance experience under "About the Artist/ Work History", also see my You Tube channel "Timothy Raymond Jones"

OTHER SELECTED PERFORMANCES

2016   Benefit Organ Recital for POE Atlanta Student Scholarships

2015   Symphony Showcase Benefit for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Piano concert

2015-2016   President Underwood's Faculty Christmas Party, Mercer Univ., Piano

2014-15, 2017   Norcross Tour of Homes Christmas Piano Concerts

2011   Walton County Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting, Piano Concert

2011   Lions Club of GA State Convention Banquet, Piano Concert

2010   Atlanta Music Club Season Premiere Concert, home of Guy/Jeannie Millner

2010-Present   Piano Concerts / Event Music for choir and Senior  Citizens' Groups

EXPERIENCE AS AN INTERIM / SUBSTITUTE CHURCH MUSICIAN

Berean Baptist of Lilburn, GA; Gilead Baptist of Macon, GA; Mikado Baptist of Macon, GA; Sonlight Baptist of Loganville, GA; Grace Bible Church of Lawrenceville, GA; Northeast Community Church of Norcross, GA; Fifth Avenue Baptist of Rome, GA; Northwoods Methodist of Doraville, GA; Flat Creek Baptist of Fayetteville, GA; Cumming United Methodist Church of Cumming, GA; Norcross First United Methodist Church of Norcross, GA; Lilburn First Baptist of Lilburn, GA.

SKILLS, TALENTS, AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Applied Study:   Organ:  Ten years /  Piano:  Eighteen years / Voice:  Three years

President's List:  Spring 2016 - Present;  Dean's List:  Fall 2015

Principal Teachers:  Jack Mitchener, organ; Graham Purkerson, organ; Jens Korndoerfer, organ; Barbara Salter, organ; Karen Bunn, organ; David Watkins, piano; and Patti Bennett, organ & piano.

COMMUNITY SERVICE & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE:

Mr. Jones is active in his home church, in professional  organizations, and in organizations for the Blind.

Phi Eta Sigma provided opportunities to both give and receive mutual leadership support on the Mercer campus as Mr. Jones has participated in group meetings and online growth seminars, member communications via social media, and attendance at the 2017 Phi Eta Sigma Regional Conference at Florida State University.

Through Mu Phi Epsilon, Mr. Jones supported his fellow music students by regular participation in monthly meetings, serving as usher at Music Department concerts, volunteering for Rush week activities, performing on piano for fraternity events, working a booth during the Joey Stuckey Alive! Celebration, and tutoring / mentoring incoming students seeking membership.

Mr. Jones has worked with the Georgia Academy for the Blind to deliver two Workshops on Music and Assistive Technology and on the challenges faced by the visually impaired in college.  He has also presented these Workshops at the Center for the Visually Impaired in Atlanta.  He further initiated a Workshop with the members of the IT Department at Mercer University, demonstrating ways to make the college's website more accessible to the visually impaired, resulting in many of his suggestions being implemented campus-wide.  His Consultative Collaboration with a group competing in the National Braille Press "A Touch of Genius" contest led to the development and patenting of the InstaBraille 2.0™ for teaching Braille to visually-impaired Children in the BEGIN program at the Center for the Visually Impaired in Atlanta and other centers nationally.

Professional Memberships:  The American Guild of Organists, Atlanta Chapter;  The Atlanta Music Club; the Pro-Mozart Society; The Chopin Society; the American Council of the Blind; and the Georgia Council of the Blind.